 Kunyange zvazvo Gallardo aiva nhevedzano kukuvara kusanganisira hamstring mutoro nokuda kwokushayikwa zororo pakati mitambo pamberi 1998 FIFA World Cup muFrance, akatamba muzvikwata Danho pamusoro Jamaica uye Croatia uye wechisere-fainari kukunda pamusoro England; chikwata akarasikirwa muna kota-fainari kuna Holland. Mushure mekuita kwakanaka kwazvo mumakwikwi eCONMEBOL FIFA World Cup, Argentina yakapinda muWorld CupmuJapan neSouth Korea somumwe wevanodiwa; zvisinei, vakabviswa muchikamu cheboka kwenguva yokutanga munhau. Kunyange zvazvo Gallardo akanga ari rutivi rweboka, akapedza mutambo wacho ari pabhenji. Achitarira shure pakutora rutivi kwake muWorld Cup kunotambudzwa nokukuvara, akadana kusakwanisa kukwikwidza pamwero mumwe chetewo navamwe vatambi kuti chinhu chakaipisisa chinogona kuitika kumutambi wenhabvu. Munguva yebasa rake repasi rose, Gallardo akaita mitambo makumi mana nemana uye akarova zvibodzwa gumi nezvitatu. 