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129-398: Since 2001 it has been the world's best-selling football boot. It is the official boot of football referees of professional leagues. Many superb sportsmen have worn them throughout the years. It has been used by the likes of Zinedine Zidane , Diego Maradona , Franz Beckenbauer , Jari Litmanen . It is also known to be worn by so-called "Machines" playing for AO. Variations to the boot include

258-573: 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 was at his peak during the tournament, while the UEFA website states, "In Belgium and the Netherlands, Zidane dominated

387-410: A 2–1 win and a place in the final. Blanc's red card was the only one he received in his entire career, and meant that he was suspended for the final. Bilić's reaction implied that Blanc had struck him on the head in the incident, but video replays showed that the impact had been to his chest or chin, and the incident is often cited as one of the most controversial in the competition's history. Brazil

516-500: A 3–0 win for France. France's win was their first World Cup title , as they became the seventh different nation to win the tournament. Zidane was named the man of the match , while Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament. Following the win, hundreds of thousands of French supporters celebrated in Paris throughout the night, before assembling along

645-513: 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

774-411: A Brazil substitution as Denílson replaced Leonardo. Marcel Desailly received a yellow card in the 49th minute for dissent, after the referee had penalised him for a foul on Cafu. On 51 minutes, Bebeto took a corner from the right-hand side which reached Denílson, who fell down as his attempted shot went wide of the goal while Deschamps was also challenging for the ball. Brazil's players appealed for

903-596: 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

1032-545: A change when Alain Boghossian came on in place of Karembeu. Three minutes later, Roberto Carlos took a long throw-in from the left-hand side, which Barthez failed to catch near the edge of his penalty area, allowing Bebeto to take a shot, but Desailly blocked it. On 63 minutes, Guivarc'h was one-on-one with Taffarel following what FIFA commentators described as a "mistake" by the Brazilian defence, but he fired his shot wide of

1161-446: A documentary in honor of the 20th anniversary of the final titled 12 juillet 1998, le jour parfait (12 July 1998, The Perfect Day) with Jean-Pierre Devillers as director and Valérie Amarou as writer. Among the celebrities and fans who shared their experiences in the documentary were athletes who cited the victory as a catalyst, such as footballer Laura Georges , épeé fencer Laura Flessel-Colovic , and judoka Teddy Riner . It

1290-519: A group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage . En route to the final, Brazil finished first in Group A , with two wins and one defeat, after which they beat Chile in the round of 16 , Denmark in the quarter-finals and the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. France finished top of Group C with three wins, before defeating Paraguay in the round of 16, Italy in

1419-478: A laceless leather upper and an anatomical design. 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

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1548-459: A last-minute strike by Thierry Henry . Their second game was against Saudi Arabia at the Stade de France on 18 June. Henry gave France the lead in the first half, scoring from a cross by Bixente Lizarazu , before France scored three goals in the final fifteen minutes through David Trezeguet , Henry again and Lizarazu to complete a 4–0 win. Both sides had a player sent off – Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi in

1677-457: 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 the 2002 World Cup in Japan/Korea as favourites but

1806-438: 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

1935-417: A pass from Zidane on the edge of the penalty area and was one-on-one with Taffarel, but his shot under pressure from Júnior Baiano was stopped by the goalkeeper. On 5 minutes, Rivaldo hit a long cross to the far corner of the penalty area towards Leonardo , who could not reach it; the ball went out for a goal kick . France won a free kick a minute later when Cafu fouled Lizarazu, which Zidane curled into

2064-649: A penalty shortly before half-time for a Vincent Candela foul on Jørgensen which was scored by Michael Laudrup . In the second half, Emmanuel Petit scored with a low shot into the corner of the Danish goal to seal a 2–1 victory and first place in the group. France's round-of-16 opponents were Paraguay , at the Stade Félix-Bollaert in Lens on 28 June. In a match labelled a "real stinker" by Williams, with France described as "extraordinarily inept", there were no goals during

2193-454: A penalty, but Belqola did not award it. A minute later, Dunga had a shot from outside the penalty area which went wide of Barthez's goal. Karembeu was shown a yellow card on 55 minutes for a foul from behind on Cafu. Rivaldo took the resulting free-kick short towards Roberto Carlos, who ran to the left edge of the penalty area before crossing it in, where it reached Ronaldo. He shot from close range but Barthez saved. On 57 minutes, France made

2322-518: A player in 1958 and 1962 , as manager in 1970 and assistant manager in 1994. France did not qualify for the 1994 tournament because they were eliminated in their qualifying group , finishing behind Sweden and Bulgaria . However, they had followed this up with a run to the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 1996 , in which they were beaten in a penalty shoot-out by the Czech Republic . France's midfielder Zinedine Zidane had been tied for third place in

2451-442: 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

2580-408: 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

2709-482: 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

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2838-476: 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 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

2967-503: 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

3096-571: 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,

3225-459: 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

3354-431: Is great, fuck, this is the bollocks! Thierry Roland on TF1 's broadcast of the final after full time (translation by The Guardian ) France's win was their first World Cup title, becoming the seventh out of – as of 2022 – eight different countries to win the tournament. They also became the sixth team to win the competition as hosts and the first since Argentina in 1978 . French president Jacques Chirac ,

3483-489: 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

3612-554: 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." —President of France, Jacques Chirac , pays tribute to Zidane in Paris after the 2006 World Cup. 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

3741-604: 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

3870-479: 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

3999-464: The 1996 and 1998 African Cup of Nations , including the final of the latter tournament, between South Africa and Egypt . At the 1998 World Cup he had refereed the Argentina vs Croatia and Germany vs United States group games. The assistant referees were Mark Warren of England and Achmat Salie of South Africa, while Saudi Arabia's Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid was the fourth official . In what

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4128-501: 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

4257-514: 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,

4386-757: The 2014 semi-final at the Mineirão in Belo Horizonte , subsequently dubbed the Mineiraço . Ronaldo's fitness for the match and his initial omission and later reinstatement on Brazil's teamsheet became a subject of ongoing journalistic interest following the match, with analysis continuing more than 20 years later. A number of conspiracy theories regarding the incident emerged, including an allegation by striker Edmundo (who had been set to play in Ronaldo's place) that Brazil's team sponsor Nike had pressured Zagallo to reinstate

4515-419: 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

4644-489: The Champs-Élysées the following day for an open-top bus tour by the French players. France followed up their victory by winning their next major tournament at UEFA Euro 2000 . Ronaldo's fitness for the match and his initial omission and later reinstatement on Brazil's teamsheet became a subject of ongoing journalistic interest following the match, with analysis continuing more than 20 years later. The 1998 FIFA World Cup

4773-498: 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 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

4902-432: The substitutes' bench . Blanc was suspended following his semi-final red card and his place in the French team was taken by Frank Leboeuf . Otherwise, France named an unchanged team. France kicked off the match at 9 p.m. local time, in front of an attendance of 75,000 and an estimated global television audience of 1.7 billion. The weather at Charles de Gaulle Airport , 17 kilometres (11 mi) from

5031-457: The "Copa Mundial" on the side in gold rather than silver letters and tweaks to the tongue and heel collar echoing the 1982 original, modelled in the 1984 European Championships by Belgium's Mark 'Boom Boom' Ridler. On 30 September 2013 adidas released their first colour variation on the Copa Mundial with a white version. An inversion on the palette used since 1982, the white Copa Mundial retained

5160-564: 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

5289-474: 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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5418-430: 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

5547-542: The 18th minute for Saudi Arabia and Zidane for France on 70 minutes for a stamp on Fuad Anwar . Zidane was suspended for the next two games. With progression to the knockout stage assured, Jacquet made eight changes to his team for the final game against Denmark at the Stade Gerland in Lyon on 24 June. France took the lead on 13 minutes when Youri Djorkaeff converted a penalty after Jes Høgh fouled Trezeguet. Denmark then won

5676-423: The 1997 FIFA World Player of the Year contest and was labelled by former Brazilian forward Pelé as "one of the players to watch" at the 1998 World Cup. Before the tournament, Aimé Jacquet , the manager of France, told reporters that his team were "here to win the World Cup, nothing less". The two teams had met twice previously in the World Cup – in the semi-final of the 1958 tournament, which Brazil won 5–2, and

5805-528: The 1998 FIFA World Cup because there were no previously existing venues large enough to accommodate the final. Brazil had won the previous World Cup in the United States in 1994, defeating Italy in a penalty shoot-out in the final after the match had finished 0–0 after extra time, the first ever goalless final. They began the 1998 tournament as favourites with Mário Zagallo , their manager , having been involved with all four previous Brazilian wins – as

5934-456: The 90 minutes of normal time and the first period of extra time. With six minutes remaining, France broke the deadlock, Laurent Blanc scoring the FIFA World Cup's first ever golden goal to seal a 1–0 win and a place in the quarter-finals. There, they met Italy, the losing finalists from 1994, at Stade de France on 3 July. There were no goals during normal time and no golden goal, so the game

6063-567: 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

6192-553: 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

6321-552: The Champs-Elysées was also packed with fans as the French players made an open-top bus tour down the avenue. The celebrations continued through to Tuesday, France's national Bastille Day holiday, with Chirac inviting the team to a garden party at the Élysée Palace following the Bastille Day military parade and praising the nation's solidarity during a speech there. The day after the final, L'Équipe led its front page with

6450-505: The Copa Mundial boot include the "Samba Pack" — a multicolor set released for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil . Colors included were green, blue, red, and orange, the "Copa 17.1" — a modern version with modifications made to the tongue, upper, and outsole launched in 2017, the "Copa Gloro 17.2" i n a more traditional style, also released in 2017. In 2018, Adidas released the "Copa 19+", debuted by Juventus FC player Paulo Dybala . The boot featured

6579-418: 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

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6708-541: 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 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

6837-611: The International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch , the newly-elected FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his outgoing predecessor João Havelange , UEFA president Lennart Johansson , and co-president of local organizing committee Michel Platini were among those present at the stands during the awards ceremony. President Chirac handed the trophy to French captain Deschamps. Millions of French supporters celebrated their team's victory in Paris throughout

6966-513: 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. 1998 FIFA World Cup Final The 1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup , the 16th edition of the quadrennial football competition organised by FIFA for

7095-590: The Netherlands and Belgium. This made them just the second country to be world and European champions simultaneously after West Germany won Euro 1972 and then the 1974 World Cup as hosts. Only Spain has since duplicated the feat after winning Euro 2008 , the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012 . Brazil took the Copa América title in 1999 and then won the next World Cup in Japan and South Korea in 2002 for their record fifth World Cup win as Ronaldo scored both goals in

7224-581: 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

7353-407: The adidas World Cup, which has screw-in studs for soft ground, as well as indoor and artificial turf versions. In 2007, adidas released an anniversary package for the Copa Mundial, including a box with anniversary artwork, a pair of wooden shoe trees , leather polish, a keychain, a postcard with Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft from 1982 and a cloth. The boot was also slightly varied with

7482-464: 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

7611-412: The ball into his own goal but was able to catch it before it crossed the line. Brazil won a corner on 23 minutes, which was taken by Leonardo into the penalty area. Sampaio directed a powerful header towards the goal, but it was aimed straight at Barthez who saved it. Zidane gave France the lead just before the half-hour mark, outjumping Leonardo to connect with a header from an in-swinging corner from

7740-522: The ball or how it comes to him, he can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing" —Juventus teammate Edgar Davids on Zidane's ability. 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

7869-463: The banner headline Pour L'Éternité (For Eternity), with that 13 July edition becoming and remaining the most-sold edition in the newspaper's history with over 1.6 million copies sold. On 24 July, each player was made a Chevalier (Knight) in France's Legion of Honour . An effet Mondial (World Cup effect) of France's victory on the country was cited, most notably economically. A political cartoon by Plantu published in L'Express after

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7998-492: 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

8127-527: 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

8256-440: The black, white and Arabic French team sings La Marseillaise and as the French people acclaim Thuram, Zidane and Karambeu, a collaborator consoles Le Pen by saying, "Don't cry, Jean-Marie! It could be that the final of the next World Cup may be Nigeria vs. Cameroon," at which Le Pen falls out of his chair backwards.) The French players had made " I Will Survive " by Gloria Gaynor their unofficial anthem, particularly focusing on

8385-511: 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

8514-533: 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

8643-519: 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 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

8772-543: 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,

8901-516: 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

9030-540: The commentary box. At 8:18 p.m., however, Brazil submitted a modified teamsheet with Ronaldo's name reinstated. It was revealed several years later that Ronaldo had suffered a convulsive fit on the afternoon of the final, had lost consciousness and spent three hours in hospital, but decided shortly before the match began that he still wished to play. With the exception of Cafu, who had been suspended for Brazil's semi-final match and returned in place of Zé Carlos , Brazil therefore named an unchanged side with Edmundo on

9159-875: The counterattack when Dugarry cleared Denílson's corner kick and found Vieira open on the left. Vieira then put his Arsenal teammate Petit through on goal with a first-touch through ball, and Petit finished low to Taffarel's left. Petit's goal was the 1000th in France national team history and was the final kick of the game, sealing a 3–0 victory. Man of the Match: Zinedine Zidane (France) Assistant referees: Mark Warren ( England ) Achmat Salie ( South Africa ) Fourth official: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid ( Saudi Arabia ) Match rules Après avoir vu ça, on peut mourir tranquille. Enfin, le plus tard possible, mais on peut. Ah c'est superbe. Quel pied, ah quel pied! Oh putain! After seeing this, one can die in peace. Though, hopefully, not too soon…This

9288-547: The final against Germany in Yokohama. France were eliminated in the group stage at the 2002 tournament, becoming the first World Cup holders to be eliminated without reaching the knockout stage since Brazil in 1966 . The two countries' next World Cup meeting was in a quarterfinal in Stuttgart of the subsequent tournament in 2006 , where a goal from Henry off a Zidane free kick was the match's only goal. France went on to return to

9417-549: The final illustrated the issues that a multicultural French team winning the World Cup had posed to the French far-right , reading: Pendant que l'équipe de France black-blanc-beur chante la Marseillaise et que le peuple français acclame Thuram, Zidane et Karembeu, un collaborateur console (Jean-Marie) Le Pen en disant: "Ne pleure pas, Jean-Marie! Si ça se trouve, la finale du prochain Mondial, ce sera peut-être Nigeria-Cameroun," sur quoi Le Pen, tombe de sa chaise à la renverse. (As

9546-487: 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

9675-496: The final. France were drawn in Group C at the finals, alongside Denmark, Saudi Arabia and South Africa . They began their campaign on 12 June against World Cup debutants South Africa at the Stade Vélodrome. In a match which Richard Williams of The Guardian said they "dominated throughout", France won 3–0 with a goal in the first half from Christophe Dugarry , a 77th minute own goal by South Africa's Pierre Issa and

9804-544: The goal. Three minutes later Guivarc'h was taken off, as Jacquet brought on Dugarry in his place. On 68 minutes, Desailly made a sliding tackle on Cafu which was given as a foul by the referee. Belqola showed him a second yellow card, which reduced France to 10 men for the last 20 minutes. Desailly was just the third player to be sent off in a World Cup final after Argentina's Pedro Monzón and Gustavo Dezotti , both in 1990 in Rome against West Germany. After 74 minutes, Edmundo

9933-414: 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

10062-427: 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 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

10191-411: 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

10320-404: The instrumental sub-theme to sing "la la la la la" inspired by a remix of the song by Hermes House Band . Following France's victory, the song enjoyed immense popular enthusiasm amongst younger generations in the country 20 years after its original release in 1978. Gaynor also later released a version with the "la la la la la" chant included, called "I Will Survive '98". In 2018, France 2 aired

10449-450: The lead again in the second half when a volley by Cafu was saved by Leighton but rebounded off Scotland's Tom Boyd for an own goal . Scotland appealed for a second penalty in the final minute, claiming that Dunga had handled the ball, but it was not given and Brazil won 2–1. Their second game was against Morocco, on 16 June at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes . Ronaldo gave Brazil

10578-423: The lead on 11 minutes when a Dunga free kick was met by Sampaio, who was unmarked and headed the ball past goalkeeper Nelson Tapia . Sampaio doubled Brazil's lead on 27 minutes when he shot into the corner of the net following a long-range Roberto Carlos free kick. Ronaldo added a third from a penalty in first-half injury time , after he had been fouled by Tapia. Marcelo Salas pulled a goal back for Chile in

10707-438: The lead shortly before the half-hour mark, when Zinedine Zidane outjumped Leonardo to connect with a header from an in-swinging corner from the right taken by Emmanuel Petit . Zidane scored again, with another header from a corner, shortly before half-time to give France a 2–0 lead. Petit then added a third goal in second-half injury time , striking the ball low into the net following a pass by Patrick Vieira , to complete

10836-432: The lead with his first World Cup goal nine minutes into the game, with Rivaldo and Bebeto also scoring to give Brazil a 3–0 win. Brazil were already confirmed as winners of the group before their third game, against Norway, but Zagallo nonetheless picked most of his first-choice team, leaving out only Aldair , who had received a yellow card against Scotland and risked suspension should he receive another, and Sampaio, who

10965-526: 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 the first team to hold both the World Cup and the European Championship since West Germany in 1974. Zidane finished with two goals,

11094-456: The men's national teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris , France, on 12 July 1998, and was contested by Brazil and France . The tournament featured France as the hosts, Brazil as the winners of the previous World Cup and 30 other teams who emerged from the qualification tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations . The 32 teams competed in

11223-592: The modern game. The match ball used at the tournament was the Adidas Tricolore , which was specifically made for the World Cup. The tricolour flag and Gallic rooster , traditional symbols of France were used as inspiration for the design. More than 20 drafts had been proposed by the Adidas design team before the definitive version was approved. Brazil were in Group A at the World Cup, in which they were joined by Morocco , Norway and Scotland . Their first game

11352-421: The night, with an estimated 1.5 million on the Champs-Élysées alone as players' names and faces along with celebratory messages were projected onto the Arc de Triomphe . It was reported that such scenes had not been seen there since Paris' liberation from Nazi German occupation in late August 1944 during World War II , including Charles de Gaulle 's parade down the same avenue on 26 August. The next day,

11481-443: The penalty area. It reached Djorkaeff, who was unmarked; he attempted to score with a header, but it went high and wide of the goal. On 17 minutes, Djorkaeff hit a long-range shot from the right-hand side, but it went wide of the Brazilian goal. Five minutes later, Ronaldo received the ball near the touch-line and started running towards goal; from the left-hand edge of the penalty area he passed it to his right. Barthez almost tipped

11610-452: 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" —Jean Varraud, former player who discovered Zidane. 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

11739-412: The player. Zagallo also said that the decision was his and the player's, saying "if there had been interference, I would have resigned". A government inquiry into Nike's involvement with Brazil was launched by politician Aldo Rebelo and interviewed numerous players, officials and team doctors, but it cleared Nike of any wrongdoing. Another theory, promulgated in Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo ,

11868-464: 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

11997-403: The quarter-final in 1986 when France won in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished 1–1 after extra time. Their most recent meeting had been in the opening match of the 1997 Tournoi de France , which finished 1–1. Roberto Carlos had scored Brazil's goal in that game with a famous Banana Shot free kick , curling from a 33.13-metre distance and often considered to be one of the best in

12126-410: The quarter-final, and Croatia in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 75,000 supporters, with an estimated 1.3 billion watching on television, and was refereed by Said Belqola from Morocco. Before the match, speculation surrounded the fitness of striker Ronaldo , who was initially left out of Brazil's starting line-up, only to be restored to the team before kick-off . France took

12255-462: The right taken by Petit. Four minutes later, Ronaldo received the ball following a long pass from Dunga, but Barthez punched his shot clear. Ronaldo and Barthez collided with each other during the incident; both needed assistance from medics but were able to continue the game. Baiano received the first yellow card of the match on 33 minutes for a foul on Djorkaeff. French captain Didier Deschamps

12384-471: 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 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

12513-521: The same soft kangaroo leather upper, reinforced heel panel and twelve-stud outsole design. The only difference is in the reversal of colors, now with a white upper and black stripes. In addition to the White Copa Mundial, adidas also released a 'Samba Pack' of five colors matching the colors of the four major adidas silos, with the F50 represented twice because of its two Samba colorways. Other variations of

12642-561: 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

12771-541: The scores five minutes into the second half, but Rivaldo scored again 30 minutes before the end to seal a 3–2 win for Brazil. Brazil's semi-final was against the Netherlands at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille . Ronaldo gave Brazil the lead shortly after half-time, but Patrick Kluivert equalised for the Netherlands three minutes before the end. The game went to extra time , with the golden goal rule in effect. There

12900-413: 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 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

13029-477: The second half, but Ronaldo then scored again to seal a 4–1 Brazilian win. In the quarter-finals they played Denmark at the Stade de la Beaujoire on 3 July. Denmark scored the first goal two minutes into the game through Martin Jørgensen , with Bebeto equalising eight minutes later. Brazil then took the lead with a goal by Rivaldo on 27 minutes, completing a move involving Dunga and Ronaldo. Brian Laudrup levelled

13158-454: 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

13287-503: The semi-finals with a 4–3 shoot-out win. They returned to the Stade de France on 8 July for a semi-final against Croatia . After a goalless first half, there were two goals in quick succession shortly after half-time as Davor Šuker gave Croatia the lead before Lilian Thuram equalised for France. Thuram then gave France the lead on 70 minutes with his second and last goal for France. Despite Blanc being sent off five minutes later for violent conduct towards Slaven Bilić , France held on for

13416-404: The six FIFA confederations and involving 168 teams. In the finals, the teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team playing each other once in a round-robin format. The two top teams from each group advanced to a knock-out stage . The game was played at the Stade de France , in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis , an 80,000-capacity stadium which was purpose-built for

13545-419: The stadium, was recorded as fair at the time of kick-off , with a temperature of 23 °C (73 °F) and 50% humidity. France had a chance to score in the opening minute, when the ball was passed upfield towards Stéphane Guivarc'h , who attempted a bicycle kick which went over the cross bar and landed on the top of the Brazilian net. Guivarc'h had another opportunity three minutes later, when he received

13674-434: 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

13803-517: The top, but it's the truth. God exists and he has returned to the France team. Thierry Henry , on Zidane's return. 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

13932-432: 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

14061-468: 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." — Alfredo Di Stéfano on Zidane after he was named World Player of the Year in 2003. The next season, Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002–03 La Liga , starring alongside Luís Figo in midfield, and

14190-488: Was already suspended. Brazil took the lead through Bebeto on 77 minutes. Norway responded with two goals in the last ten minutes – Tore André Flo scoring the equaliser and then winning a penalty when he was fouled by Gonçalves . Kjetil Rekdal scored from the penalty spot to give Norway a 2–1 win. Brazil's opponents in the round of 16 were Chile ; the match was played on 27 June at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Brazil took

14319-610: 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

14448-415: Was brought on by Zagallo, replacing César Sampaio. A minute later, France made a defensive substitution, bringing on Patrick Vieira in place of Djorkaeff. On 82 minutes, Dugarry was through on goal with only Taffarel to beat, but his shot went wide of the goal. Brazil had a chance to score in second-half injury time when Denílson's shot hit the crossbar. Two minutes later, France created a final chance on

14577-439: Was considered the favourites by bookmakers before the match, with odds of 4–6 for them to win the tournament, compared with 6–5 for France. Said Belqola of Morocco was selected to referee the final. An amateur referee who worked as a customs officer professionally, he had begun officiating in 1983 before being selected to referee international matches in 1993. Prior to the 1998 World Cup he had refereed two matches each at

14706-409: Was decided by a penalty shoot-out. With France taking the first penalty, both sides scored their openers, before goalkeepers Gianluca Pagliuca and Fabien Barthez saved a penalty each, from Lizarazu and Demetrio Albertini respectively. The next five were all scored to leave France 4–3 ahead with one Italian penalty remaining. Luigi Di Biagio struck the crossbar with his kick and France advanced to

14835-437: 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

14964-587: Was immediate, winning the 1996–97 Serie A title and 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

15093-590: Was invited by Cannes Director Jean-Claude Elineau to leave 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

15222-521: Was later described by writers for BBC Sport as the "great World Cup final mystery", Ronaldo was omitted from the official teamsheet which Zagallo presented to FIFA at 7:48 p.m. local time (5:48 p.m. UTC ), 72 minutes before kick off, with Edmundo named in his place. Reporters for the BBC and other media received the news shortly after 8 p.m. and had not expected this development, with John Motson describing scenes of "absolute mayhem and chaos" in

15351-415: Was missed by the Brazilian defenders and reached Guivarc'h, one-on-one with Taffarel. The goalkeeper blocked his shot behind for a corner, however. France won another corner a minute later, which was taken on the left by Djorkaeff into the penalty area, where Zidane once again headed the ball into the goal, through the legs of Roberto Carlos, to give France a 2–0 half-time lead. The second half began with

15480-481: 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

15609-458: 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

15738-467: Was named the FIFA World Player of 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

15867-422: Was no further scoring, however, and the game was settled by a penalty shoot-out. The two sides took their kicks alternately with Brazil kicking first and the first five penalties were all scored, giving Brazil a 3–2 lead. Brazilian goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel then saved penalties from Phillip Cocu and Ronald de Boer with Dunga scoring again for Brazil, which meant Brazil won the shoot-out 4–2 and progressed to

15996-569: Was only the second time Brazil had lost a World Cup final, with the first being their 2–1 upset loss to Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro in the final match of 1950 known as the Maracanaço (similarly, this marked Brazil's first World Cup final loss in a knockout format). The 3–0 scoreline was also Brazil's largest loss in the World Cup until their 7–1 defeat to Germany as hosts in

16125-597: 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 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

16254-522: Was that Ronaldo had a nervous breakdown during the tournament, and some players also said that team doctor Lidio Toledo had cried about Ronaldo's condition when he encountered him in the dressing room. Toledo did not sign him off as unfit however, later saying "imagine if I stopped him playing and Brazil lost, at that moment I'd have to go and live on the North Pole." France followed up their victory by qualifying for and winning UEFA Euro 2000 held in

16383-498: Was the 16th edition of the World Cup , FIFA 's football competition for men's national teams, held in France between 10 June and 12 July 1998. The finals featured 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in the 1994 World Cup . Both France and Brazil qualified automatically for the tournament – France as hosts and Brazil because they had won the tournament in 1994. The remaining 30 spots were decided through qualifying rounds held between March 1996 and November 1997, organised by

16512-524: Was the tournament opener at the Stade de France, on 10 June against Scotland. Brazil took the lead after four minutes when César Sampaio received the ball in the penalty area from a corner taken by Bebeto , and headed the ball past Jim Leighton in the Scotland goal. Scotland equalised through a penalty scored by John Collins , after Kevin Gallacher had been fouled in the penalty area. Brazil took

16641-503: Was then shown a yellow card four minutes later for a diving challenge on Rivaldo. On 41 minutes, Petit had a chance to score from 12 yards (11 m) when a pass forward by Christian Karembeu rebounded to him in space after hitting the back of Baiano's feet. Baiano recovered, however, to deflect the Frenchman's shot wide of the goalpost. Shortly before first-half injury time, Thuram sent the ball upfield from deep within his own half, which

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