22 DAYS TILL THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP. DAY 16. FRANCE 1998

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDING:

-WINNER: France

-RUNNER-UP: Brazil

-THIRD PLACE: Croatia

-FOURTH PLACE: Netherlands

TOURNAMENT AWARDS:

-Adidas Golden Ball: Ronaldo (Brazil)

-FIFA Fair Play Award: England & France

-Best Young Player Award: Michael Owen (England)

-Adidas Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia)

-Adidas Bronze Ball: Lilian Thuram (France)

-Adidas Silver Ball: Davor Suker (Croatia)

-Adidas Silver shoe: Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) & Christian Vieri (Italy)

-FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France

-Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper: Fabien Barthez: France

A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY:

Les Bleus finallly achieving their moment of glory

France reached their first World Cup Final while hosting the tournament for the second time, and against four-time champions and heavy favorites Brazil no less. Les Bleus may have been excused for feeling uneasy when Laurent Blanc's services were denied them, especially with Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Cafu, Bebeto, and Roberto Carlos lining up against them. However, Zinedine Zidane was at his commanding best, and coach Aime Jacquet defeated Mario Zagallo in a tactical duel. Les Bleus finally had their moment of triumph thanks to his brace and a late goal from Emmanuel Petit, when they were down to ten men.

STATS/Top Scorers:

Davor Suker: 6 goals -Gabriel Batistuta & Christian Vieri: 5 goals. Out of 64 matchesplayed, 171 goals were scored with an avereage of 2.7 goals per match.

BRAKETS:

OFFICIAL ANTHEM & KITS:

Ricky Martin aced the assigment with The cup of life becoming an ultimate hit and one of the greatest songs there is.