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France relives spirit of '98, but death overshadows party
AFP, July, 2008
PARIS, July 12, 2008 (AFP) — Zinedine Zidane pulled on the blue shirt of France one more time on Saturday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the country's 1998 World Cup triumph.
But the occasion at the Stade de France was overshadowed by the death of a young fan who was killed in a road accident on his way to the ground.
Zidane, who scored twice in the 3-0 win over Brazil in the World Cup final 10 years ago, scored the first goal of the night for the reunited French side on the hour mark against a Rest of the World team.
Emilio Butragueno had given the international select the lead in the 25th minute ...