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A Frenchman of Moroccan origin, the "miracle" of the World Cup, with 13 goals

2022-12-19T01:23:22.842Z


The history of the World Cup finals is replete with many records that are difficult to break, including the one registered on behalf of the Frenchman of Moroccan origin, Just Fontaine, who still holds a steadfast number for 64 years, since he scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, since that date he became the most player to score


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A Frenchman of Moroccan origin, the "miracle" of the World Cup, with 13 goals

The late Just Fontaine.

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The history of the World Cup finals is replete with many records that are difficult to break, including the one registered on behalf of the Frenchman of Moroccan origin, Just Fontaine, who still holds a steadfast number for 64 years, since he scored 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, since that date he became the most player to score in One copy of the World Cup.

Fontaine was born in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on August 18, 1933, and he moved with his family to the French city of Toulouse, before revealing at an early age his talent in scoring goals and dribbling the ball that sowed fear and confusion among defenders, and drew the attention of Nice club officials, who decided to include him. To the team, and in 1956 he signed a three-year contract with Reims, succeeding the well-known scorer Raymond Cuba, who was then transferred to Spanish Real Madrid.

Fontaine's star shone by snatching the title of top scorer in the French League in 1958, by scoring 34 goals, and he was summoned to join France in that year's World Cup in Sweden, during which he confirmed his identity as one of the world's leading scorers, by scoring 13 goals in the World Cup over the course of the matches played by the "roosters", opened by Fontaine. With three goals against Uruguay, two goals against Yugoslavia and Ireland, a goal against Hungary, and the last four goals against West Germany in the third and fourth place match.

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Source: emara

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