text: Below is an context that describes a sql query, paired with an question that provides further information. Write an answer that appropriately completes the request.  # noqa: E501
  ### Context:
  CREATE TABLE table_name_95 (matches VARCHAR, result VARCHAR, year VARCHAR)
  ### Question:
  What were the matches where the teams finished in the first group stage, in 1998?
  ### Answer:
  SELECT matches FROM table_name_95 WHERE result = "first group stage" AND year = "1998"