137-547: The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship , also known as Euro 2000 , was the 11th UEFA European Championship , a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA , the sport's governing body in Europe. The finals tournament was played between 10 June and 2 July 2000, and co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, the first time the tournament had been held in more than one nation. Spain and Austria also bid to host
274-513: A 3–0 win over the Faroe Islands on 3 September 2005. The trio helped France rise from fourth place to win their qualifying group. On 27 May 2006, Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1–0 friendly win over Mexico , in what would also be his last match at the Stade de France . Zidane became France's fourth player to reach 100 caps , after Desailly, Thuram and Didier Deschamps . France had
411-429: A European Championship title, as well as the first European team to win three consecutive major tournaments. In scoring the third goal of the final, Torres became the first player to score in two European Championship finals. He was equal top scorer for the tournament with three goals in total, along with Mario Balotelli , Alan Dzagoev , Mario Gómez , Mario Mandžukić , and Cristiano Ronaldo , despite only being used as
548-596: A blue shirt." As the player of the tournament, Zidane had given the team hope, with the French daily newspaper Libération stating, "For a month, France was dreaming with Zidane." Zidane remained an icon to the French public, and one French writer stated, "It's good for us to see our national hero is fallible." It was later revealed through interviews that Marco Materazzi had insulted Zidane's sister, which led to Zidane's heightened anger and reaction. In 2010, Zidane said that he would "rather die than apologize" to Materazzi for
685-467: A draw. Italy and Portugal maintained their perfect records in the quarter-finals, beating Romania and Turkey, respectively, and the Netherlands started a goal-avalanche against FR Yugoslavia, winning 6–1. Spain fell 2–1 to France; Raúl missed a late penalty that ended Spanish hopes. Italy eliminated the Netherlands in the semi-finals, despite going down to ten men and facing two penalty kicks . Italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo , who had been drafted into
822-466: A fan, Zidane took over the playmaker position. Despite not being at his best during the tournament, France reached the last four. Zidane was not yet fully established in the French team and his level was quite average during the whole event, but he managed to score in the penalty shootout in both the quarter-final and semi-final. France was eliminated in the Euro 96 semi-finals in a penalty shootout against
959-498: A goal from Eder in the 109th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's world-renowned striker, came out of the game due to injury in the 25th minute. This was the first time Portugal won a major tournament. For the 2020 tournament , three bids were proposed, including a bid from Turkey, a joint bid from the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and a joint bid from Georgia and Azerbaijan. In December 2012, however, UEFA announced that
1096-411: A knockout competition. The groups are again played in a league format, where a team plays its opponents once each. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progress to the next round, where
1233-403: A knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the quarter-finals matches progress to the semi-finals, where the winners play in the final. If in any of the knockout rounds, the scores are still equal after normal playing time, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. Unlike
1370-491: A man like you?" Zidane had received plaudits for his performances during the tournament, with Pep Guardiola writing he exerts so much influence on the team that "France are never disorganised". The day after the final, Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament. "The match you played last night was full of talent and professionalism. I know that you are sad and disappointed but what I want to tell you
1507-473: A new record for the worst team performance in the group stages of a Euros. Group C was memorable for the match between FR Yugoslavia and Spain. Spain needed a win to ensure progression, but found themselves trailing 3–2 after Slobodan Komljenović scored in the 75th minute. The Spanish side rescued their tournament by scoring twice in injury time to record a 4–3 victory. FR Yugoslavia managed to go through as well, despite losing because Norway and Slovenia played to
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#17330860991711644-442: A punishment for punching an opponent who mocked his ghetto origins. The occasional violence that he would display throughout his career was shaped by an internal conflict of being an Algerian-Frenchman suspended between cultures, and surviving the tough streets of La Castellane where he grew up. Zidane made his professional debut with Cannes on 18 May 1989 in a French Division 1 match against Nantes . He scored his first goal for
1781-408: A record at the time, later broken by compatriot Kylian Mbappé in 2022 . He almost scored a second goal during the first period of extra time but his header was saved by Italy's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon . Zidane was then sent off in the 110th minute of the game after headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest, so he did not participate in the penalty shootout, which Italy won 5–3. This marked
1918-482: A slow start to the 2006 Finals and, after being suspended for the third match of the group stage, Zidane returned to set up a goal for Patrick Vieira and score one himself in the second round match against Spain . In the quarter-final France held Brazil to just one shot on goal in the rematch of the 1998 final. Zidane assisted Thierry Henry 's deciding goal and was named Man of the Match by FIFA. France faced Portugal in
2055-399: A specific position (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group). The draw resulted in the following groups: Capacity figures are those for matches at UEFA Euro 2000 and are not necessarily the total capacity that the stadium is capable of holding. The 16 national teams each stayed in their own "team base camp" during the tournament. Each national team had to submit
2192-512: A squad of 22 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. On 15 February 2000, UEFA appointed 12 referees, 16 assistant referees and four fourth officials for the competition, including a referee and an assistant referee from the Confederation of African Football . The event saw assistant referees being allowed to intervene an ongoing game, in particular to help the match official apply the 10-metre rule when deciding free-kicks – as well as warn
2329-562: A substitute player. The tournament was otherwise notable for having the most headed goals in a Euro tournament (26 out of 76 goals in total); a disallowed goal in the England versus Ukraine group game which replays showed had crossed the goal line, and which prompted President of FIFA Sepp Blatter to tweet , "GLT ( Goal-line technology ) is no longer an alternative but a necessity", thus reversing his long-held reluctance to embrace such technology; and some crowd violence in group games. In 2007,
2466-409: A team must finish in one of the direct qualifying spots or win a play-off. After this, a team proceeds to the finals round in the host country, although hosts qualify for the tournament automatically. The groups for qualification are drawn by a UEFA committee using seeding . Seeded teams include reigning champions and other teams based on their performance in the preceding FIFA World Cup qualifying and
2603-571: A three-day training camp at the CREPS (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) in Aix-en-Provence , one of several such footballing institutes run by the French Football Federation . It was here that Zidane was spotted by AS Cannes scout and former player Jean Varraud, who recommended him to the training centre director of the club. As a 14-year-old watching the 1986 World Cup,
2740-459: A whole deserves this event and that makes me happy. It's a victory for the Arab world ." Zidane has supported two Olympic bids for Paris, including the 2012 Summer Olympics which was narrowly won by London and later Paris' successful bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics . Paris also hosted the 2024 Summer Paralympics . On 24 February 2007, before a crowd of 10,000 fans at a match in northern Thailand for
2877-419: A win , one for a draw, and none for a loss. In the eventuality of one or more teams having equal points after all matches have been played, the following criteria are used to distinguish the sides: Sixteen teams progressed to the final tournament for the 2012 tournament . They were joint hosts Poland and Ukraine , the winners and the highest ranked second-placed team from the nine qualifying groups as well as
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#17330860991713014-529: A year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , and proposed it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021. The competition was postponed in order to reduce pressure on the public services in affected countries and to provide space in the calendar for the completion of domestic leagues that had been suspended. Before the Euro 2020, Dublin was also removed as one of the host cities due to its inability to guarantee spectators to
3151-489: Is one of the most successful coaches in the world. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or . Zidane started his career at Cannes , before establishing himself as one of
3288-497: Is that the whole country is extremely proud of you. You have honoured the country with your exceptional qualities and your fantastic fighting spirit, which was your strength in difficult times, but also in winning times." Upon his return to France, the Place de la Concorde in Paris was filled with thousands of fans waving flags and rhythmically chanting "Zizou! Zizou!", and tributes were led by
3425-604: The Scudetto . In Europe, Juventus made their third consecutive UEFA Champions League Final appearance, but lost the game 1–0 to Real Madrid . In 1998, Zidane was named FIFA World Player of the Year , and won the Ballon d'Or . Juventus finished second in the 2000–01 Serie A , but were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League, after Zidane was banned for head-butting Hamburger SV player Jochen Kientz . In 2001, Zidane
3562-479: The 1995–96 UEFA Cup during his four years with the club. He played a set of midfield combinations with Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry , which would become the trademark of both Bordeaux and the 1998 French national team. In 1995, Blackburn Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish had expressed interest in signing both Zidane and Dugarry, to which club owner Jack Walker reportedly replied, "Why do you want to sign Zidane when we have Tim Sherwood ?" Also toward
3699-532: The 1996 Intercontinental Cup . He was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year in his first season. Zidane's growing status in the sport saw him chosen in a European XI to face a World XI – featuring a forward line of Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta – in December 1997. As the playmaker at Juve, Zidane played just behind forward Alessandro Del Piero , with Del Piero recalling, "Zidane had an extraordinary talent, which contributed to his sole interest in helping
3836-550: The 2002 Champions League final , he scored a left-foot volleyed winner that is considered one of the greatest goals in football history. Capped 108 times by France , Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup , scoring a brace in the final , and was named in the All-Star team. This triumph made him a national hero in France and he received the Legion of Honour in 1998. He won UEFA Euro 2000 and
3973-562: The 2002 World Cup in Japan/Korea as favourites but a thigh injury sustained in a warm up match before the tournament prevented Zidane from playing in France's first two matches and without their talisman, the French team failed to score in either match, losing 1–0 against Senegal , and holding Uruguay to a goalless draw. He was rushed back prematurely for the third game against Denmark, despite not being fully fit, but could not prevent France from losing 2–0, and being ignominiously eliminated in
4110-514: The 2006 World Cup final in Berlin, Zidane put France ahead with a Panenka -style penalty kick which struck the crossbar and bounced just over the goal line to become only the fourth player in World Cup history to score in two different finals, along with Pelé , Paul Breitner , and Vavá , in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and Geoff Hurst with three World Cup final goals apiece,
4247-419: The 2022 World Cup . After FIFA announced on 2 December 2010 that Qatar had won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, Zidane stated that he was "very pleased" with the outcome. Zidane spoke of the message he was trying to convey in the campaign: "I was saying that football belonged to the whole world. I'm proud to have made my contribution to a new country getting the World Cup. Qatar and the entire Middle East as
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4384-528: The Central European International Cup was held six times. It brought together the national teams of Austria , Hungary , Italy , Czechoslovakia , Switzerland , and Yugoslavia . The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation 's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started, three years after Delaunay's death. In honour of Delaunay,
4521-606: The Ebola epidemic ." In June 2018, Zidane reunited with his France 1998 World Cup winning teammates to play a charity game against an All-Star side which included Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt . In a 3–2 win for France, Thierry Henry played a no-look one-two pass with Zidane before scoring, with Zidane then curling in a 25-yard free kick. In November 2010, Zidane was appointed as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team in response to an appeal made by then-Real Madrid coach José Mourinho for
4658-513: The Euro 2016 final was watched by a global audience of around 600 million. The competition has been held every four years since 1960 , except for 2020 , when it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , but kept the name Euro 2020. Scheduled to be in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations' Cup before changing to its current name in 1968 . Since 1996,
4795-570: The European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros , is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ). The competition is contested by UEFA members' senior men's national teams , determining the continental champion of Europe. It is the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup ;
4932-599: The FIFA World Cup , this tournament no longer has a third place playoff . Notes There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament: Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( French : Zinédine Yazid Zidane ; Kabyle : Zineddin Lyazid Zidan ; Arabic : زين الدين يزيد زيدان ; born 23 June 1972), popularly known as Zizou , is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder . He most recently coached La Liga club Real Madrid and
5069-614: The Football Association of Ireland and Scottish Football Association proposed the expansion of the tournament, which was later confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee in September 2008. Out of the 54 member associations of UEFA, only three, including England and Germany , opposed the expansion. On 28 May 2010, UEFA announced that UEFA Euro 2016 would be hosted by France. France beat bids of Turkey (7–6 in voting in
5206-674: The Netherlands , West Germany and Italy. Spain held the next tournament in 1964 , which saw an increase in entries to the qualification tournament, with 29 entering; West Germany was a notable absentee once again and Greece withdrew after being drawn against Albania , with whom they were still at war. The hosts beat the title holders, the Soviet Union, 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid . The tournament format stayed
5343-674: The Soviet Union , Czechoslovakia , the Netherlands , Denmark , Greece and Portugal have won one title each. To date, Spain is the only team to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012. The most recent championship , held in Germany in 2024, was won by Spain, who lifted a record fourth European title after beating England 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin . Regional tournaments for national teams existed before
5480-564: The "guiding light" in his career. It was in Castellane where Zidane had his earliest introduction in football, joining in at the age of five in football games that the neighbourhood's children played on the Place Tartane, an 80-by-12-yard plaza that served as the main square of the housing complex. In July 2011, Zidane named former Marseille players Blaž Slišković , Enzo Francescoli and Jean-Pierre Papin as his idols while growing up. At
5617-474: The 10th of the French team. He also became the fourth player red-carded in a World Cup final, in addition to being the first sent off in extra time. Zidane's actions made headlines all over the world, while in France Le Figaro called his head-butt "odious", and the front page of L'Équipe asked, "What should we tell our children, for whom you have become an example for ever? ... How could that happen to
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5754-430: The 14th overall expulsion of Zidane's career, and joined him with Cameroon 's Rigobert Song as the only players ever to be sent off during two separate World Cup tournaments. Something curious about Zidane's expulsion was that the referee didn't even see the headbutting, so he went to ask the linesmen, who didn't see anything either. But the fourth referee did see the play, and convinced of his expression, he sent off
5891-460: The 1964 tournament. Spain were the highest scoring team with 12 goals scored and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals. Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament, and nine Spanish players were picked for the team of the tournament . The UEFA Euro 2012 tournament was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine. Spain defeated Italy 4–0 in the Final , thus becoming the first nation to defend
6028-472: The 2006 World Cup, played his farewell match and scored in a 3–3 draw with Villarreal . The squad wore commemorative shirts with ZIDANE 2001–2006 below the club logo. The 80,000 fans inside the Santiago Bernabéu held up a banner reading, "Thanks for the magic." In 2012, Zidane featured for Madrid in an All Stars Match against Manchester United which resulted in a 3–2 win for Real. In April 2013, he
6165-399: The 2008 edition to award the semi-final losers (Turkey and Russia) bronze medals for the first time, and did the same in the 2012 edition when Germany and Portugal received bronze medals. However, UEFA decided that losing semi-finalists would no longer receive medals from the 2016 edition onwards. Bronze medals were previously awarded for winners of the third place play-off, the last of which
6302-509: The 2020 tournament would be hosted in several cities in various countries across Europe, with the semi-finals and final being played in London. The venues were selected and announced by UEFA on 19 September 2014. However, Brussels was removed as a host city on 7 December 2017 due to delays with the building of the Eurostadium . On 17 March 2020, UEFA announced that Euro 2020 would be delayed by
6439-567: The Arabic world. I have it in my blood, via my parents. I'm very proud of being French, but also very proud of having these roots and this diversity. His father worked as a warehouseman and security guard at a department store, often on the night shift, while his mother was a housewife. The family lived a reasonably comfortable life by the standards of the neighbourhood, which was notorious throughout Marseille for its high crime and unemployment rates. Zidane credits his strict upbringing and his father as
6576-553: The Berber-speaking region of Kabylie in northern Algeria in 1953 before the start of the Algerian War . The family, which had settled in the city's tough northern districts of Barbès and Saint-Denis , found little work in the region, and in the mid-1960s moved to the northern Marseille suburb of La Castellane in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille . In an interview with Esquire magazine, he stated: I have an affinity with
6713-471: The Czech Republic. The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup that Zidane participated in; the tournament was held in his home country, France. The French team won all three games in the group stage, with Zidane setting up Christophe Dugarry's goal in the opening match against South Africa from a corner, and contributing to Thierry Henry's opening goal in the second match against Saudi Arabia . He
6850-616: The Euro 2000 final. One of the most infamous incidents was the Battle of Beverwijk in 1997. Although the violence is normally associated with domestic clubs, there were concerns that it could attach to the Dutch national team. Violence did eventually occur during the Euro 2000 finals, albeit not involving the Dutch team. On 17 June 174 England fans were arrested in Brussels, Belgium, following violence with Germans ahead of an England v Germany match. One of
6987-646: The Football Association of FR Yugoslavia later received their money with an additional bonus. The slogan of the competition was "Football without frontiers". " Campione 2000 " by E-Type was the official anthem of the event. The Adidas Terrestra Silverstream was unveiled as the official match ball of the competition on 13 December 1999 at Constant Vanden Stock Stadium , Anderlecht 's home arena by Alessandro Del Piero , Edwin van der Sar , Zinedine Zidane and Luc Nilis . UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship , less formally
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#17330860991717124-418: The French president Jacques Chirac . Chirac's words reflected the feeling of the French public, with polls done in the immediate wake of the incident showing support for Zidane: 61% of French people said they had already forgiven him for his actions while 52% said they understood them. According to French journalist Philippe Auclair, Zidane's performances in the knock-out rounds were "ranked among his finest in
7261-594: The Keuydaroon children's AIDS charity, Zidane scored the first goal and set up the second for a Malaysian teammate as the match ended 2–2. The event raised ฿ 260,000 ($ 7,750). This money paid for the building of two schools and 16 three-bedroom houses. On 19 November 2008, Zidane took part in the fifth annual Match Against Poverty in Málaga , Spain, which also ended in a 2–2 draw; he went scoreless but set up his team's second goal. He and Ronaldo , who collaborated in conceiving
7398-575: The Netherlands and Belgium. France, the reigning World Cup champions , were favoured to win, and they lived up to expectations when they beat Italy 2–1 after extra time , having come from being 1–0 down: Sylvain Wiltord equalised in the last minute of regular time and David Trezeguet scored the winning golden goal in extra time. UEFA Euro 2004 , like 1992, produced an upset: Greece , who had only qualified for one World Cup ( 1994 ) and one European Championship ( 1980 ) before, beat hosts Portugal 1–0 in
7535-520: The Netherlands. The Netherlands went on to win the tournament in a rematch of their first game of the group stage, beating the Soviet Union 2–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich . Marco van Basten scored the second goal, a volley over the keeper from the right wing which is often considered one of the best goals ever scored. UEFA Euro 1992 was held in Sweden, and was won by Denmark , who had been invited to
7672-581: The Real Madrid Veterans team. He has also made several futsal appearances. In 2015 he played in a futsal tournament in Dubai , United Arab Emirates, during which an opposition player received a yellow card to much amusement for taking an in-match selfie with Zidane. In an interview in June 2008, Zidane stated that he wanted to return to football, but that he had no immediate plans to do so. On 1 June 2009, Zidane
7809-620: The Soviet Union 3–0 in the final , with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels . This tournament would provide a taste of things to come, as the German side contained many of the key members of the 1974 FIFA World Cup -winning team. The 1976 tournament in Yugoslavia was the last in which only four teams took part in the final tournament, and
7946-507: The UEFA Executive Committee at a meeting in Geneva , Switzerland. Football hooliganism was a significant problem in the Netherlands in the 1990s, especially the fierce rivalry between Ajax and Feyenoord . There were concerns that hooliganism would overshadow the finals. Many instances of violence occurred, including several football riots in Rotterdam between 1995 and 1999 , which would host
8083-725: The Year for the third time. In 2004, fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in UEFA 's fiftieth-anniversary Golden Jubilee Poll . While Zidane's final season of club football ended without a trophy, he enjoyed success on a personal note by scoring his first hat-trick , against Sevilla , in a 4–2 win in January 2006. He ended the season for Real Madrid as their second highest goalscorer and assists provider behind teammates Ronaldo and David Beckham respectively, with nine goals and ten assists in 28 games. On 7 May 2006, Zidane, who had announced his plans to retire after
8220-533: The advent of a truly pan-European competition. Starting in 1883, the British Home Championship was an annual competition contested between the United Kingdom 's four national teams, England , Scotland , Wales , and Ireland . Until these national teams entered the FIFA World Cup in 1950 , it was the most important international tournament these nations competed in. Similarly, from 1927 until 1960,
8357-464: The age of ten, Zidane got his first player's licence after joining the junior team of a local club from Castellane by the name of US Saint-Henri. After spending a year and a half at US Saint-Henri, Zidane joined SO Septèmes-les-Vallons when the Septèmes coach Robert Centenero convinced the club's Director to get Zidane. Zidane stayed with Septèmes until the age of 14, at which time he was selected to attend
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#17330860991718494-466: The ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing" After a series of stand out performances for both Bordeaux and France, Zidane had offers to join Europe's top clubs in the spring of 1996, deciding on a move to UEFA Champions League winners Juventus during the close season. Zidane's impact in Italy was immediate, winning the 1996–97 Serie A title and
8631-492: The beginning of the 1996 season, according to football agent Barry Silkman , Zidane was offered to Newcastle United for £1.2 million, but the club turned down the offer after watching him, claiming that he was not good enough for the English First Division . In 1996, Zidane received the award for Ligue 1 Player of the Year . "He is a special player. He creates space where there is none. No matter where he gets
8768-527: The best players in the French Ligue 1 at Bordeaux . In 1996, he moved to Italian club Juventus , where he won several trophies, including two Serie A titles. He moved to Real Madrid for a world record fee at the time of €77.5 million in 2001, which remained a record for the next eight years. In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League . In
8905-403: The biggest surprises of the tournament was Portugal, winning Group A with three wins, including a 3–0 win against Germany, with Sérgio Conceição scoring a hat-trick, and a 3–2 win over England, in which they came back from 2–0 down. Romania was the other qualifier from the group, beating England with a late penalty in their last group game. Belgium had a surprise exit in the group stage, winning
9042-511: The club Zidane scored a famous match-winning goal, a volley hit with his weaker left foot from the edge of the 18-yard box, in Madrid's 2–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final . The goal has been cited as one of the greatest in Champions League history . The magnitude of the strike saw Zidane produce one of his most emotional goal celebrations as he ran toward
9179-533: The club in 2019, and won another La Liga title and a Supercopa de España, before leaving again in 2021. Zinedine Yazid Zidane was born on 23 June 1972 in La Castellane, Marseille , in Southern France . He is the youngest of five siblings. Zidane is of Algerian descent and has described himself as a "non-practising Muslim ". His parents, Smaïl and Malika, immigrated to Paris from the village of Aguemoune in
9316-543: The club on 10 February 1991 also against Nantes in a 2–1 win. After the match, during a party for all the Cannes players, Zidane was given a car by Cannes chairman Alain Pedretti, who had promised him one the day he scored his first goal for the club. On the pitch, Zidane displayed extraordinary technique on the ball, offering glimpses of the talent that would take him to the top of the world game. In his first full season with Cannes,
9453-516: The club secured its first ever European football berth by qualifying for the UEFA Cup , after finishing fourth in the league. This remains the club's highest finish in the top flight since getting relegated for the first time from the first division in the 1948–49 season. Zidane was transferred to Girondins de Bordeaux in the 1992–93 season, winning the 1995 Intertoto Cup after beating Karlsruher SC and finishing runner-up against Bayern Munich in
9590-408: The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which reached the final after beating Portugal and France in the knockout stage. Germany would go on to win the final 2–1 thanks to the first golden goal ever in a major tournament, scored by Oliver Bierhoff five minutes into extra time. This was Germany's first title as a unified nation. UEFA Euro 2000 was the first tournament to be held by two countries, in
9727-530: The dormitory he shared with 20 other trainees and to come and stay with him and his family. Zidane later said that, while living with the Elineaus, he found equilibrium. It was at Cannes where Zidane's first coaches noticed that he was raw and sensitive, prone to attack spectators who insulted his race or family. His first coach, Jean Varraud, encouraged him to channel his anger and focus on his own game. Zidane spent his first weeks at Cannes mainly on cleaning duty as
9864-483: The end of 1999, with the exception of pot 1 automatically top seeding Germany as holders along with co-hosts Belgium and Netherlands. Prior to the draw, the seeded teams in Pot 1 were assigned positions: Germany (defending champion) to A1, Belgium (co-host) to B1, Spain (highest coefficient) to C1, and the Netherlands (co-host) to D1. Teams were drawn consecutively from Pots 2 to 4 into a group, with each team then being assigned
10001-544: The event. The finals tournament was contested by 16 nations; with the exception of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands , the finalists had to go through a qualifying tournament to reach the final stage. France won the tournament by defeating Italy 2–1 in the final , via a golden goal . The finals saw the first major UEFA competition contested in the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly the Heysel Stadium) since
10138-410: The events of the 1985 European Cup final and the Heysel Stadium disaster , with the opening game being played in the rebuilt stadium. A high-scoring championship with many exciting matches and an elite standard of play, Euro 2000 is often labelled by football writers as one of the greatest international tournaments of all time. Belgium and the Netherlands were selected as co-hosts on 14 July 1995 by
10275-473: The expansion of the final tournament starting from 1980 , the host country, or countries, have been chosen beforehand and qualify automatically. In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. Up to 1968 draws were to be broken via a coin toss in all matches but the final, draw in final match was resolved via a replay. No third place play-off has been played since 1980. To qualify,
10412-503: The final (after having also beaten them in the opening game) with a goal scored by Angelos Charisteas in the 57th minute to win a tournament for which they were considered among the biggest underdogs. On their way to the Final , they also beat holders France as well as the Czech Republic with a silver goal , a rule which replaced the previous golden goal in 2003, before being abolished itself shortly after this tournament. The 2008 tournament , hosted by Austria and Switzerland, marked
10549-487: The final, Zidane retired from professional football and confirmed that he would not go back on his decision. He was sentenced by FIFA to complete three days of community service with children in one of FIFA's humanitarian projects rather than three-match suspension for the red card given that he already retired. Zidane ended up tying with Brazil's Cafu for the record for most cards given in World Cup matches, with six. Since his retirement, Zidane has regularly played for
10686-483: The finals after UN sanctions prevented Yugoslavia's participation as some of the states constituting the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were at war with each other . The Danes beat holders the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-finals, then defeated world champions Germany 2–0. This was the first tournament in which a unified Germany took part and also the first major tournament to have
10823-513: The first half before René Vandereycken equalised for Belgium with a penalty in the second half. With two minutes remaining, Hrubesch headed the winner for West Germany from a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge corner . France won their first major title at home in the 1984 tournament , with their captain Michel Platini scoring 9 goals in just 5 games, including the opening goal in the final, in which they beat Spain 2–0. The format also changed, with
10960-549: The first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since West Germany in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals, a bending free kick against Spain in the quarter-final and the golden goal in the semi-final against Portugal with a penalty. He also set-up Henry's goal in a 3–0 win over Denmark in their opening group match. UEFA named Zidane Player of the Tournament . Zidane himself believes he
11097-578: The fixture raised funds for the Manchester United Foundation. The 12th Match against Poverty took place in Saint-Étienne , France, on Monday 20 April 2015, where Ronaldo and Zidane teamed up with other football stars against past and present players of French Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne . According to UNDP, "two-thirds of all proceeds will go toward helping the hardest-hit countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone build back better from
11234-417: The former Real midfielder to work more closely with the team. In his new role, Zidane was expected to participate in Champions League events and functions and was also to travel with the first team on a regular basis and participate in pre-match gatherings, training sessions and meetings with the head coach. In July 2011, it was announced that he would become Real Madrid's new sporting director. In 2013, Zidane
11371-514: The front and a juggling boy on the back. For the 2008 tournament , the Henri Delaunay Trophy was remodelled to make it larger, as the old trophy was overshadowed by UEFA's other trophies such as the new European Champion Clubs' Cup . The new trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms (18 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, being 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) heavier and 18 centimetres (7.1 in) longer than
11508-472: The group qualifying phase consisted of ten groups; five of six teams and the remainder of five teams each. Each group is played in a league format with teams playing each other home and away. The top two teams then qualified for the final tournament, with remaining places decided by playoffs depending on their ranking in the UEFA Nations League . As with most leagues, the points are awarded as three for
11645-414: The group stage without scoring a single goal; the worst performance by a defending champion in the history of the competition. At Euro 2004 , France topped their group with wins over England and Switzerland. In the opening match against England , Zidane scored a free kick and penalty in stoppage time to turn impending defeat into a 2–1 victory. In the following group match against Croatia, his free-kick
11782-614: The half-time break 2–0 up with one hand on the World Cup trophy . Petit added a third goal deep in stoppage time to seal the 3–0 win and France's first World Cup. Named man of the match, Zidane became an instant national hero and would receive the Legion of Honour later that year. More than one million people lined the Champs-Élysées in Paris, with celebrations centred around the Arc de Triomphe . Two years later France won Euro 2000 , becoming
11919-411: The headbutt in the final, but also admitted that he "could never have lived with himself" had he been allowed to remain on the pitch and help France win the match. He later said, "If you look at the fourteen red cards I had in my career, twelve of them were a result of provocation. This isn't justification, this isn't an excuse, but my passion, temper and blood made me react." Following his red card in
12056-440: The idea of a European championship but died five years before the first tournament in 1960. His son Pierre was in charge of creating the trophy. Since the first tournament it has been awarded to the winning team for them to keep for four years, until the next tournament. This trophy bore the words Coupe d'Europe ("European Cup"), Coupe Henri Delaunay ("Henri Delaunay Cup"), and Championnat d'Europe ("European Championship") on
12193-683: The individual events have been branded as " UEFA Euro [year] ". Before entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process . Until 2016, the championship winners could compete in the following year's FIFA Confederations Cup , but were not obliged to do so. From the 2020 edition onwards, the winner competes in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions . The seventeen European Championship tournaments have been won by ten national teams: Spain have won four titles, Germany have won three titles, Italy and France have won two titles, and
12330-408: The last European Championship qualifying. To obtain an accurate view of the teams' abilities, a ranking is produced. This is calculated by taking the total number of points won by a particular team and dividing it by the number of games played, i.e. points per game. In the case of a team having hosted one of the two previous competitions and therefore having qualified automatically, only the results from
12467-453: The last in which the hosts had to qualify. Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in the newly introduced penalty shootout . After seven successful conversions, Uli Hoeneß missed, leaving Czechoslovakian Antonín Panenka with the opportunity to score and win the tournament. An "audacious" chipped shot , described by UEFA as "perhaps the most famous spot kick of all time" secured the victory as Czechoslovakia won 5–3 on penalties. The competition
12604-845: The likes of which included Fabien Barthez and Samuel Eto'o , the exhibition matches featured local players. Some proceeds were given to UNICEF . On 6 June 2010, Zidane took part in the biennial charity event Soccer Aid . He played for the Rest of the World team, managed by former Liverpool and Celtic forward Kenny Dalglish against England alongside former Real Madrid teammate Luís Figo and Celtic legend Henrik Larsson . He played against former players such as Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer , as well as celebrities such as Hollywood actors Woody Harrelson , Mike Myers , Michael Sheen , chef Gordon Ramsay , actor Damian Lewis and singer Robbie Williams . The match took place at Old Trafford , Manchester and
12741-465: The losers. Any game that was undecided by the end of the regular 90 minutes, was followed by up to thirty minutes of extra time . For the second time the golden goal system was applied, whereby the first team to score during the extra time would become the winner. If no goal was scored there would be a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. For the second time the final was won by a golden goal. As with every tournament since UEFA Euro 1984 , there
12878-457: The old one. The marble plinth that was serving as base was removed. The new silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plaques glued to the plinth are now engraved on the back of the trophy, under the word Coupe Henri Delaunay and are written in English rather than French its predecessor had. Since 2016, the juggling boy
13015-453: The performance of Diego Maradona left an indelible mark on him, with Zidane stating Maradona "was on another level". "He'd go past one, two, three, five, six players – it was sublime. His feet spoke with the ball" Zidane went to Cannes for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at the professional level. Having left his family to join Cannes, he was invited by Cannes Director Jean-Claude Elineau to leave
13152-444: The players' names printed on their backs. England hosted UEFA Euro 1996 , the first tournament to use the nomenclature "Euro [year]" and would see the number of teams taking part double to 16. The hosts, in a replay of the 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final, were knocked out on penalties by Germany. The surprise team of the tournament was the newly formed Czech Republic , participating on its first international competition following
13289-464: The position for two years, before managing the first team in 2016. In his initial three seasons, Zidane became the first coach to win the Champions League three times in a row. He also won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup twice each, as well as a La Liga title and a Supercopa de España. This success led to Zidane being named Best FIFA Men's Coach in 2017. He resigned in 2018, but returned to
13426-409: The qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying . Other finalists were assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis. For the 2016 tournament, the expansion to 24 teams means that the teams will be drawn into six groups of four, with the six group winners, six group runners-up and the four best third-placed teams advancing to the round of 16 when it becomes
13563-419: The referee instantly if he had booked or ejected the wrong player, something that was not possible in previous tournaments. Also, fourth officials were given a larger role in assisting to take command of the match if any decisions are gone unnoticed by the referee or an assistant referee. The German referee Markus Merk was selected to referee the opening game between Belgium and Sweden. The teams finishing in
13700-595: The referee. France won the tournament, defeating Italy 2–1 in the final with a golden goal by David Trezeguet after equalising with a last-minute goal, and became the first team to win the European championship while being world champion. In Britain, Match of the Day named Stefano Fiore 's goal against Belgium the Goal of the Tournament, ahead of Patrick Kluivert 's against France and Zinedine Zidane's against Spain. Qualification for
13837-503: The same for the 1968 tournament , hosted and won by Italy. For the first and only time, a match was decided on a coin toss (the semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union) and the final went to a replay , after the match against Yugoslavia finished 1–1. Italy won the replay 2–0. More teams entered this tournament (31), a testament to its burgeoning popularity. Belgium hosted the 1972 tournament , which West Germany won, beating
13974-561: The same year was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll . Zidane is one of nine players to have won the World Cup , the Champions League, and the Ballon d'Or. He was the ambassador for Qatar 's successful bid to stage the 2022 World Cup , the first Arab country to host the tournament. After retiring as a player, Zidane began his coaching career at Real Madrid Castilla . He remained in
14111-517: The second time that two nations co-hosted and the first edition where the new trophy was awarded. It commenced on 7 June and finished on 29 June. The final between Germany and Spain was held at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna . Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with a goal scored by Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute, sparking much celebration across the country. This was their first title since
14248-404: The second voting round) and Italy, which had the fewest votes in the first voting round. Euro 2016 was the first to have 24 teams in the finals. This was the third time France have hosted the competition. Portugal, which qualified for the knock-out phase despite finishing third in its group, went on to win the championship by defeating heavily favoured host team France 1–0 in the Final , thanks to
14385-404: The semi-final and, as in Brussels six years earlier; once again, Zidane's penalty kick decided the contest and sent France to another major final. Having already announced he was to retire after the expiration of his Real Madrid contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, the world of football already knew Zidane's second World Cup final was to be the last match of his career. Seven minutes into
14522-541: The shoot-out. France then defeated Croatia 2–1 in the semi-final. Although Zidane had played a role in the team's accomplishments, he had yet to score a goal at the World Cup. Zidane and France went on to play against defending champions and favourites Brazil at the Stade de France in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final . France dominated Brazil from the kick-off, with Zidane scoring two similar goals, both headers from corner kicks taken by Emmanuel Petit and Youri Djorkaeff . Courtesy of Zidane's two goals, France went into
14659-416: The single most recent qualifying competition are used. If two teams have equal points per game, the committee then bases their positions in the rankings on: The qualifying phase is played in a group format, the composition of the groups is determined through means of a draw of teams from pre-defined seeded bowls. The draw takes place after the preceding World Cup's qualifying competition. For UEFA Euro 2020 ,
14796-425: The stadium, while Bilbao was replaced by Seville for the same reason. In the Final , Italy defeated maiden finalists England 3–2 on penalties, after the game was tied 1–1 after extra time, to win their second European Championship. The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Championship, is named in honour of Henri Delaunay , the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with
14933-507: The starting XI as Gianluigi Buffon missed the tournament through injury, made two saves in the penalty shootout (in addition to his penalty save in normal time) to carry the Italians to the final. In the other semi-final, Portugal lost in extra time to France after Zinedine Zidane converted a controversial penalty kick. Several Portuguese players challenged the awarding of the penalty for a handball and were given lengthy suspensions for shoving
15070-434: The team. He was not a selfish player. He had a unique ability to be a great and to be a team player. I was lucky to play with him." He lost in the 1997 UEFA Champions League Final 3–1 to Borussia Dortmund when he was unable to make an impression against the close marking of Paul Lambert . The following season, Zidane scored seven goals in 32 matches in the league to help Juventus win the 1997–98 Serie A and thus retain
15207-436: The top two positions in each of the four groups progress to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two teams in each group were eliminated. All times are local, CEST ( UTC+2 ). If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament with each round eliminating
15344-407: The top two teams in each group going through to a semi-final stage, instead of the winners of each group going straight into the final. The third place play-off was also abolished. The losing teams from the semi-finals win the bronze medal. West Germany hosted UEFA Euro 1988 , but lost 2–1 to the Netherlands , their traditional rivals , in the semi-finals, which sparked vigorous celebrations in
15481-473: The top, but it's the truth. God exists and he has returned to the France team. With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as Bixente Lizarazu , Marcel Desailly , Claude Makélélé and Lilian Thuram , France struggled to qualify for the 2006 World Cup . At the urging of coach Raymond Domenech , Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain. Zidane, along with Thuram and Makélélé, made his competitive return for France in
15618-432: The touchline with mouth wide open, screaming in delight. Zinedine Zidane, 18 yards out, watching and waiting, adjusts his body and, in one, smooth movement, pirouettes and catches it full on the volley with his left foot. It flies past Hans-Jörg Butt . It was the moment of Zidane's apotheosis, more so than the 1998 World Cup final, because of the moment's grace and beauty, because of his control of everything around him. He
15755-535: The tournament as co-hosts. As of 2024 , this was the only time Norway qualified for the European Championship finals, as well as the last time that Croatia failed to qualify. The finals draw took place 15:00 CET on 12 December 1999, at the Brussels Expo in Belgium; and was streamed live on UEFA's official website. The composition of pots 1 to 4 was based on the teams' UEFA national team coefficient ranking at
15892-436: The tournament took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Forty-nine teams were divided into nine groups and each played the others in their group, on a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified automatically for the final tournament. The eight other runners-up played an additional set of play-off matches to determine the last four qualifiers. Belgium and the Netherlands automatically qualified for
16029-468: The tournament's first game against Sweden, but losing to Turkey and Italy. They finished third in Group B, behind Italy and Turkey. The other co-host and favourite, the Netherlands , progressed as expected from Group D, along with World Cup winners France. The Netherlands won the group, by beating France in their last group match. Also in Group D, Denmark's three losses with eight goals conceded and none scored set
16166-400: The tournament, received a total prize money of CHF14.4 million. Below is a complete list of the allocations: Extra payment based on teams performances: On 9 July 2000, UEFA refused to hand FR Yugoslavia their prize money of CHF7.8 million, because of alleged ties between the Football Association of FR Yugoslavia and Slobodan Milošević 's government. However, no connections were found and
16303-504: The trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1960 tournament , held in France, had four teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the Soviet Union , beating Yugoslavia 2–1 in a tense final in Paris . Spain withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were England,
16440-450: The winners of four play-off matches between the runners-up of the other groups. These sixteen teams were divided equally into four groups, A, B, C and D, each consisting of four teams. The groups were drawn up by the UEFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, should they qualify, and those with the best points per game coefficients over
16577-602: The yearly event to benefit the United Nations Development Programme , regularly captain their respective teams consisting of active footballers, other professional athletes and celebrities. Zidane, a UN Goodwill Ambassador since 2001, stated before the game that "everyone can do something to make the world a better place." In June and July 2009, Zidane toured across Canada with stops in Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Although billed as Zidane and "Friends",
16714-405: Was sent off in the latter match for a stamp on Fuad Anwar , becoming the first French player to receive a red card in a World Cup Finals match . Without their playmaker, France proceeded to win 1–0 in the round of sixteen game against Paraguay and, on his return to the side, defeated Italy 4–3 on penalties after a goalless draw in the quarter-finals, with Zidane netting the first spot kick in
16851-471: Was Bruce Lee in slow motion while kung-fu chaos reigned around. "He dominates the ball, he is a walking spectacle and he plays as if he had silk gloves on each foot. He makes it worthwhile going to the stadium – he's one of the best I have ever seen." The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002–03 La Liga , starring alongside Luís Figo in midfield, and was named the FIFA World Player of
16988-537: Was a member of the French under-21 squad that won a bronze medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon . He earned his first cap with France as a substitute in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2–0 deficit. After Eric Cantona was handed a year-long suspension in January 1995 for assaulting
17125-558: Was announced as the advisor to the president after Florentino Pérez was named president of Real Madrid for the second time. He, along with general director Jorge Valdano and sporting director Miguel Pardeza , were to be the key decisionmakers on the sporting side of the club. After France's dismal campaign in the 2010 World Cup , Zidane said that he did not plan to move into coaching any time soon. Qatar 's 2022 World Cup bid committee announced in September 2010 that Zidane had been appointed as an ambassador for Qatar's attempt to host
17262-460: Was announced by Franz Beckenbauer that an agreement had been reached, and the expansion to 24 teams would be officially announced the next day. The competing teams are chosen by a series of qualifying games: in 1960 and 1964 through home and away play-offs ; from 1968 through a combination of both qualifying groups and play-off games. The host country was selected from the four finalists after they were determined through qualifying. Since
17399-471: Was at his peak during the tournament, while the UEFA website states, "In Belgium and the Netherlands, Zidane dominated a major championship in a way no individual had managed since Diego Maradona in 1986. From the opening game against Denmark to the final against Italy, 'Zizou' shone brightly, casting a spell on his opponents with clever flicks, mesmerising stepovers, slaloming runs and masterful vision." As reigning world and European champions, France entered
17536-437: Was deflected by defender Igor Tudor , who scored an own goal; the match ended in a 2–2 draw. In France's final group match, Zidane opened the scoring in an eventual 3–1 win over Switzerland . However, France were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Greece in a surprise 1–0 loss. After France's elimination, Zidane announced his retirement from international football. What I am going to say may sound over
17673-506: Was expanded to eight teams in the 1980 tournament , again hosted by Italy. It involved a group stage, with the winners of the groups going on to contest the final, and the runners-up playing in the third place play-off. West Germany won their second European title by beating Belgium 2–1, with two goals scored by Horst Hrubesch at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome . Horst Hrubesch scored early in
17810-449: Was held in 1980. Before 1980, only four teams qualified for the final tournament. From 1980, eight teams competed. In 1996 the tournament expanded to 16 teams, since it was easier for European nations to qualify for the World Cup than their own continental championship; 14 of the 24 teams at the 1982 , 1986 and 1990 World Cups had been European, whereas the European Championship finals still involved only eight teams. In 2007, there
17947-736: Was much discussion about an expansion of the tournament to 24 teams, started by Scotland and the Republic of Ireland , due to the increased number of football associations in Europe after the break-ups of Czechoslovakia , Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union , and the inclusion of Israel and Kazakhstan . The new president of UEFA , Michel Platini , was reported to be in favour of expansion which proved an accurate assumption. Whilst on 17 April 2007, UEFA's executive committee formally decided against expansion in 2012, Platini indicated in June 2008 that UEFA will increase participation from 16 to 24 teams in future tournaments, starting from 2016. On 25 September, it
18084-481: Was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year for the second time. In 2001, Zidane joined Real Madrid for a world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire, (about €77.5 million by fixed exchange rate; a reported 12.8 billion pesetas ) in instalments, and signed a four-year contract. The latest addition to the Galácticos era of global stars signed by Real Madrid every year, in his first season at
18221-458: Was named Player of the Tournament. He also received the Golden Ball as Player of the Tournament at the 2006 World Cup , despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest. He retired as the fourth-most capped player in French history. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by Pelé , and in
18358-570: Was named by Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history ." Both France and Algeria consider Zidane a citizen . It was rumoured that coach Abdelhamid Kermali denied Zidane a position for the Algerian squad because he felt the young midfielder was not fast enough. Zidane dismissed the rumour in a 2005 interview, saying that he would have been ineligible to play for Algeria because he had already played for France. Zidane
18495-409: Was no third place play-off . All times are local, CEST ( UTC+2 ). There were 85 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.74 goals per match. 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal Source: UEFA Golden Boot UEFA Player of the Tournament A sum of CHF 120 million was awarded to the 16 qualified teams in the competition. France, the winners of
18632-404: Was returned on the trophy's back. The players and coaches of the winning team and the runner-up team are awarded gold and silver medals, respectively. Each association that competes in the final tournament receives a commemorative plaque. Each time the team losing semi-finalist, as well as each finalist, receive a dedicated plaque. Though there is no longer a third place play-off , UEFA decided in
18769-484: Was won by the Rest of the World for the first time, the winning penalty scored by Harrelson after a 2–2 draw. On 2 June 2013, Zidane took part in a charity match played at Old Trafford as part of the Manchester United Legends vs. Real Madrid Legends reverse fixture. The first leg took place in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium . Part of a team that included the likes of Figo, Fernando Redondo and Manolo Sanchís ,
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