CREATE TABLE table_203_469 (id NUMBER, "year" CLOB, "round" CLOB, "position" NUMBER, "matches" NUMBER, "wins" NUMBER, "draws" NUMBER, "losses" NUMBER, "gf" NUMBER, "ga" NUMBER)

how many matches did croatia play in the 1998 world cup
SELECT "matches" FROM table_203_469 WHERE "year" = 1998
SELECT "matches" FROM "table_203_469" WHERE "year" = 1998