And one, and two and three zero. 22 years later, the refrain is still in everyone's mind. On July 12, 1998, Zinedine Zidane and the Blues defeated Brazil (3-0) in the World Cup final at the Stade de France. “If you ask all the players what their dream final is, they all answer France-Brazil. It is the absolute dream, and therefore it multiplies your forces. These are sensations that I wish everyone to experience in a lifetime. And I think it was the easiest match for the World Cup for us, ”said Lilian Thuram to Le Figaro in 2018 during an exciting crossover interview with Bixente Lizarazu.
"There is nothing more beautiful than that"
Bixente Lizarazu“There are still these 20 minutes of trouble, when Marcel is expelled (in the second period). We were not completely serene. They shouldn't have scored there, especially 10 to 11. But at one point, given the strength of the team, we even wondered if we were outnumbered, ”recalls the Basque, marked with the iron by this coronation, like all his teammates. “Twenty years later, there are wonderful thanks. There is something that I love, when I am told: "Thank you champion." It transports me and it presses a button where I flinch. I wanted so much to be a sportsman, a champion, that there is nothing more beautiful than that. ” From the double of "Zizou" to the expulsion of Marcel Desailly through the shock Barthez-Ronaldo and the coup de grace signed Emmanuel Petit, back in pictures on this unforgettable first coronation.
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