Joib :
Zidane's most overrated World Cup performance in history. His best World Cup was in 2006, and those were the knockout rounds. In '98, he did nothing in the group stage, got himself sent off, and left France without their star player in the knockout stage. And in that stage, the stars weren't exactly Zidane. In the two toughest matches, against Paraguay he didn't even play, and against Croatia, the one who made history was Lilian Thuram, who, as a full-back, carried France to the final with two goals against Croatia that he practically created himself. He had a much better World Cup than Zidane, but since he didn't score in the final, people forget about him. Apart from the Henrys and others, Zidane's 2006 World Cup was indeed excellent, but in 1998, he almost single-handedly ruined it
2026-03-13 04:17:46