France tried to avoid Brazil in the 1998 World Cup!

in #news6 years ago

France did not play the great football championship in the 1998 World Cup. The great style of Zinedine Zidane against Brazil at the title of the title is still the rhythm of football fans. Earlier, Lilium Thuram's two goals in the semifinal against Croatia against Croatia. These stories are known to everyone in the field play. But the great game outside of the field was played by former French footballer Michel Platini. The former UEFA president, who took the World Cup grouping to avoid Brazil before the final, took a cautious approach.

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Brazil, who won the 1994 World Cup, was flying in style before the 1998 World Cup. Till the Celestas, there was a handful of winning the World Cup. Ronaldo, Rivaldoad's performance on the field of football betting everyone in favor of Brazil. Who will prevent this Brazil? In the same way, the opponents' research.

Platini did not want to take the risk from the organizing committee. The organizer, who is currently in sanctioning, has taken such strategies in grouping that France will not have to play before the final against Brazil in the absence of any leg. After a long time, the former UEFA president acknowledged the issue, 'We had a small strategy. Grouping in such a way that if Brazil and France are the champions of the group stage, they will not face before the final. We are the hosts team, so the advantage was utilized. "
Why did Platini do this? Platini's ban on football for four years is very simple, 'If I can not even cheat after working for the World Cup for six years, then what do I do!' Do the other organizers of the World think it does not? '

But there is no scope to say Platini's trick in France and Brazil in the final. Because in the knockout stage matches, they have to make their place in the final by losing the opponent. Earlier, Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco were topped by Group A while champions Brazil. And Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia have been topping the championship in Group 'C'.

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