1:35:21 > 1:35:22- ANNOUNCER:- Didier...
1:35:22 > 1:35:24CROWD: Deschamps!
1:35:24 > 1:35:26- ANNOUNCER:- Fabien... - CROWD: Barthez!
1:35:28 > 1:35:30- ANNOUNCER:- Lilian... - CROWD: Thuram!
1:35:31 > 1:35:34- ANNOUNCER:- Laurent... - CROWD: Blanc!
1:35:35 > 1:35:38- ANNOUNCER:- Marcel... - CROWD: Desailly!
1:35:39 > 1:35:42- ANNOUNCER:- Emmanuel... - CROWD: Petit!
1:35:44 > 1:35:47- ANNOUNCER:- Zinedine... - CROWD: Zidane!
1:35:56 > 1:35:58FANS SING: "La Marseillaise"
1:37:21 > 1:37:24The 16th FIFA World Cup will be the biggest festival of sport
1:37:24 > 1:37:26the planet has ever seen.
1:37:26 > 1:37:28When champions Brazil walk out to face Scotland,
1:37:28 > 1:37:30it is the first of 64 matches.
1:37:32 > 1:37:34Brazil are overwhelming favourites
1:37:34 > 1:37:35for the tournament
1:37:35 > 1:37:37and in the 21-year-old Ronaldo,
1:37:37 > 1:37:39they have the most potent player
1:37:39 > 1:37:40in the world game.
1:37:44 > 1:37:46He is soon showing Scotland
1:37:46 > 1:37:48his version of the Highland Reel.
1:38:12 > 1:38:15After both teams score first-half goals,
1:38:15 > 1:38:16the winner comes from a classic
1:38:16 > 1:38:17Brazilian passing move
1:38:17 > 1:38:21followed by a classic Scottish blunder - a Boyd own goal.
1:38:21 > 1:38:23CHEERING
1:38:26 > 1:38:30With this victory, and another over Morocco, Brazil quickly
1:38:30 > 1:38:32march into the second round.
1:38:32 > 1:38:35Their fans can already see the route to the final.
1:38:37 > 1:38:39But for the French team, support is more sceptical.
1:38:39 > 1:38:42After failing to qualify for the last two World Cups,
1:38:42 > 1:38:45they must convince the public that their role as hosts
1:38:45 > 1:38:46is more than just ceremonial.
1:38:49 > 1:38:52The team's ambitions revolve around Zinedine Zidane,
1:38:52 > 1:38:54the best midfield player in Europe.
1:38:55 > 1:38:58So Marseille awaits some magic from its famous son,
1:38:58 > 1:39:01with South Africa first on stage as volunteers.
1:39:05 > 1:39:07Zidane provides,
1:39:07 > 1:39:10but France's nervous attack can only squander his gifts.
1:39:20 > 1:39:23Until substitute Christophe Dugarry gets a vital touch
1:39:23 > 1:39:25on his swerving corner kick.
1:39:35 > 1:39:38In the second half, South Africa simply fall apart on this,
1:39:38 > 1:39:40their World Cup debut.
1:39:40 > 1:39:44Issa with an own goal and then Thierry Henry completes the scoring.
1:39:49 > 1:39:52A 3-0 win calms the nerves of coach Aime Jacquet.
1:39:52 > 1:39:56But his legion of critics will want France tested by more valid
1:39:56 > 1:39:57opponents to be persuaded.
1:39:57 > 1:40:00Saudi Arabia are no real threat.
1:40:00 > 1:40:01GASPS FROM CROWD
1:40:06 > 1:40:10But France's goal-scoring resources begin to look even thinner
1:40:10 > 1:40:13as Dugarry joins Stephane Guivarc'h on the injury list.
1:40:38 > 1:40:42The French attack now rests with two 19-year-olds,
1:40:42 > 1:40:43but first Henry
1:40:43 > 1:40:45and then David Trezeguet have enough
1:40:45 > 1:40:46confidence to see off
1:40:46 > 1:40:47this modest opposition.
1:40:49 > 1:40:51France are coasting.
1:40:51 > 1:40:55Until Zidane suffers a moment of sheer madness.
1:41:21 > 1:41:25Zidane's gratuitous stamping on Anwar has put the entire
1:41:25 > 1:41:27French campaign in jeopardy.
1:41:29 > 1:41:32And Jacquet shows him no commiseration.
1:41:36 > 1:41:39CROWD ROAR
1:41:58 > 1:42:00Further goals by Henry and Lizarazu
1:42:00 > 1:42:03only emphasise Zidane's folly.
1:42:03 > 1:42:05The French go through to the second round,
1:42:05 > 1:42:07where they must cope without their playmaker.
1:42:07 > 1:42:11One consolation is that their defence looks increasingly impressive.
1:42:15 > 1:42:18The expansion of the tournament brought some of the evolving nations
1:42:18 > 1:42:20into the World Cup family.
1:42:20 > 1:42:24Jamaica's first visit was accompanied by their exuberant fans
1:42:24 > 1:42:27and they face a fierce test of their status against Argentina.
1:42:39 > 1:42:42Gabriel Batistuta is an accomplished international striker
1:42:42 > 1:42:47while Ariel Ortega is already being hailed as the new Maradona.
1:42:47 > 1:42:50SPANISH COMMENTARY
1:42:57 > 1:43:00Gooaaaal!
1:43:09 > 1:43:12Indeed, it is these two players who show the Reggae Boyz
1:43:12 > 1:43:14their true place in the world order.
1:43:14 > 1:43:16Ortega notches the first two goals,
1:43:16 > 1:43:18while Batistuta registers
1:43:18 > 1:43:20what will be the only hat-trick of this World Cup.
1:43:26 > 1:43:28Goooaaal!
1:43:31 > 1:43:34Argentina's three straight wins in their group bring them
1:43:34 > 1:43:37face to face with a familiar foe in the second round.
1:43:37 > 1:43:39Batistuta!
1:43:39 > 1:43:42FANS CHANT: England, England, England...
1:43:54 > 1:43:58England had brushed aside Tunisia in their first game in Marseille,
1:43:58 > 1:44:02with Paul Scholes confirming his progress at international level.
1:44:05 > 1:44:09Later, David Beckham has broke back to display his dead ball skills.
1:44:11 > 1:44:13But it was the introduction of Michael Owen that made
1:44:13 > 1:44:15the biggest impact, by scoring the goal
1:44:15 > 1:44:17that should've earned England a draw
1:44:17 > 1:44:19against Romania - but didn't.
1:44:45 > 1:44:49This lapse pitches them against Argentina in St Etienne.
1:44:49 > 1:44:53But the infusion of youth has turned England into a balanced, pacey team.
1:44:54 > 1:44:56What follows is an epic game.
1:45:01 > 1:45:05COMMENTATOR: Seaman makes the tackle. Penalty! A penalty has been given.
1:45:05 > 1:45:08First advantage to Argentina as Diego Simeone wins a penalty
1:45:08 > 1:45:10from Seaman's misguided challenge.
1:45:13 > 1:45:15FANS: England!
1:45:22 > 1:45:24COMMENTATOR: Goooaaaal!
1:45:24 > 1:45:26Batistuta calmly dispatches
1:45:26 > 1:45:28his fifth goal in four games.
1:45:39 > 1:45:41Chance here for Owen, just outside the box,
1:45:41 > 1:45:44going for the heart of goal, brought down! Penalty!
1:45:44 > 1:45:46England quickly retaliate in kind,
1:45:46 > 1:45:51as Owen's rush to goal teases Ayala into fateful contact.
1:45:51 > 1:45:53What Batistuta can do at one end,
1:45:53 > 1:45:55Shearer does at the other.
1:46:01 > 1:46:04Beckham's short pass is now the prelude to an astonishing
1:46:04 > 1:46:05World Cup moment.
1:46:05 > 1:46:08Control, pace and sheer willpower
1:46:08 > 1:46:10propel the 18-year-old Michael Owen
1:46:10 > 1:46:11to a momentous goal.
1:46:17 > 1:46:20In one magical instant, Owen becomes an icon in world football,
1:46:20 > 1:46:24his image beamed around the globe, his outrageous talent
1:46:24 > 1:46:26eagerly acknowledged by the press.
1:46:38 > 1:46:40Electrified by such a startling goal,
1:46:40 > 1:46:43England press forward in search of more.
1:47:05 > 1:47:08But Scholes' close range miss becomes the first
1:47:08 > 1:47:10of a series of "if only" moments.
1:47:21 > 1:47:25Spared from going two goals behind, Argentina revive
1:47:25 > 1:47:26and suddenly the plan
1:47:26 > 1:47:29on the coach's chalkboard becomes reality on the pitch.
1:47:29 > 1:47:33Zanetti's surgically clean strike levels the scores
1:47:33 > 1:47:34in the beat of half-time.
1:47:39 > 1:47:41But the mood of the game is about to darken.
1:47:43 > 1:47:46Beckham's act of petty revenge on Simeone earns him
1:47:46 > 1:47:47an instant red card.
1:47:47 > 1:47:50Even as the young player walks off,
1:47:50 > 1:47:52his critics are dipping their pens in poison.
1:47:53 > 1:47:55Glenn Hoddle has no sympathy.
1:47:55 > 1:47:58His priority is to reorganise his ten-man team.
1:48:14 > 1:48:18Every player, even Shearer, must be a defender for England now.
1:48:32 > 1:48:34A sustained sequence of defiant
1:48:34 > 1:48:36tackling keeps Argentina at bay,
1:48:36 > 1:48:39with Tony Adams at the heart of the resistance.
1:49:03 > 1:49:07COMMENTATOR: Oh, it's gone in! A goal. No, he's disallowed it.
1:49:07 > 1:49:11But then England think they've snatched a victory against the odds.
1:49:11 > 1:49:14Sol Campbell is celebrating. There are three players off the pitch at the moment.
1:49:14 > 1:49:18Until Campbell realises his great moment has been erased from history.
1:49:18 > 1:49:21Shearer had fouled goalkeeper Roa.
1:49:33 > 1:49:35FINAL WHISTLE
1:49:43 > 1:49:46The team survive an agonised period of sudden death.
1:49:46 > 1:49:48But for England once again,
1:49:48 > 1:49:51a penalty shoot-out becomes their point of departure,
1:49:51 > 1:49:56as David Batty's final miss is added to Paul Ince's earlier fail.
1:50:22 > 1:50:26There are no recriminations, just professional sympathy.
1:50:26 > 1:50:28But after three such exits in major tournaments,
1:50:28 > 1:50:32England must one day confront their fear of the penalty shoot-out
1:50:32 > 1:50:33and conquer it.
1:50:43 > 1:50:45Argentina march on.
1:50:56 > 1:50:59Teams from Africa now arrive as serious contenders.
1:50:59 > 1:51:02No less a figure than Pele had predicted a World Cup win
1:51:02 > 1:51:04for the continent by the millennium.
1:51:06 > 1:51:09The 1990 quarterfinalists Cameroon started brightly
1:51:09 > 1:51:12against Austria, as Pierre Njanka dazzled with a solo goal.
1:51:17 > 1:51:20But with seconds to go, the defence began celebrating too soon,
1:51:20 > 1:51:24allowing Toni Polster a crucial equaliser. Three points became one.
1:51:25 > 1:51:30Thumped 3-0 by Italy, Cameroon needed a win over Chile to move on
1:51:30 > 1:51:31but Sierra's brilliant free kick
1:51:31 > 1:51:33made survival unlikely for the Africans.
1:51:36 > 1:51:39Until Patrick M'Boma boomed in an equaliser.
1:51:39 > 1:51:41But a draw was not enough.
1:51:45 > 1:51:47CHEERING
1:51:58 > 1:52:00The Moroccans declared
1:52:00 > 1:52:02their talents by twice taking
1:52:02 > 1:52:04the lead against a rugged Norway.
1:52:04 > 1:52:05Mustapha Hadji's sinuous skills
1:52:05 > 1:52:07bringing him a brilliant goal.
1:52:07 > 1:52:10Hadda's strike was pure power.
1:52:10 > 1:52:14The 2-2 draw gave them a chance of qualifying ahead of the Norwegians.
1:52:14 > 1:52:17Morocco predictably lost to Brazil,
1:52:17 > 1:52:20but they outclassed a threadbare Scotland 3-0,
1:52:20 > 1:52:24only to be cruelly denied progress by Norway's win over Brazil.
1:52:24 > 1:52:26But their football charmed the world.
1:52:28 > 1:52:31CROWD ROAR
1:52:40 > 1:52:43Africa's principle hopes lay with Nigeria,
1:52:43 > 1:52:47Olympic champions in '96 and now dripping with highly-prized talent.
1:52:50 > 1:52:53They displayed their power with a startling win over Spain.
1:52:53 > 1:52:56Raul's brilliant volley had given the Spanish a 2-1 lead,
1:52:56 > 1:52:59but a grotesque header by Zubizarreta
1:52:59 > 1:53:03and a thunderous shot by Sunday Oliseh swept them to victory.
1:53:26 > 1:53:28Victor Ikpeba's smart goal was
1:53:28 > 1:53:30enough to see off an ageing Bulgaria
1:53:30 > 1:53:33and to take the Africans into the second round to face Denmark.
1:53:40 > 1:53:43Another display of power and pace was expected.
1:53:43 > 1:53:46But it came from the Danes, not the Nigerians.
1:53:50 > 1:53:51Early goals by Peter Moller
1:53:51 > 1:53:53and Brian Laudrup clipped the wings
1:53:53 > 1:53:55of the Super Eagles.
1:54:08 > 1:54:11When second-half substitute Ebbe Sand scored with his first touch
1:54:11 > 1:54:15to make it 3-0, Nigeria's morale collapsed.
1:54:17 > 1:54:21A 4-1 defeat was a harsh reminder that sustained concentration
1:54:21 > 1:54:23is needed to win World Cups.
1:54:23 > 1:54:26A properly focused Nigeria would be a threat to all in Japan
1:54:26 > 1:54:28and South Korea.
1:54:39 > 1:54:42Both future hosts gained valuable experience at this World Cup.
1:54:42 > 1:54:46Japan rewarded their followers with brave single goal defeats
1:54:46 > 1:54:48to Argentina and Croatia.
1:54:48 > 1:54:51While Nakayama scored his country's first World Cup goal
1:54:51 > 1:54:52in a 2-1 loss to Jamaica.
1:55:03 > 1:55:07South Korea suffered defeats by Holland and Mexico, but the world
1:55:07 > 1:55:11audience was grateful for the draw which took out a lacklustre Belgium.
1:55:21 > 1:55:23On FIFA's Fair Play Day,
1:55:23 > 1:55:27the contrasting cultures of America and Iran came together in peace.
1:55:28 > 1:55:31A game of no relevance to the tournament still had
1:55:31 > 1:55:34ideological significance for the players.
1:55:34 > 1:55:36It produced a memorable victory for Iran.
1:55:36 > 1:55:39CROWD CHEER
1:55:42 > 1:55:46Estili's first-half header put the Iranians into an ecstatic lead.
1:55:46 > 1:55:50While the impressive Mahdavikia sealed a 2-1 victory that sent
1:55:50 > 1:55:52his nation into tumult.
1:55:53 > 1:55:57CROWD ROAR
1:56:19 > 1:56:22But the real threat to the established powers
1:56:22 > 1:56:24came from underrated teams such as Chile,
1:56:24 > 1:56:27who boasted a potential star in Marcelo Salas.
1:56:27 > 1:56:31His £15 million transfer to Lazio had suggested a major
1:56:31 > 1:56:32South American talent.
1:56:32 > 1:56:36His two-goal performance against Italy gives absolute confirmation.
1:56:40 > 1:56:43Impressive as Salas is, some old talent is also on display.
1:56:44 > 1:56:48Roberto Baggio, a veteran of the last two World Cups, had been summoned
1:56:48 > 1:56:52late to add style and creativity to Italy's sterile midfield.
1:57:01 > 1:57:05Having created one goal for Vieri, Baggio saves Italy's blushes
1:57:05 > 1:57:07by winning a vital, if fortunate, penalty.
1:57:37 > 1:57:40In taking the kick himself, Baggio confronts memories
1:57:40 > 1:57:45which must have haunted him since his fatal miss in the '94 final.
1:57:45 > 1:57:48Despite a Chilean's attempts to remind him,
1:57:48 > 1:57:49Baggio scores
1:57:49 > 1:57:50with Buddhist serenity.
1:58:01 > 1:58:04The shared point helps both teams progress.
1:58:04 > 1:58:06But Chile's reward is a major threat.
1:58:21 > 1:58:25Salas, the South American Player of the Year, is now pitched
1:58:25 > 1:58:26head-to-head with Ronaldo,
1:58:26 > 1:58:28the World Player of the Year.
1:58:28 > 1:58:30Two men blessed with frightening
1:58:30 > 1:58:32pace and mesmerising control.
1:58:54 > 1:58:57But Chile's nervous defence quickly tilts the balance towards Brazil.
1:58:57 > 1:59:00Cesar Sampaio goes blissfully unmarked as he heads
1:59:00 > 1:59:01the first goal.
1:59:10 > 1:59:13His second comes after a Roberto Carlos free kick
1:59:13 > 1:59:16pinballs its way around the area.
1:59:16 > 1:59:18Carlos pretends it was intentional.
1:59:30 > 1:59:33Now, Mario Zagallo's men begin to show
1:59:33 > 1:59:35the sort of fluency of his great 1970 team.
1:59:42 > 1:59:45Most importantly, Ronaldo is now in scoring form.
1:59:58 > 2:00:00Brazil lead 3-0.
2:00:19 > 2:00:20In the second half, Salas scores
2:00:20 > 2:00:22his fourth goal of the tournament.
2:00:22 > 2:00:26Neither he nor Ivan Zamorano will give up the fight.
2:00:41 > 2:00:42But Ronaldo is rampant.
2:00:42 > 2:00:45His second goal ushers a brave Chile through the exit door.
2:00:45 > 2:00:47Brazil move on to the quarterfinals.
2:01:12 > 2:01:15Meanwhile, France's unbeaten progress has aroused the nation
2:01:15 > 2:01:17from its indifference.
2:01:17 > 2:01:20Nobody wants to miss the tie against Paraguay.
2:01:20 > 2:01:23But France are still without Zidane and become a blunt instrument.
2:01:26 > 2:01:29FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:01:29 > 2:01:32HE LISTENS TO RADIO COMMENTARY
2:01:45 > 2:01:48Henry's effort is the closest to a goal in 90 minutes.
2:02:09 > 2:02:14Into extra time, the hosts begin to step out along the tightrope.
2:02:14 > 2:02:15The country holds its breath.
2:02:26 > 2:02:30COMMENTATOR CELEBRATES
2:02:30 > 2:02:33Laurent Blanc, golden goal!
2:02:33 > 2:02:37Golden goal! Golden goal!
2:02:46 > 2:02:48Only minutes before a shoot-out,
2:02:48 > 2:02:51Laurent Blanc fires the Blues into the quarterfinal.
2:02:51 > 2:02:55The first golden goal in World Cup history goes to France.
2:03:04 > 2:03:07The French bandwagon is beginning to roll.
2:03:12 > 2:03:15France are through, but so too are Italy, with three wins
2:03:15 > 2:03:16and a draw behind them.
2:03:16 > 2:03:18But all France cares about now
2:03:18 > 2:03:21is that their talisman, Zidane, is back.
2:03:23 > 2:03:26France have the World Cup tradition, but Italy the achievements.
2:03:36 > 2:03:39For France, it's the same story from their previous games -
2:03:39 > 2:03:41chances and misses.
2:03:48 > 2:03:50For the Italian coach, Cesare Maldini,
2:03:50 > 2:03:53years of service are at risk in this match.
2:04:03 > 2:04:07Christian Vieri is Italy's best hope of a goal. He has five already.
2:04:07 > 2:04:10But Barthez somehow keeps this effort out.
2:04:21 > 2:04:24Vieri's strength is matched by the formidable Desailly.
2:04:33 > 2:04:36France are on the very edge, but Barthez keeps his nerve.
2:04:44 > 2:04:48In extra time, Baggio has one golden chance to finish the French.
2:04:48 > 2:04:50But time has made him mortal after all.
2:04:50 > 2:04:52The game will go down to penalties.
2:05:19 > 2:05:22Could this be Baggio's last kick in World Cup football?
2:05:37 > 2:05:38Lizarazu is the first to miss.
2:05:40 > 2:05:41But Albertini immediately gives
2:05:41 > 2:05:43away Italy's advantage.
2:05:43 > 2:05:45Who will break next?
2:05:48 > 2:05:51REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:06:03 > 2:06:07In the end, Di Biagio is the one who finds the loaded chamber.
2:06:07 > 2:06:11Barthez belatedly realises that France are through to the semifinal.
2:06:38 > 2:06:42The last three World Cups have seen Italy defeated on penalties.
2:06:42 > 2:06:43It is time to rebuild.
2:07:08 > 2:07:12The critics believe that Germany's all conquering days are also over.
2:07:12 > 2:07:15Their squad has too many old players and too many young ones,
2:07:15 > 2:07:17with not enough in between.
2:07:17 > 2:07:19But they showed enough fight to pull
2:07:19 > 2:07:21back two goals against Yugoslavia.
2:07:21 > 2:07:24In Jeremies' case, almost too much.
2:07:32 > 2:07:36FOGHORNS
2:07:51 > 2:07:54CROWD ROAR
2:08:01 > 2:08:02Despite their age,
2:08:02 > 2:08:05neither Jurgen Klinsmann nor Oliver Bierhoff have lost their edge.
2:08:05 > 2:08:09Six goals between them carry the Germans through to a quarterfinal
2:08:09 > 2:08:13where they face the surprise team of the tournament - Croatia.
2:08:32 > 2:08:34Behind the smiles and the handshakes,
2:08:34 > 2:08:37Croatia have unfinished business with the Germans
2:08:37 > 2:08:39from their bruising game in Euro '96.
2:08:47 > 2:08:49And for the first half at least,
2:08:49 > 2:08:51both sides are intent on intimidation.
2:08:55 > 2:08:56REF BLOWS WHISTLE
2:08:59 > 2:09:02Even Bierhoff get into the spirit, and he is lucky to see only yellow.
2:09:07 > 2:09:11WHISTLING AND JEERING
2:09:37 > 2:09:41At least his header is a rare piece of legitimate football action.
2:10:00 > 2:10:03TUMULT IN CROWD
2:10:08 > 2:10:12Eventually, Suker's dramatic tumble provokes an inevitable response
2:10:12 > 2:10:13from the referee.
2:10:13 > 2:10:17And Christian Worns must walk after two yellow cards.
2:11:00 > 2:11:01CHEERING
2:11:03 > 2:11:06Robert Jarni's goal completes a desperate first half
2:11:06 > 2:11:08for the Germans, and worse is to come.
2:11:08 > 2:11:12THEY CHANT
2:11:19 > 2:11:23With 12 of his squad over 30, coach Berti Vogts has few options.
2:11:24 > 2:11:26The Germans are tiring fast.
2:11:38 > 2:11:40Brilliant goals by Goran Vlaovic
2:11:40 > 2:11:43and then Davor Suker finish the Germans off.
2:11:43 > 2:11:46The 3-0 defeat is their biggest in the World Cup since 1954.
2:11:51 > 2:11:53CHEERING
2:12:10 > 2:12:13Croatia are through to the semifinals in their first-ever
2:12:13 > 2:12:15World Cup. An astonishing achievement.
2:12:18 > 2:12:22It is the end of a golden era for German football, as Klinsmann,
2:12:22 > 2:12:26Matthaus, Moller and Hassler take their white shirts into retirement.
2:12:49 > 2:12:52CHURCH BELLS TOLL
2:13:09 > 2:13:13With the three European winners of the World Cup now eliminated,
2:13:13 > 2:13:16Brazil's fans should have little need for prayer.
2:13:20 > 2:13:22SHE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:13:22 > 2:13:25FANS CHEER
2:13:36 > 2:13:38CROWD PROTEST
2:13:44 > 2:13:47Denmark's decision to attack Brazil is brave but provocative.
2:13:47 > 2:13:50It yields an early reward with Jorgensen's goal.
2:13:50 > 2:13:52CHEERING
2:14:17 > 2:14:20But Brazilian teams like nothing more than to trade goals,
2:14:20 > 2:14:22provided they score one more.
2:14:27 > 2:14:29And tonight,
2:14:29 > 2:14:32Ronaldo confounds the Danes by dropping deep to become provider.
2:14:32 > 2:14:35Bebeto hardly needs more than a touch to score,
2:14:35 > 2:14:36so fine was the pass.
2:14:42 > 2:14:44Ronaldo is becoming a player who can damage
2:14:44 > 2:14:47the opposition from anywhere on the park.
2:15:25 > 2:15:29Only foul play can stop Ronaldo, and this looks a genuine injury,
2:15:29 > 2:15:31despite Schmeichel's protests.
2:16:04 > 2:16:05Restored to health,
2:16:05 > 2:16:07Ronaldo sets up Rivaldo to give
2:16:07 > 2:16:09Brazil a 2-1 lead at half-time.
2:16:44 > 2:16:48But the Danes keep up the entertainment. When Roberto Carlos
2:16:48 > 2:16:51falls off his bicycle, Brian Laudrup pounces to equalise.
2:16:59 > 2:17:02Rivaldo finds a gap that even Schmeichel can't cover.
2:17:02 > 2:17:06Brazil win 3-2 and take their expected place in the semifinal.
2:17:19 > 2:17:21The usual carnival begins.
2:17:21 > 2:17:24And nobody at it cares that the Brazilian defence is
2:17:24 > 2:17:26beginning to leak goals. Why spoil the party?
2:17:30 > 2:17:33While Brazil wait for Argentina to join them in the semifinal,
2:17:33 > 2:17:36Holland plan a revenge for their defeat in the 1978 final.
2:17:39 > 2:17:43Dennis Bergkamp is fit and scoring and the Dutch squad is,
2:17:43 > 2:17:44for once, at peace with itself.
2:17:58 > 2:18:02The tone of the game is set by Kluivert's early goal,
2:18:02 > 2:18:04a payback to his team for his dismissal against Belgium.
2:18:04 > 2:18:06This will be a quarterfinal
2:18:06 > 2:18:08blessed with attacking instincts.
2:18:16 > 2:18:18Lopez promptly equalises,
2:18:18 > 2:18:21helped by Holland's chaotic offside trap.
2:18:26 > 2:18:29CROWD PROTEST AND JEER
2:18:33 > 2:18:36Despite Argentina's fine football, there remains in it
2:18:36 > 2:18:40a calculated desire to take opponents out of the game.
2:18:40 > 2:18:41Simeone's dramatic response
2:18:41 > 2:18:45to Numan's foul ensures a second yellow card for the Dutchman.
2:18:55 > 2:18:58And when Ortega is denied the penalty he played for,
2:18:58 > 2:19:00he cannot control his anger.
2:19:05 > 2:19:08Like Maradona, Ortega ends his first World Cup in disgrace.
2:19:32 > 2:19:35As extra time beckons the two ten-man teams,
2:19:35 > 2:19:38Frank de Boer's hit-and-hope pass gives Bergkamp the chance
2:19:38 > 2:19:40to score one of the best goals
2:19:40 > 2:19:41of the tournament.
2:19:41 > 2:19:43CHEERING
2:20:01 > 2:20:03Holland go through to the semifinals.
2:20:03 > 2:20:07Of the four teams left, three have never won the World Cup before.
2:20:19 > 2:20:23Can Bergkamp finally lead Holland to the crown that was twice
2:20:23 > 2:20:24denied them in the 1970s?
2:20:25 > 2:20:27RUMBLING DRUMBEAT
2:20:29 > 2:20:32CROATIA FANS CHANT
2:20:39 > 2:20:42France and Croatia have surprised their supporters
2:20:42 > 2:20:44with their progress.
2:20:44 > 2:20:45But now expectations are high.
2:20:51 > 2:20:55France's team colours are the only make-up for this evening.
2:20:58 > 2:21:01While the Croatian fans are a wall of noise and colour.
2:21:01 > 2:21:03FANS CHANT
2:21:14 > 2:21:17FANS CHANT
2:21:25 > 2:21:29The French are even ready to put their shirt on the team.
2:21:59 > 2:22:01REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:22:10 > 2:22:12France surges into attack.
2:22:12 > 2:22:15They will never have such a chance again in a lifetime.
2:22:15 > 2:22:18Home advantage against an unseeded team.
2:22:18 > 2:22:20CROWD ROAR
2:22:20 > 2:22:24But this transmits a crippling anxiety to France's shooting.
2:22:24 > 2:22:26Even Zidane is fallible.
2:22:36 > 2:22:39And every chance the French miss, fuels Croatia's belief
2:22:39 > 2:22:41in their ultimate triumph.
2:22:41 > 2:22:44Michel Platini revisits old anxieties.
2:22:46 > 2:22:47REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:22:47 > 2:22:49FOGHORNS
2:22:55 > 2:22:58REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:23:22 > 2:23:24In the first minute of the second half,
2:23:24 > 2:23:27France's worst nightmare comes true.
2:23:27 > 2:23:31Davor Suker scores as Lilian Thuram plays him onside.
2:23:31 > 2:23:34Croatia are 44 minutes from the final.
2:23:44 > 2:23:47ANNOUNCER: Goal for Croatia...
2:23:53 > 2:23:55The French forwards feel the pressure.
2:24:08 > 2:24:11But full-back Thuram is enraged by his own error.
2:24:11 > 2:24:14Within a minute, he brings France back to life.
2:24:14 > 2:24:16CHEERING
2:24:31 > 2:24:33FANS BEAT DRUM
2:24:41 > 2:24:43SINGING IN CROWD
2:25:06 > 2:25:09CROWD ROAR
2:25:17 > 2:25:18Thuram hasn't finished.
2:25:18 > 2:25:21The defender storms forward for another goal
2:25:21 > 2:25:24and ponders an alternative career as a striker.
2:25:28 > 2:25:31INDISTINCT SPEECH FROM ANNOUNCER
2:25:34 > 2:25:38..number 15, Lilian Thuram!
2:25:38 > 2:25:40CHEERING
2:26:02 > 2:26:05CROWD PROTEST
2:26:07 > 2:26:09Croatia are on the run.
2:26:09 > 2:26:13But Slaven Bilic cynically tries to win an advantage for his team.
2:26:26 > 2:26:29Laurent Blanc is sent off and will miss the final.
2:26:29 > 2:26:32Assuming the French can hold on to their lead.
2:26:55 > 2:26:58ANNOUNCER: Substitution for France.
2:26:58 > 2:27:01Number six, Youri Djorkaeff!
2:27:01 > 2:27:03CHEERING
2:27:05 > 2:27:07ANNOUNCER: Number 18, Frank Leboeuf!
2:27:07 > 2:27:09CHEERING
2:27:11 > 2:27:13FANS SING
2:27:40 > 2:27:44Croatia pour forward in a desperate bid to equalise.
2:27:44 > 2:27:48But the French, edged on by La Marseillaise, will not be beaten.
2:27:50 > 2:27:53REFEREE BLOWS FINAL WHISTLE
2:27:54 > 2:27:58After three semifinal defeats in their World Cup history,
2:27:58 > 2:28:01France are at last in the final itself.
2:28:29 > 2:28:31Croatia's great adventure ends with tears.
2:28:31 > 2:28:35But they will go on to take third place while Suker will claim
2:28:35 > 2:28:38the Golden Boot, the tournament top scorer on six goals.
2:29:26 > 2:29:28At the other semifinal,
2:29:28 > 2:29:31two hordes of passionate supporters descend on Marseille.
2:29:32 > 2:29:36FANS CHANT: Brazil! Brazil! Brazil!
2:29:42 > 2:29:45For many, the game will revolve around two outstanding forwards.
2:29:45 > 2:29:47Ronaldo and Bergkamp.
2:29:47 > 2:29:50This is spiced by the fact that Ronaldo played his first
2:29:50 > 2:29:52senior football in Holland.
2:29:53 > 2:29:57Europe versus South America, a match to savour.
2:30:06 > 2:30:09SINGING
2:30:56 > 2:30:58After all the anticipation,
2:30:58 > 2:31:02the first half is suffocated by the heat and the tension.
2:31:02 > 2:31:04Every run is into a cul-de-sac.
2:31:06 > 2:31:10While Ronaldo is in the grip of his former PSV team-mate, Jaap Stam.
2:31:15 > 2:31:19Kluivert misses, and there is nothing so far from Bergkamp.
2:31:54 > 2:31:58Perhaps the cool of the night will revive the game in the second half.
2:32:05 > 2:32:07CHANTING FROM CROWD
2:32:25 > 2:32:28FANS ROAR
2:32:29 > 2:32:33Ronaldo pounces on Rivaldo's angled pass to put Brazil ahead.
2:32:44 > 2:32:48The highly priced but underused Denilson is brought on
2:32:48 > 2:32:50to preoccupy the Dutch defence.
2:32:50 > 2:32:54ANNOUNCER CONFIRMS SUBSTITUTION
2:33:15 > 2:33:19Only a brilliant rescue by Davids stops Brazil adding a second.
2:33:31 > 2:33:35Denilson's skills begin to cast a sorcerer's spell on the Dutch.
2:33:38 > 2:33:41But there is nothing magical about Rivaldo's effort.
2:33:41 > 2:33:44Brazil should have had this game in the bag by now.
2:33:48 > 2:33:51With minutes remaining, Brazil paid a penalty.
2:33:51 > 2:33:54Kluivert soars above a static defence to equalise.
2:33:56 > 2:33:59CROWD ROAR
2:34:16 > 2:34:17ANNOUNCER: Patrick Kluivert!
2:34:33 > 2:34:37Extra time and sudden death bring a further chill to the night.
2:34:37 > 2:34:39One of these two fine teams must lose.
2:35:24 > 2:35:28First Kluivert and then Ronaldo threaten to score the golden goal.
2:35:28 > 2:35:30But for once, their alchemy fails them
2:35:30 > 2:35:32and Bergkamp has been a mere shadow.
2:35:35 > 2:35:39Penalties will decide. It will be a lingering death, not a sudden one.
2:36:14 > 2:36:17FOGHORNS
2:37:14 > 2:37:15CHEERING
2:37:36 > 2:37:38CHEERING
2:38:11 > 2:38:14Taffarel's brilliant save from Cocu
2:38:14 > 2:38:18and Ronald de Boer lift Brazil into yet another World Cup final.
2:38:18 > 2:38:21This is the least their fans expected
2:38:21 > 2:38:23and now, the celebrations can begin.
2:39:23 > 2:39:26Mario Zagallo has won World Cups as a player
2:39:26 > 2:39:28and coach over a span of 40 years.
2:39:29 > 2:39:33What more history can this great man of football yet achieve?
2:40:09 > 2:40:11July 12, 1998.
2:40:11 > 2:40:13For Brazilian fans today,
2:40:13 > 2:40:16their Sunday worship will be of earthly gods.
2:40:39 > 2:40:44The likes of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Denilson inspire faith, not doubt.
2:40:44 > 2:40:46So a fifth World Cup seems assured.
2:41:02 > 2:41:06The French team must defy history if they are to sweep Brazil aside.
2:41:06 > 2:41:09No host country has won for 20 years.
2:41:15 > 2:41:18Inside the Stade de France, the new shrine to football,
2:41:18 > 2:41:22the French team take a form of communion while their fans believe
2:41:22 > 2:41:25that anything is possible now that the team has reached the final.
2:42:05 > 2:42:08The first sign of an upset arrives as the Brazilian squad
2:42:08 > 2:42:11fail to come out for their customary warm up.
2:42:11 > 2:42:15This leaves the outgoing FIFA President to guard their trophy.
2:42:15 > 2:42:18As the countdown to kick-off quickens, the mystery deepens.
2:42:18 > 2:42:21Rumours sweep the stadium that Ronaldo is injured
2:42:21 > 2:42:23and out of the Brazilian team.
2:42:23 > 2:42:25Then another sweeps back saying he is fit
2:42:25 > 2:42:26and he plays.
2:42:26 > 2:42:28Confusion turns to speculation.
2:42:35 > 2:42:38When the teams finally emerge, Ronaldo is there,
2:42:38 > 2:42:41looking like a schoolboy who has been dragged to the opera.
2:42:41 > 2:42:44Brazil may be joined in hands, but obviously not in spirit.
2:42:52 > 2:42:54BAND PLAYS: "La Marsellaise"
2:42:54 > 2:42:57FANS AND PLAYERS SING
2:43:07 > 2:43:11The anthem of the French Republic is now a signal for another revolution.
2:43:11 > 2:43:14The overthrow of football's ruling power is at hand.
2:43:14 > 2:43:19FANS SING
2:43:46 > 2:43:48CHEERING
2:44:07 > 2:44:11Sensing Brazil's disarray, the French storm into attack.
2:44:41 > 2:44:44FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:44:48 > 2:44:52Guivarc'h's missed chances are beginning to mount up.
2:44:52 > 2:44:54Zidane suffers once more.
2:45:20 > 2:45:22A first glimpse of Ronaldo in action
2:45:22 > 2:45:24confirms his unease.
2:45:24 > 2:45:27A poor cross is made exciting only by Barthez's fumble.
2:45:39 > 2:45:41REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:45:41 > 2:45:44FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:45:54 > 2:45:56But Zidane senses a warning.
2:45:56 > 2:45:58Having seen so many missed chances,
2:45:58 > 2:46:00he decides to take the scoring initiative himself.
2:46:00 > 2:46:04CHEERING
2:46:04 > 2:46:07From Petit's corner, Zidane heads France in front.
2:46:07 > 2:46:10ECSTATIC FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:46:20 > 2:46:24Atoning for his suspension has plainly become a personal quest
2:46:24 > 2:46:25for Zidane.
2:46:31 > 2:46:33CHEERING
2:46:48 > 2:46:52CROWD PROTEST AND WHISTLE
2:46:53 > 2:46:57If Ronaldo wasn't injured before the game, he is now.
2:46:58 > 2:47:00But Barthez's challenge was fair
2:47:00 > 2:47:02and his sportsmanship is outstanding.
2:47:20 > 2:47:24This public injury adds to whatever Ronaldo has suffered in private.
2:47:24 > 2:47:27Suddenly, his face is that of an old man.
2:47:27 > 2:47:31Mario Zagallo senses that his star is close to burning out.
2:47:40 > 2:47:44Crucially, the French know this too and forage for more goals.
2:47:44 > 2:47:46Petit is only a deflection away.
2:47:51 > 2:47:54The Brazil defence begins to wear a haunted look.
2:47:59 > 2:48:01EXCITED FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:48:08 > 2:48:11But this is more than matched by Guivarc'h's tormented expression
2:48:11 > 2:48:14as another chance to make history goes begging.
2:48:26 > 2:48:28The Brazilian defence is crumbling.
2:48:28 > 2:48:31Zidane steals in again for another goal.
2:48:34 > 2:48:37Roberto Carlos finds that the problem with having huge thighs
2:48:37 > 2:48:39is that he cannot close his legs.
2:48:47 > 2:48:49REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:48:49 > 2:48:52INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT
2:48:56 > 2:48:58Number 10, Zinedine Zidane!
2:49:02 > 2:49:06Zidane's goals have the French nation in a frenzy.
2:49:06 > 2:49:09Who could have believed a 2-0 lead over the champions by the interval?
2:49:09 > 2:49:11It was as possible as
2:49:11 > 2:49:13a French cockerel eating a South American banana.
2:49:19 > 2:49:20REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:49:20 > 2:49:22Despite his apparent ailments,
2:49:22 > 2:49:26Ronaldo still leads Brazil into what must now be a do-or-die second half.
2:49:37 > 2:49:40CROWD ROAR
2:49:40 > 2:49:42REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE
2:49:42 > 2:49:45Desailly earns what will prove a fateful booking.
2:50:10 > 2:50:13In a defining moment, Ronaldo merely shoots
2:50:13 > 2:50:15when he would normally have scored.
2:50:15 > 2:50:17Barthez gratefully smothers the ball.
2:51:10 > 2:51:12Whatever befell the young Brazilian
2:51:12 > 2:51:14star that day, it is doubtful
2:51:14 > 2:51:18that he could have coped with the French defence, even fully fit.
2:51:18 > 2:51:22They gave him no space to turn. No air to breathe.
2:51:22 > 2:51:23And no time to dream.
2:51:26 > 2:51:28The French cover every eventuality.
2:51:37 > 2:51:40Even the extravagant trickery of Denilson cannot fool
2:51:40 > 2:51:42a rock-solid French defence.
2:51:54 > 2:51:56But for one mad moment,
2:51:56 > 2:51:58Desailly's discipline deserts him.
2:51:58 > 2:52:01A second yellow card means dismissal.
2:52:01 > 2:52:03CROWD PROTEST
2:52:09 > 2:52:11A sudden dread fills French hearts,
2:52:11 > 2:52:14as ghosts of previous failures rise again.
2:52:14 > 2:52:18To Aime Jacquet, the seconds will now feel like minutes.
2:52:20 > 2:52:23Zidane urges his team to more defiance.
2:52:47 > 2:52:49A goal now for Brazil would be
2:52:49 > 2:52:50like a blood transfusion.
2:52:50 > 2:52:53But Emmanuel Petit, moved into defence,
2:52:53 > 2:52:55intends to cut off all supplies.
2:52:58 > 2:53:01Both coaches are tortured by time.
2:53:01 > 2:53:03One has too little, the other too much.
2:53:18 > 2:53:21Dugarry can put everyone out of their misery.
2:53:21 > 2:53:24But his feeble shot extends the agony.
2:53:31 > 2:53:33France are close to making history.
2:53:54 > 2:53:58Denilson's shot against the bar marks Brazil's last chance
2:53:58 > 2:53:59to turn the tide of events.
2:54:10 > 2:54:13Instead, they are swamped by a third French goal,
2:54:13 > 2:54:15scored by the irrepressible Petit.
2:54:22 > 2:54:26ECSTATIC FRENCH COMMENTARY
2:54:32 > 2:54:34Now France can believe at last.
2:55:05 > 2:55:07CHEERING
2:55:15 > 2:55:18ANNOUNCER: Number 17, Emmanuel Petit!
2:55:28 > 2:55:29REFEREE BLOWS FINAL WHISTLE
2:55:29 > 2:55:31France are world champions.
2:56:50 > 2:56:55INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT
2:57:10 > 2:57:13- ANNOUNCER: Laurent... CROWD:- Blanc!
2:57:13 > 2:57:16- ANNOUNCER: Marcel... CROWD:- Desailly!
2:57:16 > 2:57:18- ANNOUNCER: Fabien... CROWD:- Barthez!
2:57:18 > 2:57:22- ANNOUNCER: Zinedine... CROWD:- Zidane!
2:57:25 > 2:57:27- ANNOUNCER: Emmanuel... CROWD:- Petit!
2:57:29 > 2:57:32- ANNOUNCER: Didier... CROWD:- Deschamps!
2:57:32 > 2:57:391998, grands champions du monde, l'equipe de France!
2:57:39 > 2:57:43After all the doubts, the French team scored more goals
2:57:43 > 2:57:46and conceded fewer than any other team in the tournament.
2:57:46 > 2:57:49The 16th World Cup has worthy winners.
2:58:08 > 2:58:13MUSIC: "La Cour Des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" by Youssou N'Dour and Axelle Red