It has been 27 years today that the French team won its first star. On July 12, 1998, Aimé Jacquet's Blues beat Brazil (3-0) at the Stade de France, bringing out the whole country in the streets of France.
Holder in the tricolor midfield, Emmanuel Petit remained in the memories for having scored the third goal of the meeting, after the double of Zinedine Zidane. Child, the one who converted into a sports consultant had “Write that France would earn the World Cup at home, 2-0 against Brazil”as he confided to Fourfourtwolast March.
“I marked the third, breaking my own dream!” »»has Emmanuel Petit. Then a player of Arsenal, he had marked in additional time (90th+3) of a cross shot to deceive the goalkeeper Auriverde, CláudiTaffarel, who came to meet him.
LeBoef-Petit, a central hinge tinkered
During the second period of this memorable match, the native of Dieppe had been repositioned as a central hinge, after the expulsion of Marcel Desailly in the 67th minute of play. He then formed a pair with Frank Lebœuf, established because of the suspension of Laurent Blanc.
“I shouted: my dream come true!” He replied: 'Concentrate!' »»remembered the one with 63 selections in the jersey struck the rooster. This will not prevent him a few years later from issuing certain doubts about this coronation.
