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| Event | 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 12 July 1998 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade de France,Saint-Denis | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Zinedine Zidane (France) | ||||||
| Referee | Said Belqola (Morocco) | ||||||
| Attendance | 75,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 23 °C (73 °F), 50% humidity | ||||||
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The1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennialfootball competition organised byFIFA for the men's national teams of its member associations. The match was played at theStade de France inParis, France, on 12 July 1998, and was contested byBrazil andFrance. The tournament featured France as the hosts, Brazil as the winners of the previous World Cup and 30 other teams who emerged from thequalification tournaments organised by the sixFIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified forthe knockout stage. En route to the final, Brazil finished first inGroup A, with two wins and one defeat, after which they beatChile in theround of 16,Denmark in the quarter-finals and theNetherlands in apenalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. France finished top ofGroup C with three wins, before defeatingParaguay in the round of 16,Italy in the quarter-final, andCroatia in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 75,000 supporters, with an estimated 1.3 billion watching on television, and wasrefereed bySaid Belqola from Morocco.
Before the match, speculation surrounded the fitness of strikerRonaldo, who was initially left out of Brazil's starting line-up, only to be restored to the team beforekick-off. France took the lead shortly before the half-hour mark, whenZinedine Zidane outjumpedLeonardo to connect with aheader from an in-swingingcorner from the right taken byEmmanuel Petit. Zidane scored again, with another header from a corner, shortly before half-time to give France a 2–0 lead. Petit then added a third goal in second-halfinjury time, striking the ball low into the net following a pass byPatrick Vieira, to complete a 3–0 win for France.
France's win was theirfirst World Cup title, as they became the seventh different nation to win the tournament. Zidane was named theman of the match, while Ronaldo was awarded theGolden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament. Following the win, hundreds of thousands of French supporters celebrated in Paris throughout the night, before assembling along theChamps-Élysées the following day for anopen-top bus tour by the French players. France followed up their victory by winning their next major tournament atUEFA Euro 2000. Ronaldo's fitness for the match and his initial omission and later reinstatement on Brazil's teamsheet became a subject of ongoing journalistic interest following the match, with analysis continuing more than 20 years later.
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The1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th edition of theWorld Cup,FIFA's football competition for men's national teams, held in France between 10 June and 12 July 1998.[1][2] The finals featured 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 inthe 1994 World Cup.[3] BothFrance andBrazil qualified automatically for the tournament – France as hosts and Brazil because they had won the tournament in 1994.[4] The remaining 30 spots were decided throughqualifying rounds held between March 1996 and November 1997, organised by the sixFIFA confederations and involving 168 teams.[4][5] In the finals, the teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team playing each other once in around-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to aknock-out stage.[6] The game was played at theStade de France, in the northernParis suburb ofSaint-Denis, an 80,000-capacity stadium which was purpose-built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup because there were no previously existing venues large enough to accommodate the final.[7]
Brazil had won the previous World Cup in the United States in 1994, defeatingItaly in apenalty shoot-out inthe final after the match had finished 0–0 after extra time, the first ever goalless final.[1][8] They began the 1998 tournament as favourites withMário Zagallo, theirmanager, having been involved with all four previous Brazilian wins – as a player in1958 and1962, as manager in1970 and assistant manager in 1994.[9] France did not qualify for the 1994 tournament because they were eliminated intheir qualifying group, finishing behindSweden andBulgaria.[10] However, they had followed this up with a run to the semi-finals atUEFA Euro 1996, in which they were beaten in a penalty shoot-out by theCzech Republic. France's midfielderZinedine Zidane had been tied for third place in the 1997FIFA World Player of the Year contest and was labelled by former Brazilian forwardPelé as "one of the players to watch" at the 1998 World Cup.[11] Before the tournament,Aimé Jacquet, the manager of France, told reporters that his team were "here to win the World Cup, nothing less".[11] The two teams had met twice previously in the World Cup – in the semi-final of the 1958 tournament, which Brazil won 5–2, and the quarter-finalin 1986 when France won in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished 1–1 after extra time.[12][13][14] Their most recent meeting had been in the opening match of the1997 Tournoi de France, which finished 1–1.[12]Roberto Carlos had scored Brazil's goal in that game with a famousBanana Shotfree kick, curling from a 33.13-metre distance and often considered to be one of the best in the modern game.[15][16]
The match ball used at the tournament was theAdidas Tricolore, which was specifically made for the World Cup. Thetricolour flag andGallic rooster, traditional symbols of France were used as inspiration for the design.[17] More than 20 drafts had been proposed by the Adidas design team before the definitive version was approved.[18]
| Opponent | Result | |
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| 1 | Scotland | 2–1 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 1–2 |
| R16 | Chile | 4–1 |
| QF | Denmark | 3–2 |
| SF | Netherlands | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2p) |
Brazil were inGroup A at the World Cup, in which they were joined byMorocco,Norway andScotland.[19] Their first game was the tournament opener at the Stade de France, on 10 June against Scotland.[20] Brazil took the lead after four minutes whenCésar Sampaio received the ball in thepenalty area from acorner taken byBebeto, andheaded the ball pastJim Leighton in the Scotland goal.[21] Scotland equalised through apenalty scored byJohn Collins, afterKevin Gallacher had beenfouled in the penalty area.[20] Brazil took the lead again in the second half when avolley byCafu was saved by Leighton but rebounded off Scotland'sTom Boyd for anown goal. Scotland appealed for a second penalty in the final minute, claiming thatDunga had handled the ball, but it was not given and Brazil won 2–1.[21] Their second game was against Morocco, on 16 June at theStade de la Beaujoire inNantes.Ronaldo gave Brazil the lead with his first World Cup goal nine minutes into the game, withRivaldo and Bebeto also scoring to give Brazil a 3–0 win.[22] Brazil were already confirmed as winners of the group before their third game, against Norway, but Zagallo nonetheless picked most of his first-choice team, leaving out onlyAldair, who had received ayellow card against Scotland and risked suspension should he receive another, and Sampaio, who was already suspended.[23] Brazil took the lead through Bebeto on 77 minutes. Norway responded with two goals in the last ten minutes –Tore André Flo scoring the equaliser and then winning a penalty when he was fouled byGonçalves.Kjetil Rekdal scored from the penalty spot to give Norway a 2–1 win.[23]
Brazil's opponents inthe round of 16 wereChile; the match was played on 27 June at theParc des Princes in Paris.[24] Brazil took the lead on 11 minutes when a Dungafree kick was met by Sampaio, who wasunmarked and headed the ball past goalkeeperNelson Tapia. Sampaio doubled Brazil's lead on 27 minutes when he shot into the corner of the net following a long-rangeRoberto Carlos free kick. Ronaldo added a third from a penalty in first-halfinjury time, after he had been fouled by Tapia.[25]Marcelo Salas pulled a goal back for Chile in the second half, but Ronaldo then scored again to seal a 4–1 Brazilian win.[24] In the quarter-finals they playedDenmark at the Stade de la Beaujoire on 3 July.[26] Denmark scored the first goal two minutes into the game throughMartin Jørgensen, with Bebeto equalising eight minutes later. Brazil then took the lead with a goal by Rivaldo on 27 minutes, completing a move involving Dunga and Ronaldo.Brian Laudrup levelled the scores five minutes into the second half, but Rivaldo scored again 30 minutes before the end to seal a 3–2 win for Brazil.[27]Brazil's semi-final was against theNetherlands at theStade Vélodrome inMarseille.[28] Ronaldo gave Brazil the lead shortly after half-time, butPatrick Kluivert equalised for the Netherlands three minutes before the end. The game went toextra time, with thegolden goal rule in effect.[a] There was no further scoring, however, and the game was settled by a penalty shoot-out.[30] The two sides took their kicks alternately with Brazil kicking first and the first five penalties were all scored, giving Brazil a 3–2 lead.[28] Brazilian goalkeeperCláudio Taffarel then saved penalties fromPhillip Cocu andRonald de Boer with Dunga scoring again for Brazil, which meant Brazil won the shoot-out 4–2 and progressed to the final.[28][30]
| Opponent | Result | |
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| 1 | South Africa | 3–0 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 |
| 3 | Denmark | 2–1 |
| R16 | Paraguay | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| QF | Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(4–3p) |
| SF | Croatia | 2–1 |
France were drawn inGroup C at the finals, alongsideDenmark,Saudi Arabia andSouth Africa.[19] They began their campaign on 12 June against World Cup debutants South Africa at the Stade Vélodrome. In a match whichRichard Williams ofThe Guardian said they "dominated throughout", France won 3–0 with a goal in the first half fromChristophe Dugarry, a 77th minute own goal by South Africa'sPierre Issa and a last-minute strike byThierry Henry.[31]Their second game was against Saudi Arabia at the Stade de France on 18 June. Henry gave France the lead in the first half, scoring from across byBixente Lizarazu, before France scored three goals in the final fifteen minutes throughDavid Trezeguet, Henry again and Lizarazu to complete a 4–0 win. Both sides had a playersent off –Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi in the 18th minute for Saudi Arabia and Zidane for France on 70 minutes for a stamp onFuad Anwar.[32] Zidane was suspended for the next two games.[33] With progression to the knockout stage assured, Jacquet made eight changes to his team for the final game against Denmark at theStade Gerland inLyon on 24 June. France took the lead on 13 minutes whenYouri Djorkaeff converted a penalty afterJes Høgh fouled Trezeguet. Denmark then won a penalty shortly before half-time for aVincent Candela foul on Jørgensen which was scored byMichael Laudrup. In the second half,Emmanuel Petit scored with a low shot into the corner of the Danish goal to seal a 2–1 victory and first place in the group.[33]
France's round-of-16 opponents wereParaguay, at theStade Félix-Bollaert inLens on 28 June. In a match labelled a "real stinker" by Williams, with France described as "extraordinarily inept", there were no goals during the 90 minutes of normal time and the first period of extra time. With six minutes remaining, France broke the deadlock,Laurent Blanc scoring the FIFA World Cup's first ever golden goal to seal a 1–0 win and a place in the quarter-finals.[34][35] There, they met Italy, the losing finalists from 1994, at Stade de France on 3 July. There were no goals during normal time and no golden goal, so the game was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[36] With France taking the first penalty, both sides scored their openers, before goalkeepersGianluca Pagliuca andFabien Barthez saved a penalty each, from Lizarazu andDemetrio Albertini respectively. The next five were all scored to leave France 4–3 ahead with one Italian penalty remaining.Luigi Di Biagio struck the crossbar with his kick and France advanced to the semi-finals with a 4–3 shoot-out win.[37] They returned to the Stade de France on 8 July for a semi-final againstCroatia. After a goalless first half, there were two goals in quick succession shortly after half-time asDavor Šuker gave Croatia the lead beforeLilian Thuram equalised for France. Thuram then gave France the lead on 70 minutes with his second and last goal for France. Despite Blanc being sent off five minutes later for violent conduct towardsSlaven Bilić, France held on for a 2–1 win and a place in the final.[38][39] Blanc's red card was the only one he received in his entire career, and meant that he was suspended for the final. Bilić's reaction implied that Blanc had struck him on the head in the incident, but video replays showed that the impact had been to his chest or chin, and the incident is often cited as one of the most controversial in the competition's history.[40][41]
Brazil was considered the favourites bybookmakers before the match, with odds of 4–6 for them to win the tournament, compared with 6–5 for France.[42]
Said Belqola of Morocco was selected toreferee the final. An amateur referee who worked as acustoms officer professionally, he had begun officiating in 1983 before being selected to referee international matches in 1993.[43] Prior to the 1998 World Cup he had refereed two matches each at the1996 and1998 African Cup of Nations, includingthe final of the latter tournament, between South Africa andEgypt.[44][45][46][47] At the 1998 World Cup he had refereed theArgentina vs Croatia andGermany vs United States group games.[48][49] Theassistant referees wereMark Warren of England and Achmat Salie of South Africa, while Saudi Arabia'sAbdul Rahman Al-Zaid was thefourth official.[50]
In what was later described by writers forBBC Sport as the "great World Cup final mystery",[51] Ronaldo was omitted from the official teamsheet which Zagallo presented to FIFA at 7:48 p.m. local time (5:48 p.m.UTC), 72 minutes before kick off, withEdmundo named in his place. Reporters for the BBC and other media received the news shortly after 8 p.m. and had not expected this development, withJohn Motson describing scenes of "absolute mayhem and chaos" in the commentary box. At 8:18 p.m., however, Brazil submitted a modified teamsheet with Ronaldo's name reinstated.[52] It was revealed several years later that Ronaldo had suffered aconvulsive fit on the afternoon of the final, had lost consciousness and spent three hours in hospital, but decided shortly before the match began that he still wished to play.[53]
With the exception of Cafu, who had been suspended for Brazil's semi-final match and returned in place ofZé Carlos, Brazil therefore named an unchanged side with Edmundo on thesubstitutes' bench.[28][53][54] Blanc was suspended following his semi-finalred card and his place in the French team was taken byFrank Leboeuf.[55] Otherwise, France named an unchanged team.[39][54]
France kicked off the match at 9 p.m. local time, in front of an attendance of 75,000 and an estimated global television audience of 1.7 billion.[56][19][54][57][58] The weather atCharles de Gaulle Airport, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the stadium,[b] was recorded as fair at the time ofkick-off, with a temperature of 23 °C (73 °F) and 50% humidity.[61] France had a chance to score in the opening minute, when the ball was passed upfield towardsStéphane Guivarc'h, who attempted abicycle kick which went over the cross bar and landed on the top of the Brazilian net.[62] Guivarc'h had another opportunity three minutes later, when he received a pass from Zidane on the edge of the penalty area and wasone-on-one with Taffarel, but his shot under pressure fromJúnior Baiano was stopped by the goalkeeper.[62][63] On 5 minutes, Rivaldo hit a long cross to the far corner of the penalty area towardsLeonardo, who could not reach it; the ball went out for agoal kick.[64] France won a free kick a minute later when Cafu fouled Lizarazu, which Zidane curled into the penalty area. It reached Djorkaeff, who was unmarked; he attempted to score with a header, but it went high and wide of the goal.[65] On 17 minutes, Djorkaeff hit a long-range shot from the right-hand side, but it went wide of the Brazilian goal.[66] Five minutes later, Ronaldo received the ball near thetouch-line and started running towards goal; from the left-hand edge of the penalty area he passed it to his right. Barthez almost tipped the ball into his own goal but was able to catch it before it crossed the line.[62][67] Brazil won a corner on 23 minutes, which was taken by Leonardo into the penalty area.[68] Sampaio directed a powerful header towards the goal, but it was aimed straight at Barthez who saved it.[62]
Zidane gave France the lead just before the half-hour mark, outjumping Leonardo to connect with a header from an in-swinging corner from the right taken by Petit.[69] Four minutes later, Ronaldo received the ball following a long pass from Dunga, but Barthez punched his shot clear. Ronaldo and Barthez collided with each other during the incident; both needed assistance from medics but were able to continue the game.[70] Baiano received the first yellow card of the match on 33 minutes for a foul on Djorkaeff.[71] French captainDidier Deschamps was then shown a yellow card four minutes later for a diving challenge on Rivaldo.[72] On 41 minutes, Petit had a chance to score from 12 yards (11 m) when a pass forward byChristian Karembeu rebounded to him in space after hitting the back of Baiano's feet. Baiano recovered, however, to deflect the Frenchman's shot wide of the goalpost.[62][73] Shortly before first-half injury time, Thuram sent the ball upfield from deep within his own half, which was missed by the Brazilian defenders and reached Guivarc'h, one-on-one with Taffarel. The goalkeeper blocked his shot behind for a corner, however.[74] France won another corner a minute later, which was taken on the left by Djorkaeff into the penalty area, where Zidane once again headed the ball into the goal, through the legs of Roberto Carlos, to give France a 2–0 half-time lead.[62][75][76]
The second half began with a Brazil substitution asDenílson replaced Leonardo.[77]Marcel Desailly received a yellow card in the 49th minute for dissent, after the referee had penalised him for a foul on Cafu.[62][78][79] On 51 minutes, Bebeto took a corner from the right-hand side which reached Denílson, who fell down as his attempted shot went wide of the goal while Deschamps was also challenging for the ball. Brazil's players appealed for a penalty, but Belqola did not award it.[80] A minute later, Dunga had a shot from outside the penalty area which went wide of Barthez's goal.[81] Karembeu was shown a yellow card on 55 minutes for a foul from behind on Cafu.[82] Rivaldo took the resulting free-kick short towards Roberto Carlos, who ran to the left edge of the penalty area before crossing it in, where it reached Ronaldo.[83] He shot from close range but Barthez saved.[62] On 57 minutes, France made a change whenAlain Boghossian came on in place of Karembeu.[84] Three minutes later, Roberto Carlos took a longthrow-in from the left-hand side, which Barthez failed to catch near the edge of his penalty area, allowing Bebeto to take a shot, but Desailly blocked it.[85]
On 63 minutes, Guivarc'h was one-on-one with Taffarel following what FIFA commentators described as a "mistake" by the Brazilian defence, but he fired his shot wide of the goal.[62][86] Three minutes later Guivarc'hwas taken off, as Jacquet brought on Dugarry in his place.[87] On 68 minutes, Desailly made a sliding tackle on Cafu which was given as a foul by the referee. Belqola showed him a second yellow card, which reduced France to 10 men for the last 20 minutes. Desailly was just the third player to be sent off in a World Cup final after Argentina'sPedro Monzón andGustavo Dezotti, both in1990 in Rome against West Germany.[62][88]
After 74 minutes, Edmundo was brought on by Zagallo, replacing César Sampaio.[89] A minute later, France made a defensive substitution, bringing onPatrick Vieira in place of Djorkaeff.[62] On 82 minutes, Dugarry was through on goal with only Taffarel to beat, but his shot went wide of the goal.[90] Brazil had a chance to score in second-half injury time when Denílson's shot hit the crossbar.[91] Two minutes later, France created a final chance on the counterattack when Dugarry cleared Denílson's corner kick and found Vieira open on the left. Vieira then put hisArsenal teammate Petit through on goal with a first-touch through ball, and Petit finished low to Taffarel's left.[92] Petit's goal was the 1000th in France national team history[93] and was the final kick of the game, sealing a 3–0 victory.[79]
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| Goals scored | 0 | 3 |
| Total shots | 12 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 13 |
| Offsides | 5 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
Après avoir vu ça, on peut mourir tranquille. Enfin, le plus tard possible, mais on peut. Ah c'est superbe. Quel pied, ah quel pied! Oh putain!
After seeing this, one can die in peace. Though, hopefully, not too soon...This is great, fuck, this is the bollocks!
France's win was their first World Cup title, becoming the seventh out of – as of 2025[update] – eight different countries to win the tournament. They also became the sixth team to win the competition as hosts and the first sinceArgentina in1978.
French presidentJacques Chirac, the International Olympic Committee presidentJuan Antonio Samaranch, the newly-electedFIFA presidentSepp Blatter and his outgoing predecessorJoão Havelange, UEFA presidentLennart Johansson, and co-president of local organizing committeeMichel Platini were among those present at the stands during the awards ceremony. President Chirac handed the trophy to French captain Deschamps.[97]
Millions of French supporters celebrated their team's victory in Paris throughout the night, with an estimated 1.5 million on theChamps-Élysées alone as players' names and faces along with celebratory messages were projected onto theArc de Triomphe. It was reported that such scenes had not been seen there since Paris'liberation fromNazi German occupation in late August 1944 duringWorld War II, includingCharles de Gaulle's parade down the same avenue on 26 August.[98]
The next day, the Champs-Elysées was also packed with fans as the French players made anopen-top bus tour down the avenue.[99] The celebrations continued through to Tuesday, France's nationalBastille Day holiday, with Chirac inviting the team to a garden party at theÉlysée Palace following theBastille Day military parade and praising the nation's solidarity during a speech there.[100][101] The day after the final,L'Équipe led its front page with the banner headlinePour L'Éternité (For Eternity), with that 13 July edition becoming and remaining the most-sold edition in the newspaper's history with over 1.6 million copies sold.[102] On 24 July, each player was made aChevalier (Knight) in France'sLegion of Honour.[103]
Aneffet Mondial (World Cup effect) of France's victory on the country was cited, most notably economically.[104] Apolitical cartoon byPlantu published inL'Express after the final illustrated the issues that a multicultural French team winning the World Cup had posed tothe French far-right, reading:Pendant que l'équipe de France black-blanc-beur chante la Marseillaise et que le peuple français acclame Thuram, Zidane et Karembeu, un collaborateur console(Jean-Marie) Le Pen en disant: "Ne pleure pas, Jean-Marie! Si ça se trouve, la finale du prochain Mondial, ce sera peut-être Nigeria-Cameroun," sur quoi Le Pen, tombe de sa chaise à la renverse. (As the black, white and Arabic French team singsLa Marseillaise and as the French people acclaim Thuram, Zidane and Karambeu, a collaborator consoles Le Pen by saying, "Don't cry, Jean-Marie! It could be that the final of the next World Cup may be Nigeria vs. Cameroon," at which Le Pen falls out of his chair backwards.)[105]
The French players had made "I Will Survive" byGloria Gaynor their unofficial anthem, particularly focusing on the instrumental sub-theme to sing "la la la la la" inspired by a remix of the song byHermes House Band. Following France's victory, the song enjoyed immense popular enthusiasm amongst younger generations in the country 20 years after its original release in 1978. Gaynor also later released a version with the "la la la la la" chant included, called "I Will Survive '98".[106]
In 2018,France 2 aired a documentary in honor of the 20th anniversary of the final titled12 juillet 1998, le jour parfait (12 July 1998, The Perfect Day) with Jean-Pierre Devillers as director and Valérie Amarou as writer.[107][108][109] Among the celebrities and fans who shared their experiences in the documentary were athletes who cited the victory as a catalyst, such as footballerLaura Georges, épeéfencerLaura Flessel-Colovic, andjudokaTeddy Riner.
It was only the second time Brazil had lost a World Cup final, with the first being their2–1 upset loss toUruguay at theMaracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in the final match of 1950 known as theMaracanaço (similarly, this marked Brazil's first World Cup final loss in a knockout format).[1] The 3–0 scoreline was also Brazil's largest loss in the World Cup until their7–1 defeat toGermany as hosts in the2014 semi-final at theMineirão inBelo Horizonte, subsequently dubbed theMineiraço.[110]
Ronaldo's fitness for the match and his initial omission and later reinstatement on Brazil's teamsheet became a subject of ongoing journalistic interest following the match, with analysis continuing more than 20 years later.[111] A number ofconspiracy theories regarding the incident emerged, including an allegation by striker Edmundo (who had been set to play in Ronaldo's place) that Brazil's team sponsorNike had pressured Zagallo to reinstate the player.[112] Zagallo also said that the decision was his and the player's, saying "if there had been interference, I would have resigned".[113] A government inquiry into Nike's involvement with Brazil was launched by politicianAldo Rebelo and interviewed numerous players, officials and team doctors, but it cleared Nike of any wrongdoing.[114] Another theory, promulgated in Brazilian newspaperFolha de S.Paulo, was that Ronaldo had anervous breakdown during the tournament, and some players also said that team doctor Lidio Toledo had cried about Ronaldo's condition when he encountered him in the dressing room.[112] Toledo did not sign him off as unfit however, later saying "imagine if I stopped him playing and Brazil lost, at that moment I'd have to go and live on the North Pole."[113]
France followed up their victory byqualifying for andwinningUEFA Euro 2000 held in the Netherlands and Belgium.[115] This made them just the second country to be world and European champions simultaneously afterWest Germany wonEuro 1972 and then the1974 World Cup as hosts. OnlySpain has since duplicated the feat after winningEuro 2008, the2010 World Cup andEuro 2012.
Brazil took theCopa América title in1999 and then won thenext World Cup in Japan and South Korea in 2002 for their record fifth World Cup win as Ronaldo scored both goals inthe final against Germany in Yokohama.[116][117] France were eliminated in the group stage at the 2002 tournament, becoming the first World Cup holders to be eliminated without reaching the knockout stage sinceBrazil in 1966.[118]
The two countries' next World Cup meeting was in a quarterfinal in Stuttgart of the subsequent tournament in2006, where a goal from Henry off a Zidane free kick was the match's only goal. France went on to return to thefinal, where they lost to Italy on penalties. They were eliminated at the group stage again in2010 before winning their second World Cupin 2018 with Deschamps as coach.[1]
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