His strike made World Cup history.
On July 8, 1990, Andreas Brehme scored the winning goal in the final against Argentina in Rome in the 84th minute of play. A right-footed strike from the penalty spot which seemed most banal to deceive Sergio Goycochea, the South goalkeeper -American.
Except that the player, who died this Tuesday at the age of 63 of a cardiac arrest, had a particularity that made him unique.
Left-handed by birth, he made his passes well with the left foot, hitting his free kicks with the same foot (Joël Bats remembers this since he conceded a goal in the semi-final of the 1986 World Cup with the Blues on one of his strikes ) but took his penalties... with his right foot.
That of this memorable July 8, 1990 is a model of its kind.