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| THE 1998 WORLD CUP FINAL |
| France get the game started |
| Guivarc'h almost gets on to a long ball and nearly beats Junior Baiano in the box, but the ball goes out for a goal-kick |
| Cafu carries the ball from midfield, and Djorkaeff is fouled, France have a free-kick near the half-way line |
| Karembeau is tackled by Roberto Carlos |
| Brazil win a throw-in inside the French half, but France gain possession |
| 3 minutes played |
| Rivaldo plays a long ball forward into the box but Barthez claims it comfortably |
| Djorkaeff plays a great ball through to Zidane, he's on the edge of the box, he plasys Guivarc'h through, into the box, but his first touch is poor and a real chance is wasted |
| Brazil win a free-kick in midfield, a long ball is played forward for Leonardo but it goes for a French goal-kick |
| 6 minutes played |
| Cafu fouls Lizarazu as he tries to break down the left flank |
| The free-kick is curled in to the box, and Djorkaeff heads wide |
| Rivaldo is fouled by Leboeuf in midfield |
| Roberto Carlos moves down the left, he plays it square and it's switched to Cafu, but Zidane gains possession and France move forward into midfield |
| Leonardo is tackled by Deschamps, Djorkaeff breaks down the left flank but puts a poor cross over which is easily cleared |
| 11 minutes played |
| Brazil come forward looking for an opening but Roberto Carlos gives the ball away deep inside the French half |
| Karembeu looses possession inside the Brazilian half |
| Cafu breaks down the right, he crosses long and deep Rivaldo is dispossessed by Djorkaeff and France clear |
| 14 minutes played |
| Thuram plays a square ball to Zidane, to Karembeu to Djorkaeff, back to Karembeau, Lizarazu tries to get down the left, but Dunga is there to clear |
| Ronaldo is fouled in midfield |
| Cafu tries to break down the right but is peanlised for a foot-up on Lizarazu |
| Thuram moves forward down the right, crosses into the box, but it's knocked away by Aldair |
| Djorkaeff tries a speculative shot from distance, but it's a poor effort and it goes wide for a goal-kick |
| 18 minutes played |
| Brazil have a goal-kick |
| Cafu tries to get down the right but is tackled by Petit |
| Bebeto picks up the bal and carries it forward, Rivaldo plays Roberto Carlos wide on the left, he tries a cross and mis-hits, and it almost goes in ! |
| 21 minutes played |
| Ronaldo has his first run, he beats Thuram, crosses, and again it almost goes in !! Barthez saves under pressure |
| Brazil win a throw-in on the right deep inside the French half |
| Cafu wins a corner on the right |
| Rivaldo gets a great header in and Barthez saves on the line |
| 24 minutes played |
| France have a goal-kick |
| Brazil gain possession in midfield |
| Thuram intercepts and breaks down the right, Roberto Carlos gives away a corner |
| It's there !!! Zidane heads home as the cross comes over |
| GOAL !! Zidane !! France 1-0 Brazil (27') |
| A Quick Time Movie of the Goal will be available here as soon as possible after the game |
| 30 minutes played |
| &Brazil move forward, Ronaldo breaks to get onto the end of a long ball and Barthez clashes with him, and he's injured |
| France have a throw-in just inside their own half |
| It's played all the way back to Barthez |
| Djorkaeff is fouled by Junior Baiano near the half-way line, aand Junior Baiano receives a Yellow Card |
| 34 minutes played, Brazil have a goal-kick |
| Djorkaeff runs right through the centre, and he shoots from the edge of the box, a good run but the final shot was straight to Taffarel |
| Bebeto is fouled by Desailly in midfield |
| Rivaldo is fouled by Deschamps, and Deschamps receives a Yellow Card |
| Deschamps is down injured |
| 39 minutes played |
| Leonardo gets a cross into the box, Bebeto heads on, but straight to Barthez |
| Brazil have a throw-in inside their own half |
| Karembeau tries a shot from distance, it deflects off Junior Baiano straight to Petit, clear in the box, he shoots and it's wide !! It took a slight deflection off Junior Baiano but a goal-kick is given |
| Ronaldo tries to get down the left, but he's tackled by Leboeuf |
| 43 minutes played |
| Petit does well on the left, plays it forward for Guivarc'h, switched wide to Karembeau, but he's forced to play it back into midfield |
| France are forced to play it all the way back to Barthez |
| 45 minutes played |
| A defensive mistake by Junior Baiano left Guivarc'h free in the box, he hits it straight to Taffarel, and wins a corner |
| The corner goes all the way over across the box to Guivarc'h and France winanother corner on the left |
| Again Zidane heads home !!! |
| GOAL !!! Zidane !!! France 2-0 Brazil |
| A Quick Time Movie of the Goal will appear here as soon as possible after the Game |
| Roberto Carlos has a free-kick 40-yards out, it's deflected wide for a corner to Brazil on the left |
| Barthez is fouled as the ball comes over |
| HALF - TIME France 2-0 Brazil |
| Despite obviously carrying an injury Ronaldo has started the second-half, but Denilson has replaced Leonardo |
| Brazil get the second-half started |
| Brazil are passing the ball around midfield looking for an opening |
| Brazil get a free-kick for a foul on Cafu by Desailly, and Desailly receives a Yellow Card for dissent |
| The free-kick is played into the box and headed behind by Thuram for a corner on the left |
| It's a poor corner and France clear |
| 48 minutes played |
| Cesar Sampaio brings the ball forward, Ronaldo looses the ball and Lizarazu is fouled |
| Denilson breaks through the middle cutting inside from the left, but he can't thread the final ball through, Desailly clears behind for a corner to Brazil on the right, and desailly is injured |
| The corner comes over, denilson looks for a penalty under a challenge from Deschamps but a goal-kick is given |
| Dunga tries a volley from distance but he's hit it well wide, and Desailly returns to the field of play |
| 53 minutes played |
| Cafu gets down the right, crosses well, but Thuram heads clear |
| Zidane brings the ball forward but he's tackled by Roberto Carlos and France have a throw-in by the half-way line |
| Karembeau fouls Denilson 25-yards out and central, and he receives a Yellow Card |
| It's switched left, then crossed by Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo finds space in the box, shoots and Barthez saves well |
| Boghossian replaces Karembeau for France (57') |
| France have a goal-kick, a long ball is played forward and France are caught offside |
| Roberto Carlos and Denilson combine well down the left, but Brazil are caught offside |
| Boghossian gives away the ball in midfield, then quickly fouls Denilson. A free-kick to Brazil 40-yards out |
| Roberto Carlos' kick is deflected off the wall and cleared by Thuram |
| A long throw-in is put into the box, Barthez comes for it and misses, Bebeto shoots and it's cleared almost off the line by Desailly |
| Brazil get a corner but it's finally cleared upfield, and Guivarc'h is caught offside |
| 61 minutes played |
| Brazil come forward with Rivaldo and Ronaldo both in the box, but neither of them can get a shot in and France clear |
| Dunga makes a terrible defensive mistake, Guivarc'h is set free into the box, and again his finish is poor |
| The ball is knocked into the French box, and Barthez clears off the boot of Ronaldo |
| 65 minutes played |
| Deschamps tries a shot from distance, it's blocked, falls to Boghossian but his shot is hopelessly wide |
| Dugarry replaces Guivarc'h for France (65') |
| Denilson does well and wins a corner on the left |
| It's played short and France clear, Desailly commits a foul in midfield and he's been sent off for a reckless challenge Red Card (68') |
| France are down to 10-men |
| Cafu gets a cross over, it falls to Denilson but his final shot is poor |
| 72 minutes played |
| Petit robs Ronaldo in midfield, Djorkaeff tries to break, but Brazil clear up at the back |
| Denilson plays a ball forward and hits it straight out of play for a goal-kick |
| Edmundo replaces Cesar Sampaio (74') |
| Vieria replaces Djorkaeff for France (75') |
| Ronaldo is caught offside |
| 76 minutes played |
| Vieria breaks through midfield, crosses to Dugarry who plays it back into midfield |
| Zidane is injured and Rivaldo kicks the ball out of play so he can receive treatment, much to the annoyance of Edmundo |
| Dunga plays it forward for Roberto Carlos, but he's caught offside |
| 79 minutes played |
| France are passing the ball about in midfield |
| Roberto Carlos gets across into the box, but Petit heads it clear |
| 81 minutes played |
| Zidane plays Dugarry clean throught the middle, he shoots from the edge of the box, but drags it wide with the goal at his mercy |
| 84 minutes played |
| Dunga plays it wide to Cafu, he gets to the by-line and wins a throw-in |
| A cross comes over from Cafu, but it's straight to Barthez |
| 85 minutes played, and Brazil win a corner on the left |
| Dunga gets a cross over and it's headed clear |
| Edmundo fouls Deschamps in midfield |
| 87 minutes played |
| Denilson tries to break down the left but he can't get past Thuram |
| 88 minutes played |
| Brazil are caught offside |
| 3 minutes of stoppage time to play |
| Bebeto plays it inside for edmundo, he plays a 1-2 with Roberto Carlos, he passes to Denilson, he shoots and it hits the bar and goes over |
| 91 minutes played |
| Bebeto tries a shot from distance, and it's deflected for a corner |
| The corner is played deep, Franc eclear and petit gets into the box and scores !!
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| GOAL !!! Petit !!! France 3-0 Brazil (93') |
| A Quick Time Movie of the Goal will be available here as soon as possible after the game |
| FULL - TIME France 3-0 Brazil |
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