Unforgettable World Cup match : FRANCE vs BRAZIL Final World Cup 1998
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. 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.Ronaldo before the final
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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.Thank you for reading. I invite all of you to be encouraged to participate and do not forget to vote. Thanks to #worldoffootball and @njaywan for creating this great contest.
Great choice. France surely came to play. Distractions are bad for these occasions. Way to go!!!
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