After July 12, 1998, the first coronation of the French team at the World Cup, after a 3-0 victory against Brazil with a double of the head of Zinédine Zidane, it is impossible not to mention on July 2, 2000! The Blues of “Zizou” obviously won the Euro 2000 organized in Belgium and the Netherlands thanks to a Gold goal victory, scored by David Trezeguet in the 113rd minute, against Italy. What put Thierry Henry in a second state.
During a stifling meeting in Rotterdam (in the stadium nicknamed Kuip, the basin), the Italians thought they were holding their continental coronation after a goal from Marc Delvecchio in the 55th minute. The Blues of Roger Lemerre played everything for the whole and the three entry into play made the difference! On a clearance of Fabien Barthez deviated from the head by David Trezeguet (who had replaced Youri Djorkaeff), Sylvain Wiltord (entered in place of Christophe Dugarry) equalized by putting the ball out of reach of Francesco Toldo in the 94th minute of the meeting!
Thierry Henry, the crack from the French team to Euro 2000, then celebrated the goal synonymous with extension by making a sign on the bench of the Azzurri, as shown by little -known images broadcast by TF1 after the meeting, during the passage of “Titi”.
Thierry Henry upset
“I knew it was far from being finished, it annoyed me a little, the Italians were not chambling on the bench, but they already thought of victory, they were tapped in their hands on the bench, they were dancing, so when we marked, I was so annoyed, I asked them to sit”explained the Arsenal striker to Pascal Praud, before being joined by his illustrious teammates Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly and Lilian Thuram on the set of the chain.
It was then Robert Pirès, launched in place of Bixente Lizarazu in the 85th minute to evolve on the left, which overflowed Fabio Cannavaro before focusing for the legendary left of the left of “Trezegol” in the 103rd minute. What destroy the Italian players close to jubilant twenty minutes ago. At the time, a goal listed in overtime, called gold goal, instantly completed the meeting.
