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France will face the Netherlands nationwide workforce as we speak, Friday, at Leipzig Stadium, which is the place the place Zinedine Zidane left his well-known mark in 2006.
Most soccer followers will keep in mind the 2006 World Cup when French nationwide workforce captain Zidane headbutted Italian defender Marco Materazzi within the chest and despatched him off within the last match, which Italy gained on penalties.
Whereas this was the final of Zidane’s worldwide profession, it was not his first surge in that match.
Leipzig Stadium bears a everlasting reminder of the incident within the group stage when France suffered early and tied 0-0 with Switzerland in Stuttgart in its first match earlier than arriving in Leipzig.
South Korea, coached by Dutchman Dick Advocaat, had been their opponents and whereas Thierry Henry put France forward, a late aim from Park Ji-sung triggered one other draw for France, and within the last minutes Zidane was booked.
This was his second warning within the match, which suggests he’ll miss the final match within the group stage, and if France fails to qualify, that match in Leipzig will probably be his final within the French blue jersey.
The frustration worsened, and when Zidane returned to the dressing room, he kicked the steel door.
The dent ensuing from this kick continues to be current, and it has even grow to be an attraction for the followers who wander across the Leipzig stadium to see two clear indicators put in within the steel, and subsequent to them are the phrases “A memento from Zed (Zidane).”
The Dutch nationwide workforce will use the dressing room as we speak, however neither it nor the French nationwide workforce will be capable to see Zidane’s shoe marks, because the door has been quickly lined with European Soccer Affiliation (UEFA) banners for the match.
Supply: Sky Information