What went wrong for Brazil at France 98?

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One of the great stories of the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ was the mystery of Ronaldo's health ahead of the Final with France. Defender Junior Baiano talks about the famous events the night before the contest and meeting the Zinedine Zidane-led 'Bleus' in Paris.
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@JSCVideos 8 жыл бұрын

The Ronaldo incident is true ! It wasn't like a cold or a headache. He actually had a seizure. However, France was outstanding and deserved to win. Plain and simple. This is coming from a Brazilian.

@superlex611 8 жыл бұрын

But very shocking result

@miguelbarreto4609 7 жыл бұрын

please watch the game again and see the team attitude during the game. Ronaldo wasn't the whole team. Rivaldo Cafu Roberto Carlos etc ... that's why they are 11 not 1 . Zidane was alright . but you can not even compare Brazilian vs French Team . the best team of that world Cup was that Brazil who won against Netherlands that's all .

@superlex611 7 жыл бұрын

Miguel Barreto well if Ronaldo didn't have a fit, who knows Brazil beat the host nation

@romain5031 6 жыл бұрын

Yes and Brazil at that time was NOT only Ronaldo, it was Rivaldo, Denilson, Bebeto, Roberto Carlos .... Simply the best players of the planet, it would be a mistake to reduce that team at only one Roinaldo

@einc70 5 жыл бұрын

I think it was the homecoming game. The "state de France" was especially build for this world cup and for the finale. Imagine the hype the French went through their head IF they've crushed the current champ? Entire France went crazy that night. Lol. It was epic for the French people.

@danielsh7437 3 жыл бұрын

I would rather ask the same question for FIFA world cup final in 2014 in Brazil. Never seen them humiliated at home or abroad like that . As a big Brazil fan myself, it was devastating to watch .

@mmg0067 4 жыл бұрын

Lol talking about France as if they were some underdogs, they had Zidane, Henry, Vieira, Deschamps, Blanc, Thuram and Barthez...

@notactive1378 4 жыл бұрын

The way these videos are narrated is very biased. I take issue with the statement 'Ronaldo terrorised Scotland', when he scored exactly 0 goals against them and his team only scraped a win thanks to a rather cruel own goal. I find many historical encounters are easily misrepresented with cherry picked highlights and biased narration.

@akeemMali 4 жыл бұрын

MMG 006 I agreed. Sorry for Ronaldo. But, France wasn’t pushed over. They had top quality players

@enriqueraffael5731 4 жыл бұрын

Desailly, Petit, Lebouf ... great generation

@fluxisdead2860 4 жыл бұрын

Petit Petit Petit never forget the legend himself

@36minutesago7 4 жыл бұрын

@MMG 006 Very true but it could have been a different match if ronaldo hadn’t of played.

@LFJ87 4 жыл бұрын

In 1998, only Italy were close to win against France. 0-0 full time... and 4-3 on Pks. By far the most stressful match for France. I like Brazil, but they got flattened.

@joegrinefine Жыл бұрын

Only due to the distraction of Ronaldo and his circumstances…..On a different day,France would’ve been steam-rolled👍🏾

@bobdrako4791 7 жыл бұрын

it's better than 7-1 by Germany in World Cup 2014 in Brazil, their own land.

@sushantdahal966 3 жыл бұрын

1998 and 2006 Brazilian WC team can never be compared with 2014 Brazilian WC team. Both 1998 and 2006 Brazilian teams were robust, sharp and looked to be invincible but both teams were victimized by Zinedine Zidane.

@minetlav5110 3 жыл бұрын

7-1 is the best ever

@snldev 3 жыл бұрын

As a brazilian I'm sure you wanted to impress everyone by your statement. 7x1 is a fact as it's also a fact that we are still the only five times world cup champions and after a huge defeat like in 50's and 14's in our land we are energized to get a bunch of new wcs eventually

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, neymar and Thiago silva weren't even playing and you proud of that win.

@Pc-ux2kt 3 жыл бұрын

But you must also acknowledge the fact that those days Brazilian was the only team consistently played back to back three world cup final 1994 1998 and 2002. Won 2-1. That impossible to repeat.

@dazzaMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if they still had Romario in the squad that will always be a what if.

@clementine3218 5 жыл бұрын

Ronaldo still walked away with two world cup titles ('94 & 2002). He is a legend nonetheless. This would have only made it three world cup titles in a row.

@tillyvejdb Жыл бұрын

Not to be rude but brazil won with germany only because germanys best players were hurt or because they were suspended , otherwise germany would have won tho

@muazzamshaikh2049 Жыл бұрын

@@tillyvejdb that some logic applies to Argentina in 1990

@bhutii Жыл бұрын

Ronaldo didn't play in '94.

@tonybaihao4178 Жыл бұрын

@@bhutii I honestly wish he had, though he was only 18 at the time.

@mitchqqqqqq 10 жыл бұрын

Zinedine Zidane is what went wrong for Brazil.

@romariobebeto2362 10 жыл бұрын

No the leaving of Romario was the wrong.

@49peacemaster 8 жыл бұрын

Romario Bebeto no, ronaldo is sick... look at his face...

@notthisprickagain8499 8 жыл бұрын

+MOH DZ 3-0 tho

@superlex611 6 жыл бұрын

LOLMaster Ronaldo have a fit before the final

@rasrocky1 5 жыл бұрын

if romario was there zinedine would of get sick they didnt had replacment for ronaldo he was sick

@6616Milan 10 жыл бұрын

Whatever they still lost against France in 2006...

@nuttrbuttr1707 5 жыл бұрын

@@vicsiffs4132 germany didn't get past the group stages in Russia

@ML-cb4ti 5 жыл бұрын

8 years is a lot, u can't expect a team to still perform equally.

@michaelfusmusic9447 5 жыл бұрын

Brazil were not prepared to play the final, but if Ronaldo was fit to play as planned, I believe fate would’ve been different for Brazil. The people today have no idea what impact Ronaldo had on his team. He was the best player in the world at the time, won the Ballon D’or the 2 previous seasons. He was the most feared dribbler in the world, no one was close to his level, not even Zidane. If he was healthy in the final, I don’t think the France team could’ve handled him. Their players don’t have the ability to handle Ronaldo’s cleverness & trickery. In addition to that, Ronaldo’s explosiveness on the ball was unmatched. One superstar can carry an entire team, and no player was ever as big of a game changer as Ronaldo at his peak.

@MrSoccerplayer55 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfusmusic9447 i agree. ronaldo was the ABSOLUTE BEST player in the world which is why everyone feared him. yes zidane was good and so was that amazing french team in 98 however i do believe that the whole brazil team was completely thrown off by what happened to ronaldo. people think football is just a skill game. it is just as mental in order to win championships your mind has to be focused on the game, who knows if brazil would have beat france but i certainly believe things would have been different with ronaldo being 100%.

@iamhuman798 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelfusmusic9447 copy n paste

@ByGraceThroughFaith777 8 жыл бұрын

amazing how quickly people forget about that crazy French team: Zidane, Lizarazu, Vieira, Deschamps, Desailly, Pirès, Henry, Thuram, Barthez, Petit, Lebœuf, Karembeu, Trezeguet........ Ronaldo is probably my fab player of all time, along with Zizou, but that French team was too good, even with Ronaldo 100% it would've been incredibly difficult to beat France

@herzali 8 жыл бұрын

They had many difficulties against Paraguay, Italy and Croatia...but I agree that was THE golden generation for France.

@DRAMAKIN9 8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Alherz and brazil barely got past Hollande in the semis in penalties

@herzali 8 жыл бұрын

Sure, that was a classic tight game.

@superlex611 8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Alherz indeed

@superlex611 8 жыл бұрын

+DRAMAKIN9 Holland played very defensively

@reko3103 8 жыл бұрын

at least it wasn't 7-1

@aleksanderpagels288 7 жыл бұрын

This 3-0 defeat in the 1998 final was actually Brazil's largest ever defeat in a World Cup game until 7-1 came along :D

@abshir2010 6 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you, Romareo was a game change togther with Bebeto they were undefeatable. The stupid coach made the mistake. Romario was greater than all.

@artmaryolvera7548 6 жыл бұрын

abshir2010 yes he was

@amauribolt7809 6 жыл бұрын

Reko Sri ☆☆☆☆☆

@cashdri 6 жыл бұрын

TRUEEEEEEEEEE

@pitebro129 10 жыл бұрын

The problem was Zidane, He was unstoppable!

@HerveBoisde 10 жыл бұрын

And he proved it again in 2006! I've talked to many Brazilians about 2008 and its always a conspiracy with them. Ronaldo was poisoned. The players were bribed to lose. What about France? They won the Euro 2 years later for Christ's sake!

@rogermichou8654 9 жыл бұрын

true genius yes

@delukard07 7 жыл бұрын

I give France credit against Europeans, but France received a very tired and hurt Brazil. TBH Brazil vs Netherlands was the real final of that tournament

@rage6382 6 жыл бұрын

delukard07 , Oh, buhuhu. Your excuse sounds pathetic. Looser😭😭

@cameronhirtle7316 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Brazil likes to pretend that Ronaldo being unfit that day changed the fate of the World Cup but they won 3-0. You don't really have much of an argument when you concede 3 goals.

@jesus1021 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't just Zidane and his goals, he score two via set pieces then the last goal was made when it was already over, the final was won mainly due to the defense and defensive midfield.

@Guizambaldi 7 жыл бұрын

what happened? well... we lost to a great team. as a Brazilian i still remember that France team, not because of that game, but the whole tourment. Holland was great also.

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

I think Brazil was better overall in this tournament. They beat Holland. If France went to the finals with Holland, they will definitely lost.

@paradoxmeld2937 2 жыл бұрын

@Welcome to the Mars and France beat croatia so yeah

@paradoxmeld2937 2 жыл бұрын

@Welcome to the Mars yep

@giuliom3564 2 жыл бұрын

@@fightingforce8498 Italy lost at penalties against France. And France was at home. France, Brazil and Italy were probably the strongest. And then Netherlands, Argentina and England.

@alexeiharp7676 2 жыл бұрын

@Welcome to Mars in third place match, doesn't mean much.

@Freedomboy006 6 жыл бұрын

that french team was amazing. what they lacked in firepower they made up with an amazing defense.

@zzzthaoster 10 жыл бұрын

brazil was a good team, france was a good team too, especially with zidane at his peak on the French side. Brazil has won many world cups before already...did they expect to win again and never ever lose or what? In sport you can't always win, you're gonna lose sometime too.

@FriendsBeren 10 жыл бұрын

the video is not even about the game... that's what you don't understand. it's about what happened with Ronaldo's health! It says in the video that even with Ronaldo fit to play, Brazil may still had lost. But the fact remains that something happened to Ronaldo that day that almost killed him, hours before the final, and nobody knows what, not even his teammates. And then i'm pretty sure he was not fit to play, but Nike forced it, cause they would lose money if he didn't, as sponsors.

@ron_43 5 жыл бұрын

@@FriendsBeren Exactly. 'One great mystery '

@guittadabe5214 4 жыл бұрын

The best game of Zidane's career. He absolutely dominated the Brazilians. They were never a great defensive team anyway.

@Krazy4Becky 5 ай бұрын

what? zidane just headed the ball twice from corners, he didn't do that much, rewatch the game.

@Lancentcx 6 жыл бұрын

This tells you that at the World Cup level, all things have to come together to become champs. It just wasn't Brazil's day. Brazil has consistent talent and football winning history so they don't need to worry about their future in football.

@TheLizardskin 5 жыл бұрын

From a brazilian. That Brazil x France is in the past. France is a good team. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Is the way things happen.

@fightingforce8498 2 жыл бұрын

Brazil is better actually.

@ryanmcdonald7658 2 жыл бұрын

True

@qwerris8693 9 жыл бұрын

What went wrong..?? ZINEDINE ZIDANE

@beo191 6 жыл бұрын

bullshit.. the french team would had won without zidane

@rodolfoodvina8671 6 жыл бұрын

qwer ris a

@charpentierdamien6601 5 жыл бұрын

no, without Zidane France was not a stellar team. Edit: their defense and midfield were solid but their attack at that time was poor. I remember the games were kind of boring to watch. I watched to see Zidane lift the team all by himself.

@MineMeMineMeMineMe 5 жыл бұрын

Ya like they did win in 2006?

@HazelWolfieLive 5 жыл бұрын

trust Zidane wouldn't have missed his pen like Trezeguet so the result could have been different

@Darksky1001able 6 жыл бұрын

Its hard to defend when youre distracted by the fact that your greatest player and friend could possibly die right then and there.

@camembertdalembert6323 5 жыл бұрын

If everything in a team relies on one player, it means the team is weak and deserve to loose.

@EstebanMataVargas 10 жыл бұрын

and I don't see any Brazilian saying four years later they won the world cup against Germany because they could't line up Ballack due to bloody yellow cards! give me a break

@alguessantoine8548 6 жыл бұрын

Esteban Mata Vargas no my friend Brazil was a gifted team you can not tell me about like could have just done something right now though Ronaldinho Kaka cafi rivaldo

@kkb3091 6 жыл бұрын

Ballack was not that important to Germany as Ronaldo was to Brazil.

@GiovanniCheng 6 жыл бұрын

Fast forward to now, Germany got sent home

@mirasolovklose3888 5 жыл бұрын

Germany beat Brazil 7:1, so whats your point Giovanni Cheng? And its not like Brazil are looking like wc winners. They are barely scraping through this WC. 98 Brazil team was unbeatable on their day, there is no doubt but now its just a shadow. Lead by a girl.

@GiovanniCheng 5 жыл бұрын

Mirasolov Klose Point is, Germany got sent home early this world cup

@nellydavis7645 5 жыл бұрын

Zidane played this team like a guitar. His hall control and distribution was awesome.

@randomuser5237 Жыл бұрын

1998 Ronaldo could change entire games within seconds running through entire teams. Inspite of Zidane's brilliance I don't think it would be as easy if Ronaldo was fit.

@zanfear 7 жыл бұрын

In retrospect I wouldn't have wanted them to win 3 World Cups in a row. And Zidane was a beast at that time.

@Kamino1138 7 жыл бұрын

==> TRUE ;)

@ReanimatorsMutilations 4 жыл бұрын

They didn't win 1990...

@thecrown_jul 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReanimatorsMutilations They won in USA 94, lost in France 98 (which the video shows), and they won in Korea/Japan in 2002. If Brazil would've won in 1998, that would've been three straight world cups right???? Know your facts before making dumb comments. They obviously didn't win in 1990.

@ReanimatorsMutilations 4 жыл бұрын

@@thecrown_jul well EXCUUUUSE ME. The way the comment is worded makes it seem like it meant 98 would of been their 3rd in a row . All I said was that they didnt win in 1990. Guess what, that's a fact so go away ya ghoul

@nickcockayne7880 3 жыл бұрын

@@thecrown_jul if they’d have won in 98 that’s no guarantee they’d have won in 02. History would then have changed. Elementary chaos theory. It’s like when a team wins 2-1 but the opposition missed a chance at 0-1 to make it 0-2 saying the game would have been a draw. There’s no way of knowing that

@picassoivplus 6 жыл бұрын

Back then me and my friends we made assumptions that French team bribed the Brazilian to let them win because look at the goals France scored you would have not believed it but watching this video gave me a different perspective.

@luisabcouto 6 жыл бұрын

Ronaldo suffered a 'cerebral convulsion' before the game. the Brazilian players were visibly altered with this episode. were not concentrated, because they feared that the ronaldo suffered another seizure in the field. France could have won anyway, but ronaldo's participation in the final has hurt the Brazilian national team. it is enough to see a move in which ronaldo collides with the French keeper and the leonardo is desperate with ronaldo.

@nickcockayne7880 3 жыл бұрын

They played a tough semi final against (in my opinion) the best team in the tournament in the Netherlands. Also the Ronaldo saga seemed to leave their heads elsewhere, as it probably would if you saw your star player convulsing. I still maintain to this day if Holland had won that shootout they’d have beaten France in the final.

@21Idoit Жыл бұрын

I believe the same about Croatia. Which should be a stronger argument as they went on to beat Netherlands

@jeannotschumacher1024 Жыл бұрын

Whereas the french have a history in beating brazil. They are their bogey team.

@tillyvejdb Жыл бұрын

They wouldn't defeat that drench tem

@tomthai7674 4 жыл бұрын

French coach:"hey zizou, first plot on corners is their weakness, give it a try" ok coach... Second reason is the french goal keeper...

@andytet-dife3154 4 жыл бұрын

No matter what happened Brazil still number 1 with 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆(5) world cups *I pretty sure 2022 Brazil will take it.*

@danielone8 4 жыл бұрын

Com Tite e Neymerda??? Difícil

@andytet-dife3154 4 жыл бұрын

@@danielone8 don't worry he'll make it

@michaelfusmusic9447 5 жыл бұрын

@jordanschlansky4093 Жыл бұрын

Ronaldo just ghosted, he wasn't up to the task. No wonder he was only a kid.

@vlixy3654 8 жыл бұрын

Zidane was the one that went wrong

@superlex611 8 жыл бұрын

why ?

@ronvela 6 жыл бұрын

and he lost his cool in WC2006, france lost! So yes, Zidane was french's one man show

@silvadossantospalancasbant9472 5 жыл бұрын

The French team did some voodoo from Senegal to bewitched Ronaldo and the Brazilian team

@markganus1085 10 жыл бұрын

They played a superior side. That's what went wrong.

@charliesouza5158 5 жыл бұрын

Brazil will be always superior at football, nevertheless.

@tengygt7042 5 жыл бұрын

@@charliesouza5158 Lol the glory days of Brazil are over. You cuckolds are a big nation with a hefty population. And since Brazil is so poor you guys cant afford to do anything else other than play football. And yet Italy, a much smaller country where people actually have their own lives and do other things beside soccer, has only 1 trophy less. Also Germany, 4 world cups and the most finals in WC history (more than Brazil).

@mrstyles2329 4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Souza say that to 7.1

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrstyles2329 lol. Neymar and Thiago silva weren't even playing and you must be proud of that. I see

@Devinduhdood 10 жыл бұрын

Look at France's squad. Their players were better at the time. How could a fit Ronaldo rescue Brazil? He's a striker, not a defender. Brazil lost 3-0. Regardless if Ronaldo would have been fit or not, Brazil's defense would have still failed to cope with the talented players of France. France were simply better in all aspects.

@romariobebeto2362 10 жыл бұрын

Do you think that France players were better than, Rivaldo, Denilson, Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Bebeto and the poisened player Ronaldo.

@Devinduhdood 10 жыл бұрын

Kaka Ima At that time yes. Those players were better in the 2002 World Cup.

@romariobebeto2362 10 жыл бұрын

DevinDaWhiteBoy I do not agree with you, Brazilian players were more better than the French, but they had their own problem, and leaving Romario was the most wrong of that wc, unless it could have another face.

@mariostrikerschargedenthusiast 10 жыл бұрын

"More better"

@king--kang. 9 жыл бұрын

Tristan Raveneau Yes. Barthez, Desailly, Lizarazu, Blanc and Thuram was the defence FFS. These guys never lost any game when they played together for France. Not even your Ronaldos, Rivaldos and so on could compete with them. Deal with it.

@GOAT-589 4 жыл бұрын

🇧🇷 5-2 🇨🇵 (1958 FIFA WC Semi-finals) 🇨🇵 1-1 🇧🇷 (1986 FIFA WC Quarter-finals) (4-3)= "PSO" 🇨🇵 3-0 🇧🇷 (1998 FIFA WC FINAL) 🇨🇵 2-1 🇧🇷 (2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Semi-finals) 🇨🇵 1-0 🇧🇷 (2006 FIFA WC Quarter-finals)

@KingOfAssyria_IIVI 3 жыл бұрын

Plot twist, 2002 World Cup he scored two in the final. Just thought id mention it, since no one is talking about it.

@wondwossenalemu935 8 жыл бұрын

Ronaldo lost to France in 2006 wc quarter final again

@Kamino1138 7 жыл бұрын

==> Beaucause FRANCE played BETTER than BRESIL !!! ;) ( France - Bresil 2006 is the best match of ZIDANE ! ;) )

@einc70 5 жыл бұрын

It's the accomplished zidane we see in 2006. "El maestro" is known for.

@darioildiario3001 4 жыл бұрын

That was after destroying both kneew a couplke times, dude...

@stuntxl5783 3 жыл бұрын

Really silly comment, Ronaldo at that point was way past his prime.

@ryanmcdonald7658 2 жыл бұрын

Tell them one million time again.

@hashish12 8 жыл бұрын

why people that was 5 yrs old in 1998 are speaking? WHY?

@folladordeprostis 8 жыл бұрын

I was like 11

@Rang15 5 жыл бұрын

why is ur grammar so bad? WHY????

@stxtiic6649 5 жыл бұрын

Ranjiplays true

@siyadlamini4247 5 жыл бұрын

😁

@Cris18Martinez 5 жыл бұрын

Haha I was 5 XD I don’t really remember this match but I remember crying when France scored the third goal

@MineMeMineMeMineMe 5 жыл бұрын

the same thing that went wrong in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018! Conceding early goals and didn't know how to come back and stop opposition! in 1998 and 2006 - it was also Zidane!

@aminadoce 3 жыл бұрын

But in 2010 they lost by a Sneijder's comeback, all the things was going okay until that

@kevinpureh2878 5 жыл бұрын

I was watching that game it was unbelievable game zidane was another level

@usamabhatti5642 10 жыл бұрын

He isn't saying if that situation didn't happen Brazil would have won. He is just explaining how that situation turned the game into a very, very one sided contest. I am sure everyone can admit that had that not happened Brazil would have given more of a competition and the two time world player of year would have done more than take some hap hazard touches.

@nellydavis7645 5 жыл бұрын

Usama Bhatti they rely too much on him

@azhurelpigeon Жыл бұрын

@@nellydavis7645Lmao no they didn’t, they had the Triple Rs up front both of the other two were amazing in their own right.

@nellydavis7645 Жыл бұрын

@@azhurelpigeon it didn’t matter at the time, they were relying on one dude.

@azhurelpigeon Жыл бұрын

@@nellydavis7645 Not really, it was a team effort. Sure usually Ronaldo was the striker, but it would be the other two who’d dribble through the defense to get him that a clinical pass that’d give him an open net

@nellydavis7645 Жыл бұрын

@@azhurelpigeon listen we can go back and forth all day. We share difference of opinions which is fine. Happy new year.

@NphiniT 5 жыл бұрын

Damn!! I didn't know any of this. Yet I watched it and celebrated Zizou!!!

@67manUtd 10 жыл бұрын

We don't know what really happen to Ronaldo cause we weren't there or was not part of the Brazilian squad but we do know is that France won and that night the whole Brazilian squad wasn't focus on the game but only on Ronaldo, who didn't show up that night. You can't say that Junior or Brazil is only making an excuse for a lost because the whole world wanted to know what happen that day and that Junior was just explain what actually happen. Brazil took the lost and didn't want to talk about it but the whole world wanted to know, so saying that Brazil is just making an excuses when we all wanted to know what happen to Brazil that night just makes us dumb

@DanielSong39 5 жыл бұрын

Dude almost died, some things are even more important than the World Cup Final.

@ditocerto 5 жыл бұрын

DanielSong39 almost died lol. Yeah right.

@sperrin 2 жыл бұрын

We do know what happened as it has been openly reported on many times.

@joegrinefine Жыл бұрын

@@sperrin what’s that?!

@sperrin Жыл бұрын

@@joegrinefine What's what?

@shirleyshine1285 5 жыл бұрын

As Brazilian our culture is e always to give unsubstantiated excuses because France still sent us home in 2006 with Thierry's goal.

@fightingforce8498 2 жыл бұрын

It was by a free kick. They were lucky.

@PinkasBrown44 8 жыл бұрын

Brazil was at that time 1.Current WC Winner 1994 (USA) 2.Current Copa America 1997 Winner (the equivalent of Eurocup in Europe) 3.Current Confed Cup Winner 1997 In a nutshell, they won EVERYTHING and reached the final of 1998 And the fault for losing to France was neither Ronaldo´s nor fatality. It was the coach´s fault for not taking Romario (Yes, that guy who won the world cup 1994 for Brazil with Bebeto and who was part of the team that won those 2 competitons of 1997) because of ¨personal¨ reasons, hidden under the pretext of injury, which was bullshit, because by the time Brazil played against Denmark in the quarter finals, Romario was scoring goals in the Brazilian League. Romário would have put Zidane in the shadows.

@NEVERANGRYBUTIRIE 8 жыл бұрын

+PinkasBrown44 the fact that you really think that romario would have put Zidane in the shadows says a lot. First off that was a first class Brazil team ,and zidane demolished each member and ran the midfield like a titan a titan in fact that lifted and organized his own french team who were serious underdogs coming in btw. Regardless of romario it was zidanes day get over it.

@edwardzaryan7191 8 жыл бұрын

+Ross Farley You're damn right it was zidan's day! As well as it was his turf. Other than that, there must be no comperison of him with Romario (or any other Brazilian player for that matter); zidan is nowhere around any of them!

@DRAMAKIN9 8 жыл бұрын

+PinkasBrown44 or that france team was just great the Won everything from 1997-2003 (except for 2002 WC where zidane didn't play cause of an injury)

@DRAMAKIN9 8 жыл бұрын

Plus another victory against brazil in the 03 confederation the " REMATCH" as every one said france still one

@folladordeprostis 8 жыл бұрын

Romario was injured in 1998, that is why coach did not called him

@nikreece6295 6 жыл бұрын

Brazil missed romario's experience

@carlosrobertolopez9240 11 жыл бұрын

EXCELENTE CANAL DE FIFA SALUDOS AMIGOS

@DushyantsCHANNEL 5 жыл бұрын

" A colleague and a friend almost lost his life"??? LMAO. That escalated quickly!

@yassiamy 9 жыл бұрын

Brazil faced their sworn rivals (France) , it seems they are destined to lose to France in every world cup , just like Germany is destined to lose to Italy in every world cup .

@JSCVideos 8 жыл бұрын

+yassiamy actually Brazil's sworn rivals in football is Argentina. And perhaps France a little bit ok lol

@angelwilson6515 7 жыл бұрын

Jarbas Saint-Claire not now

@lucaslonchampt613 6 жыл бұрын

Brazil did defeat France in the World Cup in 1958

@baruch-funsodada8935 6 жыл бұрын

Argyas , just like England is destined to lose to Germany in every major tournament

@salviniusaugustus6567 5 жыл бұрын

@@lucaslonchampt613 Yes and since 1958 Brazil has never beaten France in a tournament. While France has kicked Brazil in 3 World Cup (1986, 1998, 2006) and I can also add the Confederation cup in 2001...

@dolol8888 4 жыл бұрын

dont forget BRAZIL LOST TO NORWAY IN GROUP STAGE 2-1

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, they beat the champions curse. 😎

@thekububeach 5 жыл бұрын

France deserved to win. They were a great side that year. It doesn’t really matter whether Ronaldo was healthy or not. Give credit when the credit is due.

@trailkrum6750 6 жыл бұрын

A team is more than a single player by definition. It's unfortunate that Ronaldo got sick as you want the best of both teams to compete, but it in no way invalidates what the French team accomplished during their home tournament. This is a rather poor excuse.

@enochoseiacheampong9395 2 жыл бұрын

Poor excuse really? Let me ask have you experienced broken heart before, and in the midst of it you are supposed to carry a major assignment? How easy can that be. That was the case of the Brazilian players, not that Ronaldo was their only hope... they were much concerned about his health that winning the game was less if a concern to them.

@mrkipling2201 4 жыл бұрын

He made up for it 4 years later. In 98 France were destined to win it. They had a great team and the bit of luck needed to win any knockout tournament.

@kennethduarte4346 5 жыл бұрын

would’ve loved to see the 🇳🇱 vs 🇫🇷 in the final but oh well

@ZekuEtyopia 6 жыл бұрын

France were phenomenal in the fine, and more than deserved their victory. I don't think Junior Baiano is making an excuse for the defeat, although it is certain that their top striker was a shell of his former self. I believe he is simply narrating the events of the previous day and there is no question the shock had a psychological impact on the team as a whole. But of course, I don't buy his argument that the team was so concerned for Ronaldo that there had been no prior focus on the task of beating France. We cannot take anything away from the fact that the Brazilians were outrun, out-passed and totally outplayed in the final. If anything, perhaps a fully fit Ronaldo would have been able to notch Brazil a consolation goal. I don't think it would have wrestled the title away from the host nation. The French played such a complete game.

@swewunna 4 жыл бұрын

1998 team was top heavy. Bebeto doesn't fit into teams fast style but still kept his place being a legend. Defence only has Aldair and Junior Biano and the rest are more keen to go up field. France however were a solid team just like in 2018 WC in Russia including non goal scoring No.9.

@wahyukusdyantono3903 7 жыл бұрын

"What went wrong for Brazil at France 98?" Zidane and his goals. That's it

@bf7353 7 жыл бұрын

Why some brasilians won't forget that final ?!? You've Won The World cup 5 times now ... That's very good ! And France deserve it world cup 1998 !

@tataniclovely 7 жыл бұрын

Because that World Cup was the best

@bf7353 7 жыл бұрын

That's why because France have won

@medeixa22 7 жыл бұрын

here in brazil,a lot of people say that world cup was sale for france...i don't believe,france deserved this WC

@Daniel-gx3gd 7 жыл бұрын

Canal do Aquiles romario wasn't there... that's why Brazil lost :D

@ankicamilardovic156 7 жыл бұрын

+Vtecification They cheated everytime They host a tournament They reach The final sketchy

@farhanmarco7827 7 жыл бұрын

That France team was also exceptional. No shame in losing to them tbh.

@blakegriffin172 6 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of E.T with the blanket and the bike :D

@harshmohanbadola 3 жыл бұрын

A SAD 😭 MOMENT FOR BRAZIL.

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

I feel for them

@guilhermegarcia8750 3 жыл бұрын

Not as sad as 7 x 1 my friend

@brrrrrtenjoyer 2 жыл бұрын

France deserved that World Cup tbh. Brazil deserved it in 2002 and they got it but France deserved theirs.

@zakiisaac12 9 жыл бұрын

If I remember it right, France was the better side that year 98. France only conceided 2 goals during the entire tournament. 1 goal vs Paraguay and 1 goal vs Croatia.

@joaorebelo2220 9 жыл бұрын

ZECHARIYE ISAAC Paraguay,in what planet was that?i remenber Denmark and Croatia scoring against them,no one else.

@freedomfighters9188 8 жыл бұрын

and Frances toughest opponents that world cup was Italy..that was the only team that really gave France a run for there money in penalties

@salviniusaugustus6567 5 жыл бұрын

@@freedomfighters9188 Well both teams played catenaccio and relied on their strong defense, so 0-0 was impossible to avoid.

@disillusionedanglophile7680 Жыл бұрын

It was Suzie, the same girl who cooked lasagna for the All Blacks before the 1995 rugby world cup final against the mighty Springboks

@mrpk1719 2 жыл бұрын

Once a commentaries said: "Two well match team but one little genius is the difference maker and put his team front" that was said about lionel messi against real madrid in a cup final where he scored a late winner in the last minutes of the game and won the same thing can be said about Zizu both teams were well match but all it took to win that match was 2 moments of pure magic from one of all time greats and not just the goals but the passes, skills, ball control players like Zizu on there day they are unplayable.

@dysfynnction 9 жыл бұрын

Do all of you believe this video? He wasn't just sick. He had a seizure as well.

@JurijFedorov 8 жыл бұрын

Answer: Nike

@stathiskatopodis7260 7 жыл бұрын

you are right ..

@Ryang403 7 жыл бұрын

oh yes.

@cesarcabrera97 6 жыл бұрын

Nike told Ronaldo: Just do it

@superlex611 6 жыл бұрын

César Cabrera Nike has nothing to with it

@mitlz 6 жыл бұрын

Jurij Fedorov uym

@SKubric 11 жыл бұрын

Those who don`t play football seriously can not understand how a key person`s missing can change the whole situation. Of course all the credit went to Zidane.

@drzlajke 10 жыл бұрын

The Best ever!

@sunnyabrahamkonethe7587 6 жыл бұрын

zidane the rise of a legend-made Brazil cry

@mikiy84 8 жыл бұрын

The Brazilian football association and the doctors made a poor judgement. If tis story is true, they shouldn't have allowed him to play that game. They put his life and health in risk, poor poor decision!!!

@TheKeeeks97 2 жыл бұрын

always the same with the brazilian team. their whole matchplan focuses on one offense player. same in 2014: the scorrer was injured and they got humiliated instandly.

@prashantkshetry1555 6 жыл бұрын

France's manager was the actual game changer.

@wayneandrews3128 5 жыл бұрын

What excuse will they have for 2014 and 2018?

@captainprice4794 5 жыл бұрын

2014 was cursed and on 2018 they got hazard

@PabloCruise91 10 жыл бұрын

They lost, plain and simple.

@ivanmk86 9 жыл бұрын

and they were far better from the rest, that's simple! and maybe one of the best teams that Brasil have had in its history!

@moorish2983 7 жыл бұрын

Ivan Jovanov absolutely not my friend, the best Brazilian team was 1982 team

@wbdrugstrat 7 жыл бұрын

France was way better that day, inspired and focused beyond anything that one could throw at them. I was supporting Brazil that day, but it was clear that Ronaldo was not well, and that he should have not been in the starting line up. At the end of the day, arguing about Brazil and Ronaldo is useless. France deserved to win, and win they did. Zidane became a leyend that day.

@iioreoyziioreogang7972 7 жыл бұрын

france juju my friend

@michaelfederer6121 7 жыл бұрын

And France played at home. That's a huge factor especially when the home side is one of the best national teams in the world. France were the favourites.

@ardinsalim9048 10 жыл бұрын

the problem about ronaldo story is, why there is no footage about ronaldo tell the incident himself even after many-many years.

@RayDynus Жыл бұрын

France would get the same consecutive win denial 24 years later.

@luonghoang2127 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: before the 2022 final, some of the French players got hit by virus (a few cases of flu-like symptoms)

@vinipinheiro88 10 жыл бұрын

Everything went wrong for Brazil in that game, and the only one to blame is the "coach" named Zagallo. For years, the team showed that our defense was a shame! OK, we had Ronaldo, Romario, Rivaldo and others. But we saw in that France tournament in 97 that it could be not enough when the time to play the world cup arrived. Aside that part, Zagallo choose to let Juninho and Romario out of the tournament for reasons that nobody knows until this day. Not to mention the decision to put Ronaldo in the game since the beggining in the final match. The guy had problems that day, almost died, nobody gave a damn to that match after that. And in the field, the players were more concerned about what would happen to Ronaldo that to the game itself. I'm not denying France's effort, or saying that they only won because of Ronaldo mysterious ill state. They could had won even if nothing weird happened. But the whole world is sure that it wouldn't be by a 3-0 score, with Brazil unable to hold the Ball for more that 5 seconds...

@Leodn 6 жыл бұрын

Injury was an excuse for the press from stupid old stubborn Zagallo. When Brazil played Denmark on that World Cup, Romário was already playing again for his Club in the Brazilian League, fact

@johnlemon2916 2 жыл бұрын

He coached the greatest World Cup team(1970 Brazil). You can't just disrespect him like that.

@masteryoda9014 6 жыл бұрын

It’s plain and simple - they choked. Even so, France would’ve worked harder in training and their gameplans probably turned out right

@alliancefrancaise4895 4 жыл бұрын

The only time Brazil won against a competitive fixture against France was once in 1958. Let that sink in!

@amorales5445 4 жыл бұрын

Who's more successful?

@as_is 3 жыл бұрын

Allow me to answer your question: Zidane. You’re welcome.

@romariobebeto2362 10 жыл бұрын

What went wrong for Brazil at France 98? the answer is simple, leaving Romario was the wrong, because if Romario was there in that night that game could have another face.

@uglypensacola8331 7 жыл бұрын

France had a phenomenal team but I still think that some fishy stuff happened there! Even if medically fit, if a player isn't performing there's no reason why he can't be taken off, especially after having had a fit hours before! Anyone who watched this game saw that Ronaldo wasn't being himself, was the manager blind? Situations like these and the refereing in 2002 have taken away all prestige of the world cup.

@playstationnation1515 5 жыл бұрын

World Cup 98 was great

@johnmcdermott2551 4 жыл бұрын

That wasn’t how it took place, Ronaldo was slightly injured but the Brasília defense was not the best.

@humanaboveall8292 7 жыл бұрын

France was dominant, period.

@peaceharmony4115 5 жыл бұрын

Especially defensively and in midfield. Zidane got two big goals, but it wasn't up front that France truly dominated that day. Heck, Gui'varch could have had himself at least a hat trick had his finishing been more clinical.

@micro_my_blood 7 жыл бұрын

Nothing, Brazil got Zidaned! Simple!

@Flash-mj7wp 4 жыл бұрын

that french team was full of superstars, youngesters only know one name zidane and think he did all the work

@OrlandoAmutenya 2 ай бұрын

Djokaef creative midfielder ❤

@nirmalyapalchaudhuri9166 6 жыл бұрын

The Brazil team was drained out of last ounce of energy in their previous gruelling match with the Dutch. The Dutchmen also had experienced the same outcome of being listless in the 3rd place match against Croatia, loosing 3-0. Looking into history, one can find similar fate of teams in the final after a gruelling 120 minute match, Italy 1970, 2012(Euro finals), West Germany 1982, Belgium 1986(after match with USSR).

@kuur3137 6 жыл бұрын

So what went wrong with France in 2002 world cup specially the opening game!?

@gregorioacostajr111 4 жыл бұрын

Senegal 🇸🇳

@amielg7059 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much the same thing. France lost Zidane just before the beginning of the tournament and lost confidence, juts like Brazil lost confidence when they lost Ronaldo. I mean, Ronaldo was in the pitch, but he wasn"t really there, as everybody knows.

@fightingforce8498 3 жыл бұрын

Champion curse

@azeemazoom3976 4 жыл бұрын

They always come up with conspiracy theories around Ronaldo's health...! On one side you keep calling this defending champions Brazilian team as the best one ever and on the other hand they started showcasing themselves as a bunch of crybabies without Ronaldo...!!?

@enochoseiacheampong9395 2 жыл бұрын

That's not the point. All the players were dispirited, they were so focused about the health of one player rather than to winning the game in itself. They had no life in them. Have you ever experienced that before?

@carlosserrano8425 6 жыл бұрын

They were playing against the rich country and the host, Brazil never played like the previous games before the final one

@nickash9936 Жыл бұрын

The whole world except brazil knew what went wrong...zidane is what went wrong for brazil

@ww1576 6 жыл бұрын

Croatia was Sooo close mayne

@michaelcoley1089 4 жыл бұрын

Bartez, Thurman, Desailly, Le Boeuf, Lizarazu: one of the greatest defensive units ever, even without their defence captain. Yes Zidane, Petit and Deschamps in midfield and what about Henry?

@sophieschollsreinkarnation5078 2 жыл бұрын

Djorkaeff