PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 12: WM FRANCE 98, FINALE Paris; BRASILIEN - FRANKREICH 0:3 (BRA - FRA); FRANKREICH FUSSBALLWELTMEISTER 1998; JUBEL FRA TEAM - Bixente LIZARAZU, Frank LEBOEUF, Thierry HENRY, Lilian THURAM, Zinedine ZIDANE, DIOMEDE, Didier DESCHAMPS, PIRES, Marcel DESAILLY, Laurent BLANC (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Why France's 1998 World Cup win meant so much
It was a moment that transcended sport as the victory was seen as a unifying symbol for the multicultural country. Two legends of France's 1998 World Cup team, Marcel Desailly and Robert Pires, reflect on what that win meant for the nation.
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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 12: WM FRANCE 98, FINALE Paris; BRASILIEN - FRANKREICH 0:3 (BRA - FRA); FRANKREICH FUSSBALLWELTMEISTER 1998; JUBEL FRA TEAM - Bixente LIZARAZU, Frank LEBOEUF, Thierry HENRY, Lilian THURAM, Zinedine ZIDANE, DIOMEDE, Didier DESCHAMPS, PIRES, Marcel DESAILLY, Laurent BLANC (Photo by Lutz Bongarts/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Why France's 1998 World Cup win meant so much
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