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May 4, 2006 · Zidane holds the World Cup high up in front of the home crowd. The 1998 World Cup was lit up by the best team France has ever produced. The final was woefully anti-climactic as a...
The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. [4] Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won.
Jul 9, 2006 · 1832 BST: France's 1998 win on penalties came en route to their only World Cup title to date and tonight they could cap a hat-trick of a different kind. Victory would cap a weekend of...
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 .
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May 12, 2018 · France began the group stage with a 3-0, pressure-relieving victory against South Africa in Marseille and swept into the knockout rounds on the back of three wins, with nine goals scored. However...
Dec 18, 2022 · The FIFA World Cup got a new winner next in 1998 as modern football giants France, under the captaincy of Didier Deschamps, beat Brazil in the final to win their first title on home soil.
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The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the second-heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil, [32] later to be topped by Brazil's 7–1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA ...
