From our special correspondent in Toulouse,
The threshold of the house located in the Chalets district had barely been crossed when our host inquired mischievously: “Did you see the number on the facade?
The wink did not escape us.
In Toulouse, Just Fontaine lives at 13. “Originally, there were two, 11 and 13,” he says.
So no difficult choice when it comes to playing with the screwdriver.
Unlucky for some, the number made the former striker of the France team happy.
And forged its legend.
Sixty years ago, at the World Cup in Sweden, Fontaine scored thirteen times in six games.
An exceptional, unique performance.
Since then, the stars have paraded on the lawns and football has evolved, but the record still stands.
Only the Hungarian Sandor Kocsis (11 goals in 1954) and the German Gerd Müller (10 in 1970) reached, like him,
a double-digit total on a World Cup.
Except surprise, and despite the fire coming out of their feet, Messi, Ronaldo and…
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