On July 12, France will celebrate the 28th anniversary of its first world star. Led by Aimé Jacquet, Zinedine Zidane and Didier Deschamps, the 1998 Blues will forever remain the first world champions in the history of French football. Twenty years later, Deschamps once again led France to the top by winning the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
This epic continues to inspire the world of entertainment. According to
The Parisianproducer Farid Benlagha Le Hazif is preparing a musical comedy dedicated to the coronation of 1998. Provisionally titled 1998, our most beautiful storythe project should see the light of day in 2028, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Blues’ victory at the Stade de France.
Farid Benlagha The Hazif wants “telling French society” as he did in the adaptation of the famous film by Mathieu Kassovitz. But he wants something“a little more mainstream, a little more feel good, a little more accessible”.
Several players contacted
For the producer, this show will also be an opportunity to recall a period marked by a strong feeling of national unity. “We were able to demonstrate that we were capable of being happy together, whatever our origins, our colors, our religions…”he explained, referring to a country united around its differences rather than its divisions.
Several members of the 1998 World Cup finalist team have already been contacted and are enthusiastic about taking part in the adventure. As for the soundtrack, it’s hard to imagine the show without I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor, which has become the essential anthem of the first French star.
