Unforgettable World Cup match : FRANCE vs BRAZIL Final World Cup 1998

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Without a doubt, the most important game in the world in football is the Final of a World Cup every 4 years. France was organizing its second World Cup in its history. Brazil had the obligation to defend the title of being the country with the most world cups won. The final between France and Brazil is one of the most remembered by football fans for the controversy that occurred before the game and not precisely in the 90 minutes or after the match. This is the story of what happened that July 12, 1998 in the city of Paris.
Ronaldo before the final

Before the big game at Saint Denis, Ronaldo suffered seizures and, as coach Mario Zagallo later admitted, he should not have played. However, apparently many outside interests needed him on the playing field and that is why his absence was not a real option. Ronaldo had been excluded from the final and with half an hour to go before the match he was reinserted into the starting team. It was included after not detecting anything. When he got to the stadium he said he could play, so they brought him back.

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The Match

France had great players like goalkeeper Barthez, Lizarazu, Deschamps and their 10th star Zinadine Zidane. The Brazilians had a great team too, many of them now soccer legends like Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Rivaldo.

As expected after everything that happened before the game, the cameras were focused only on the 9 of Brazil, partly because he was the best player in the world at the time and also because of the mystery of what had happened a few hours before. The entire Brazilian team seemed distracted as if with their heads elsewhere. Brazil was affected by the strange event. Zizou appeared when they needed him most in the 27th minute, anticipating all the Brazilians in the area after a corner and was able to connect with his head to open the scoring. In the last minute before the break, Zidane returned to finish off a corner kick to make it 2-0.

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In the second half Brazil tried to draw several times in the second half but could not overcome the great French defense. With Ronaldo gone, France overwhelmed the green-yellow team and Petit took advantage of a counterattack to extend the French lead to 3-O and unleashed the joy of an entire people who had won the first World Cup.

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