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Zanetti: That free-kick against England? I wasn’t originally supposed to shoot!

By Gregg Davies last updated

Javier Zanetti Javier Zanetti has told FourFourTwo that he was not originally supposed to shoot from the famous free-kick routine that fooled England at the 1998 World Cup.

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Bonjour! How France '98 provided more drama, excitement and scandal than ever before

By Nick Moore last updated

World Cup 1998 Against a backdrop of racial tension, France returned from World Cup obscurity to host the first 32-team tournament

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Davor Suker

Davor Suker on France '98: "It was the realisation of a dream for me"

By Neil Billingham last updated

World Cup 1998 With the world expecting Ronaldo or Batistuta to pick up the Golden Boot, it was something of a surprise to see it won by a player from a country that only gained independence seven years previously

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Ranked! The 10 best players of France 98

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World Cup 1998 After watching the France 98 World Cup Final on Saturday afternoon, we dug into the archive to uncover Jonathan Wilson's look back at the legends who lit up the tournament

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Craig Burley

Craig Burley on France '98: "You may as well play Brazil, score a goal, dye your hair and get sent off"

By Nick Moore last updated

World Cup 1998 It all ended in tears for the Scots – as it usually does – but before that there was Brazil, a Burley goal... and lots of blond

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Quiz! Can you name the France and Brazil line-ups from the 1998 World Cup final?

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Football quiz It was 22 long years ago - but how many of the players from the 1998 Coup de Monde final do you recall?

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