10 June – Scotland open the
1998 World Cup, playing champions Brazil in France, though they lose 2-1 after a deflected goal in the seventy-sixth minute.[1]
16 June – Scotland draw 1–1 against Norway in their second game of the World Cup.
23 June – Scotland lose 3–0 to Morocco in their final group stage match of the world Cup, failing to qualify for the next round.
August – Edinburgh Modular Arm System, the world's first
bionic arm, is fitted.[2]
24 August –
The Netherlands is selected as the venue for the trial of the two Libyans who are charged with the
Lockerbie aircraft bombing that killed 270 people in December 1988.
10 June – Scotland open the
1998 World Cup, playing champions Brazil in France, though they lose 2-1 after a deflected goal in the seventy-sixth minute.[1]
16 June – Scotland draw 1–1 against Norway in their second game of the World Cup.
23 June – Scotland lose 3–0 to Morocco in their final group stage match of the world Cup, failing to qualify for the next round.
August – Edinburgh Modular Arm System, the world's first
bionic arm, is fitted.[2]
24 August –
The Netherlands is selected as the venue for the trial of the two Libyans who are charged with the
Lockerbie aircraft bombing that killed 270 people in December 1988.