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France's coach Aime Jacquet holds the World Cup after leading the host nation France to its first-ever championship Ben Radford/Allsport

Vive la France

Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final

The idea for the World Cup was French in origin. Sunday night the World Cup trophy finally belonged to France.
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Champs-Elysees packed with fans screaming for 'Les Blues'
There was just enough time for some sleep and a quick cleanup before France's World Cup victory party kicked off anew Monday.
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France belongs to Zidane: Algerian immigrant's son unites country with his play
The deeper he carried his countrymen into the tournament, the more people talked. By the end, Zinedine Zidane became a testimonial to how much a simple game can change a nation.
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• Celebration marred by accident when car plows into crowd (7/13/98)
• Zidane leads France to pinnacle of soccer glory (7/12/98)
• Cup victory has France's spirit soaring (7/12/98)
• Blanc's suspension means defender will start in final (7/11/98)
• France, Brazil compete for glory and the stuff of legends (7/11/98)
• Fourth time a charm as host nation advances to face Brazil (7/8/98)
• French players plea for the real fans to stand up (7/10/98)
• Changing of the guard (7/9/98)
• Pele: Brazil to win final in 90 minutes (7/10/98)
• France's Blanc receives two-match suspension (7/9/98)
• If history repeats, final should be one for the ages(7/9/98)
• France to Brazil: Don't tick off Thuram(7/9/98)
• French to appeal Blanc's suspension (7/9/98)
• Star-studded Brazil attack faces strong French defense (7/8/98)
• Thuram insists he's no hero (7/8/98)
• Ecstatic French fans begin long night of partying (7/8/98)
• Croatia stands between host nation and final berth (7/8/98)
• France has been here before (7/8/98)
• Host nation, debutant each seeking chance for title (7/7/98)
• France not taking Croatia lightly (7/7/98)
• French goalkeeper coach watches opponents' tendencies (7/6/98)
• French advance despite inability to score (7/6/98)
• Host's camp is castle others can only dream about (7/5/98)
• French had hoped to face Germany in semifinals (7/5/98)
• Four-timer Brazil faces no-timers France, Netherlands, Croatia (7/4/98)
• French coach believes his side can win the World Cup (7/4/98)
• Di Biagio's missed penalty ends Italy's hopes with 4-3 shootout loss (7/3/98)
• Four-timer Brazil faces no-timers France, Netherlands, Croatia (7/4/98)
• Perennial bad boy Petit cited for 'outstanding sportsmanship' (7/4/98)
• France sinks Paraguay with golden goal (6/28/98)
• France beats Denmark 2-1; both advance from Group C (6/24/98)
• Injury, red card mar France's 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia (6/18/98)
• French romp past South Africa 3-0 (6/12/98)

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Group C	W	L	T	Pts
France	3	0	0	9
Denmark	1	1	1	4
South Africa	0	1	2	2
Saudi Arabia	0	2	1	1

Friday, June 12
France 3, South Africa 0
At Marseille
Thursday, June 18
France 4, Saudi Arabia 0
At Saint-Denis
Wednesday, June 24
France 2, Denmark 1
At Lyon

Host nation routs Brazilians 3-0 in World Cup final

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