Football is such a game in which when the playground becomes a battleground is not known. There have been many occasions in the history of football where matches are known not because of the game but for the occasions where the players cross the boundaries. Representing country in the FIFA World Cup is a big opportunity for any player, especially when your team is in the final. In the FIFA World Cup final of 2006, something happened that became the black chapter in the history of World Cup and also ended the career of a French star player.
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France's star in the World Cup was Zinadin: France reached the final due to the performance of Zinedine Zidane in that World Cup. After defeating Spain in the last 16, France faced Brazil. Brazil snatched the title by defeating France in the 1998 final. In that match, on the free kick of Zidane, Théra Henry scored for France and the team reached the semi-finals by defeating the strong contender Brazil. Jijou's penalty also led the team to victory in the last 4. He was the hero of France's victory in both matches and appeared in his brilliant form.
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Zidane's headbutt changed his career. In the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, Zidane scored the first goal of the match, giving the team a good start as expected. However for Italy, Marco Materazzi scored an equalizer in the 19th minute. The match looked to be heading towards a penalty shootout. TV cameras could not capture the incident earlier but suddenly Materazzi was seen falling on the ground. When the replays were seen, it was revealed that Materazzi said something to Zidane after which he angrily hit his chest with his head. After this Zidane was given a red card. He is known for that headbutt of Zidane more than the World Cup victory over Italy. Zidane had to see the red card and lost 5–3 to France.
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After the match, there were reports that the Italian defender had spoken some inaccuracies about his sister to Zidane. In a conversation with the Italian media, Materazzi said that he had grabbed Zidane's jersey during the match due to a slight tussle, after which the French captain asked him if he wanted his jersey. Replying to this, Materazzi said that he does not want his jersey but his sister. He said that after the World Cup, Zidane also expressed grief over this incident. Materazzi said that he is not proud of the incident that took place in 2006. He would never advise a player to behave like this. The 2006 World Cup final was Zinedine Zidane's last match as a player in his career.
First international match will be played on 8 July after Corona between these teams