World Cup Legend | Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine Zidane, one of the top 10 players in the world of football. He is a master of dribbling, and also a great tactical goalkeeper. And when he was a player, his miracles were even greater with 3 consecutive jumpers in the history of modern football. Although he only participated in 3 World Cups, 1998, 2002, and 2006, his glory and shame, light and darkness, black and white, were all wrapped up in those 3 big stages. This is Zinedine Zidane in the legend of World Cup. France 1998 was the first World Cup that he participated in. It was great to play a match right on his hometown. Zidane was one of the best strikers in Serie A in Juventus. Loebler won all 3 rounds, but Zidane was kicked out of the 2nd match with Saudi Arabia after he stepped on the feet of Fuad Anwar. He became the first French player to be named in the history of World Cup. Zidane came back in the quarterfinals, where Amezake's players defeated Italy 4-3 in the semifinals and Croatia 2-1 in the semifinals. However, the Stade de France stage that year was Zizou's performance. The highlight of that year's final match was 2 deep headbutts on the tongue of the unrivaled Brazilian. The Goalkeepers won 3-0 and the World Cup was kept by France. Zizou's image was seen all over TV and newspapers. Zidane created a huge impact not only in France, but also all over the world. With an unimaginable performance at the World Cup, Zinedine Zidane received the title of the best striker in the world and the gold medal for Europe in 1998. 2 years later, France became the first team in history to win the World Cup and the European Championship. But only 2 years later, at the 2002 World Cup, Zidane's injury prevented him from participating in the first two rounds. The European champion and the world champion did not record a win. Although Zidane returned to the final round, they left Asia with only one point due to a draw with Uruguay. France was the third team in history to hold the position of the world champion, but was eliminated from the round. After France was eliminated from the Euro 2004, Zidane announced his resignation from the team. After being too tired with all the titles at all levels of the individual, club and team, Zidane planned to retire after a 2005 or 2006 championship. Zizou's decision made the French football team and the team's coaching staff confused. Head coach Raymond Domenech worked very hard to convince Zidane to return to the 2006 World Cup final. Zizou's decision to return to the international team also helped the French team get rid of the dark cloud in the 2002 World Cup. After a draw in the knockout round, Leblanc went straight to the final match in Berlin, where they eliminated two teams from the Iberian Peninsula, Spain and Portugal. In which, Zidane's contribution was huge. He was the one who recorded a 3-1 win over Spain and a 1-1 win in the semi-final against Portugal. In the final match against Italy, Zizou brought hope to the French team with a penalty in the Panenka style. But this match needed another 120 minutes and that was when the zeal of the hero Zizou officially ended in a way that could not be more bitter and fierce. After receiving family insults from Marco Materazzi, Zidane came back and shook his head to the center of the 23 shirt. From hero to zero in football, just a snap in a moment. The image of Zizou bowing his head to cross the world's golden door is also a memorable moment in the history of the World Cup finals. Even after that, France only managed to recover from him by 11 meters. However, Zizou was still forgiven by France for his selfless contributions in the Olympics throughout his career. Zinedine Zidane also received the gold medal for the best player in the World Cup 2006. Thousands of people gathered in the square to cheer for Zizou. Zizou, Zizou, even French President Jacques Chirac gave a special medal to Zidane in recognition of his great contributions to French football. After committing a crime from FIFA by working with poor people, Zidane was mentioned as a legend not only of French football but of the whole football world. Many people even said that Zizou's bowing to Matarazzi helped Zizou become greater and closer to his fans. Zidane, together with Pelé, Pogba and Vava are 4 players who have won in 2 World Cup finals. In addition, he and Vava, Pelé and Jorge Hertz are the ones who have won 3 World Cup finals. Zizou officially said goodbye to his number 1 career after that red card. A sad ending for Zidane who has won 3 times the title of the best goalkeeper in the world. But that's the fate of a legend that started and ended with 9 questions.