World Cup 98 freezing ePSXe

Hi, new to romulation. I downloaded World Cup 98 for the ePSXe and when trying to start or finish the match, the game freezes on the load screens. I've tried downloading the big plugin pack but no help. Anyone know how this issue can be fixed? Thanks.EDIT: I'm using ePSXe 1.7.0
Also, the game does at least load, and I can configure options and such. The main problem is loading into an actual match, that's where the game freezes. Leaving a match to go back to the main menu also gets the game to freeze at the loading screen.

What graphics plugin are you using, and what video card do you have?