The Chaos of Zinedine Zidane's Final Hour

[@elicraig7367]

Sobering reminder that what we just witnessed with Messi was anything but a given. Football doesn't always have fairytale endings for its legends.

[@g.2080]

Literally the only reason I wanted Argentina to win

[@devanman7920]

Very true.

[@devanman7920]

@@g.2080 same! I think the while world was behind Argentina because of the story of Messi

[@zenspidey]

Zidane had already won everything at that point WC, Euro, Balon d'or, Champions League so for me the incident changed nothing

[@vantablack5690]

He literally won the champion league 3 times in a row, he’s the reason Buffon is going to end his career without a champions league

[@bright_young_thing]

I was 14 during this world cup and it was the first tournament I watched all the way through because Trinidad qualified. Zidane’s header ensured I would be watching football for life 😆

[@fl3x101]

We must be the same age. I’m also Trinidadian

[@rumblebird9888]

Im surprised to see Trinidad qualify, they arnt even in the top 10 concacaf teams these days

[@irvingamer2235]

same but 2018 when Panama qualify

[@chrisfraser5088]

Honestly, Zidane’s performance against Brazil in the QFs is almost indescribable. The best I’ve ever seen.

[@JK-gu3tl]

It's with that game I finally understood football.

[@darkblaze373]

what about mbappe who scored a hat trick in a final

[@franalytics5995]

@@darkblaze373 you seem like you're new to football so no point arguing with you

[@darkblaze373]

I started watching with the 2018 World Cup. But isn’t getting a hat trick in the final of a game at 24 better than what zidane did? Explain

[@franalytics5995]

@@darkblaze373 performances are not only about goals, it's how you affected the game with your presence, for example emi martinez didn't score but he had a great game, even in 2018 wc modric barely scored but he was the best player of the tournament because of his all round impact on Croatia, you see football isn't just goals, goals are just the end product of the work the team did

[@karl_franks]

this is one of those moments that's seared into my brain, I remember just thinking "what has he just done???"

[@JK-gu3tl]

For those that say you're only French if you win, I remember the whole country defending Zidane. Without him and Thuram, France doesn't make the wc. Domenech sabotaged France with his madness.

[@jdwagner1658]

Domenech’s reign with France was truly awful after the 2006 World Cup even before it, after 2006 France would finish last in their group in both the 2008 Euros and the disgraceful 2010 World Cup a World Cup France only qualified thanks to Henry’s double hand ball.

[@jackwebb987]

It was crazy how he was kept on for so long, especially after the incident with Robert Pires.

[@jdwagner1658]

@@jackwebb987 the way he lost the dressing room in 2010 by far the worst player manager ever the complete opposite of someone like Ancelotti

[@jackwebb987]

@@jdwagner1658 I've genuinely never seen anything like it - I'm English and even that hasn't happened to my team, yet!

[@TheStanley1000]

You forgot Makelele

[@M..n..M]

I would not call his penalty a casual panenka: he knew how good Buffon was and he shoot for a risky shot that was far more powerful than a usual panenka. He knew what he was doing but he took an extremly risky shot to avoid Buffon. Trezeguet tried the exact same thing in the shootouts and it ended up costing France the game. That's how fear inducing Buffon was as a keeper.

[@ahmadmuliawan0008]

That Trezeguet's pen is not panenka, it's a screamer attempt

[@M..n..M]

@@ahmadmuliawan0008 nor was Zidane's. They tried the same thing, Zidane was successful

[@stefan4159]

@@M..n..M Zidane's penalty was absolutely a panenka. The idea that Zidane deliberately hit it on the bar is completely inaccurate. What Zidane was going for was something that looked more like Benzema's panenka vs Man City: a high chip down the middle of the goal. Benzema's panenka itself actually goes rather close to the crossbar; but due to adrenaline probably, Zizou unintentionally puts a bit more into it, such that it actually does end up hitting the bar. But if you look at the way the ball is hit, it is definitely a chip. Meanwhile , trezeguet just tried to whack the ball into the top left corner but hit the crossbar. But the fact that both shots hit the bar doesnt mean they are the same in style.

[@Prederick]

That you for that X-COM flashback with the "99% Chance to Hit" graphic. If only Zidane was playing that, he'd have missed and stayed in the game.

[@stylelesswonder]

The green text gave me Fallout 3 vibes. With their Street Fighter thumbnail and the numerous gaming references, there’s a timeline where I can see this crew running a gaming channel not unlike Giant Bomb.

[@SimonNissen94]

lol in XCOM it it isn't 100% it's barely worth taking the shot

[@user-lq5yx1ke5k]

Everyone who saw this moment will never forget it. I know exactly where I was and who I was with when it happened

[@yosephbiniyam]

Exactly

[@david3224]

100%

[@bonkmachine9774]

Absolutely

[@RYNO2511]

Yep, I was 11 years old and the match was on in the morning before I had to go to school. Pretty sure it was the first world cup final I ever watched and I still remember it vividly.

[@manoz6194]

I don't for some reason, the only memory I have like yours is 9/11

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

i was italy fan since day 1 of that tournament, that defense was one of best we seen in football, but zidane is also one of my all time favorite players, so seeing him walking past trophy was heartbreaking even tho this gave way for legends like del piero, totti, pirlo, cannavaro, nesta, to win their first and only wc title that they all so much deserved.

[@miked2075]

@Smally Bigs you’re just salty and you don’t know the game. Pirlo was electric that whole tournament. And he didn’t have an emotional meltdown in the final. He had ice in veins and buried his penalty.

[@richardyoung6274]

Italy didn't deserve to win the wc sorry pal, France deserved to win it. But it was nice to see legends of the game win it like as u said above

[@brrrrrtenjoyer]

@@richardyoung6274 Why did France deserve it? Their only goal in that final was a great panenka penalty but that was a dive.

[@natsumichan684]

This was the moment that made me watch the World Cup every four years

[@antonydandrea]

What was crazy was that nobody saw it! The ref actually spoke to the 4th official after ages arguing with the players. With VAR this would have been resolved instantly ( would have been amusing to watch the ref look at it by 5 different angles at the screen)

[@lukasbosina301]

It was assumed at the time (at least where I was watching) that TV footage had been used to identify the foul, which would have been illegal at the time.

[@antonydandrea]

@lukasbosina301 yh some say the speaking to the "4th official" was sort of an act because it was replayed on the big screens but they couldn't officially base a decision off that.

[@dragonslayer0]

Wat would the comments be on the use of VAR in this World cup mates?

[@abusaleh4387]

@@lukasbosina301 that’s exactly what happened. I watched the match and saw then go to a screen

[@FirebrickFoxx]

During the 1998 World Cup final, France played so well I thought the match was rigged. The WC was in France, so I thought for sure the match was fixed in-country for their National team to win. Back then, France wasn't particularly well known as a football powerhouse yet so I really tried to ignore how well France was playing against Brazil and knew little at the time about Zidane. I wasn't a big fan of Juventus so I never followed his club career. When Zidane went to Madrid (As a fan of Barca) I got to see his exploits. He blew my f*ckin hair back. This dude was a one man army. He could Defend, play Mid, Strike and Head. His passing was sublime. To top it all off, this dude could dribble like nobody else. He nut megged big names and carried the ball like it was part of his foot and pulled goals out of Nowhere. Truly a once in a generation player. In 2006, even though I was rooting for Italy, I felt the pain of his perceived stained legacy when he retired right after. Even when I booed France, I felt a bit saddened for Zidane and didn't blame him for his heatbutt on Materazzi. I knew he had to have said something vile to provoke an attack on the biggest world stage in the planet. I never forgot what he gave football and what he contributed. For me, although many would disagree, he singlehandedly put French football on the map. From Algerian Parents, despite all the prejudice and racism he endured being born and raised in South France and what he gave, they should build a f*ckin statue of him in Marseille. If his parents never immigrated to France, they would have remained an uninspiring national team.

[@laoganmafootballclub6632]

Eloquent and passionate speech fr

[@georgetapia1010]

They've had their fair share of stars Just Fontaine, Platini, Henry but it's true that French football is split into Pre-Zidane and Post-Zidane. Edit: also when I visited France they had a statue of Zidane headbutting Materazzi so the statue part came true.

[@MrWillypanda88]

Couldn't say better myself. Remember after his retirement, every single new talented attacking player coming out of France was called "the next Zidane". I am still waiting for the "next Zidane" almost 20 years now

[@CTIA3]

So they haven't built him a statue but his face is on the facade of a building there :)

[@architchaudhary1285]

Lippi (Italy's WC winning coach), who coached Zidane at juventus, was very vocal before the final. He repeatedly stated that Zidane was the best player he ever coached.

[@shaqtaku]

2006 was the first WC I watched...it was a life altering WC for me

[@StrictlyStoicism]

Same as me the vibes were brilliant best World Cup for me up there with qatar

[@jqk369]

Exact same for me! Was my intro into soccer. The matches and Henry and Ronaldinho pulled me into the world.

[@rf1platinum]

Bro that title genuinely scared me for a second

[@lead7419]

Daddy Chill.

[@xxopakivitoxx]

Fr

[@clarencedhege1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hopsky]

🤣🤣🤣

[@12thMandalorian]

RIP Zidane, an icon of the game

[@abraxamovic]

I haven't been old enough to have watched Maradona and Pelé do their magic, but I am old enough to have witnessed the most beautiful football there was performed by Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo Nazário and Lionel Messi, my Greatest Players of All Time!

[@kukunase1686]

no one asked

[@paul1234730]

@@kukunase1686 Uhh this is comment section of a video about Zidane, do you know how the internet works?

[@abraxamovic]

@@paul1234730 He must be new around here

[@Derideo]

As a young lad, I met Pele, when he came to America to promote youth soccer. He called me a winner. Imagine that, the world's greatest player. A true inspiration.

[@بدر-ن7ر]

@@Derideo Nice story

[@devanman7920]

Man I remember this. Zidane was something else I recommend younger people go watch videos of him. This event was mental

[@hanif-pl5hd]

zidane vs brazil was fire

[@6ch6ris6]

to say that this moment was shocking is the biggest understatement it was unbelievable. something no one could have made up

[@primocalcio2141]

The best player at this World Cup was actually Andrea Pirlo. He had 1 goal, 3 assists, the most chances created in the entire tournament (and from a deep-lying position), and 3 official MOTM awards (including the Final and semi-final). Pirlo was awarded the official FIFA Bronze Ball in 2006. Sofascore, however has Pirlo as the best rated performer in 2006. They have him good for 4 MOTM performances, including the Final and semi-final. But it's not just statistics, Pirlo had tournament defining moments and performances. Just like Zidane vs Brazil can't be adequately appreciated by quantitative stats, neither can Pirlo's performances vs Germany of France. He sought the ball constantly, orchestrating everything, and came up big when it mattered. His assist for Grosso in 119' minute against the hosts, Germany, in a stadium in which they'd never lost, to win the semi-final of the WC, was a moment of true inspiration. Three perfect corner-kick deliveries, one assisting Materazzi, another seeing Toni hit the crossbar, allowed Italy back into the Final in direct response to France taking the lead. Pirlo was Italy's calmest performer on the night, and stepped up to score the first penalty in the shootout. Legend.

[@sheshadriv32]

Change the title to "Final hour on the pitch". For a moment i thought Zizou was dead after reading the title.

[@razvansuta7122]

Brilliant as always. 🙏

[@alexulrich2393]

Zidane's performance against Brazil and that cheeky Panenka against Buffon will live in my memory forever!

[@ricardohurtado5646]

You can almost see that trophy desperately trying to cartoonishly move towards Zidane, only for him to walk away from it.

[@TheLeonious]

if tifo could include clips of the moments they refer to, this would be the best channel on youtube/any channel of all time

[@andreluizbutzkedallacorte5242]

For me that picture of him walking away from the world cup is the picture of his and the photographer's careers. As a 8 year old Brazilian, I heard people talk a lot about Zidane because of both 1998 and the game in the QFs. (I technically saw both but I was just a baby in the first one). That final was crazy

[@theradioattheendoftheworld4251]

Zidane had previous for headbutting in Serie A.

[@sarahjessicafarter7383]

He was a majestic rutting stag.

[@nicdstef]

He headbutted someone in the Champions League as well. I think it was during a Juventus-Hamburg game.

[@siler22]

One of my first football memories were 2004 Euros i didnt know who was a among best players but my parents told me that Zidane is one great, game against England for whom i cheared for scored by Owen and then Zizu stood up free kick and penatly to show me what a great he is, watching him 2006 final reciving that red card i felt like i watched my closest friend walk away from me

[@ponnukunjappan]

Making a mockery of Buffon???? Zidane nearly messed up that pen...he was lucky it went in off the crossbar...

[@alexsupertramp5600]

They always seem to miss that Materazzi was the one who caused the penno as well... Literally anything important in that final revolved around him haha

[@ponnukunjappan]

To be honest it was a dive by malouda .. and he too had a reputation of ..well diving

[@arnoldwandagoogutu4886]

France definitely win that WC if Zidane stays on that pitch to the end. His sending off must have unbalanced his team mentally. Considering how reliant France were on him for most of his career.

[@BOABModels]

Zidane was an inspired choice in my fantasy football team for this tournament - until the final. I didn't end up winning our mini league.

[@formulahank1250]

Rarely do you watch a single midfielder noticeably become a match’s most dominant player. We’ve seen 3 man midfields like Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta do it, but Zidane is the only singular midfielder I’ve ever seen that sort of dominance from. An honourable mention for that would be Wesley Sneijder in 2010

[@MattMajcan]

i wish i was into this sport back then. I was too american. even so i remember it blowing up, its one the of the first "viral videos" i can remember

[@miked2075]

Italy beat Ukraine 3-0, and Germany 2-0 leading into that match. They had a dominant defense but they played very creative calcio through Andrea Pirlo and strong attacking depth. I’m surprised Tifo would remember them as drudging their way through. The “prop” claim is just pure revisionist history. After Italy knocked off Germany, there were a lot of people who thought Italy was the stronger side. They certainly played a better semi final than France did.

[@tayloryoung9803]

they scored against germany at 120', literally 2 goals in dying moments before pens. France scored early vs portugal and controlled

[@miked2075]

@@tayloryoung9803 they actually didn’t control it. Italy got two goals from open play France only converted a penalty.

[@tayloryoung9803]

@@miked2075 i never pretented italy didnt deserve but scoring in 119' still means it was a hard fought victory. France scoring in the 30' , so rather early, changed the phisionomy. they still didnt let portugal with more than 50% of the ball. You can tell whatever but scoring early will always alter further play, we will never know what would have happened, just know france had the quality for any scenario

[@miked2075]

@@tayloryoung9803 it was extremely hard fought. And it was a great match. But they didn’t drudge through it.

[@miked2075]

@@tayloryoung9803 your memory of this is little skewed. Do you think your judgement might be clouded because of your bias toward France? Portugal won the possession battle in that semi final. They also registered 6 targeted shots while France only managed 2 from open play. That france team only scored 3 goals in the quarter final, semi final, and final combined. Two of them were from penalties. Not exactly great goal scoring form. In that same span Italy managed 6 goals and none of them were from penalties. Zidane was a great player. But his fans love for him has created this revisionist history. The 2006 Italy team was a stronger side. After the semi final the French commentator said “Le Bleus will go to their second final. They didn’t make it easy for themselves with a distinctly average semi final “

[@anandvkris]

Buffon's save in extra time was unbelievable. He had the last laugh after all.

[@channers625]

You two are clueless about football 🤣🤣

[@GigiSyd]

grazie zizou

[@AbdurRahman-mb1vr]

I still didn't understand how a tiny Barthez was in goal at the shootout.

[@dondonoplimo]

Replayed the full 2006 WC Quarterfinal match a few times. Almost untouchable, a few errors here and there, but that was a match where Zizou controlled the game, toyed with Brazil, provided a performance for the crowd, end efficient enough to get the win. That is called dominating the game. The final was rugged, far contrast to that game against the Selecao. And the headbutt and subsequent red proving instrumental to Italy's win. Zidane was one of the best in his generation, and it was heartbreaking that his swan song ended that way.

[@simonemaffei5661]

I was only 6 but I remember who I was with and the joy I felt in that moment

[@catholicrusader7]

This headbutt >> that World Cup

[@matthewgliatto7339]

3:56 It’s tempting to say things were “inevitable” after they’ve already happened, but that’s not always true. I think it was *not* inevitable that Zidane would physically hurt Materazzi and be sent off. If Zidane made it until the second half of extra time without doing that, then he easily *could* have made it another 15 minutes. It was a combination of bad luck and split-second decisions by both men that made their notorious clash take place. But choices and bad luck are both things that conceivably *could* have gone differently. Anyway, my point is: “the inevitable clash” you mention at 3:57 was probably not so *inevitable* after all.

[@alfarabhi]

My goat 🐐

[@Pertie]

Messi surpassed goat status now anyway

[@otto_jk]

Just like Platini said What Zidane can do with the ball Maradona can do with an Orange.

[@jordanmince7613]

@@Pertie ok and ?

[@Pertie]

@@jordanmince7613 cry more

[@jordanmince7613]

@@Pertie ok ?

[@Maxim89Il]

That Italy team was brilliant, and the way Materazzi managed to neutralise Zidane was iconic. It wasn't' just what he said, it was the fact that Zidane was angry by that point because of Materazzi's effort.

[@angrybecks]

this year's final was great but watching the 06 final is something i'll never forget. for me it's unlikely to ever be surpassed

[@kishankr8537]

I agree I was 6 year old and i didn't watch the final but my father and grandfather were talking about it and it had so much drama with him head butting Matterazi.

[@vb2388]

Sorry, 2006 was my favourite final that I watched but 2022 has definitely surpassed it Ranked WC finals that I’ve seen.. 1. 2022 2. 2006 3. 2018 4. 2002 5. 2014 6. 2010

[@angrybecks]

@@vb2388 a solid list, and to each their own. if i'd watched '22's in different circumstances i'm sure i'd feel the same way; but the combination of two teams stacked with legends, the quality of the whole match, the insanity of zidane going out that way, where i happened to be in life at the time... gonna be hard for one to top 06

[@srilankansavage2573]

youre probably living in nostalgia

[@angrybecks]

@@srilankansavage2573 and? all of this is subjective and i basically said as much myself

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

I keep telling people Materazzi was the MVP of the final game and nobody believes me lol. Scored the equalizer after giving away a penalty, got the best player in the world sent off at a crucial moment, and converted his penalty in the shootout to keep the pressure on France.

[@christopherarancibia3333]

I was at the mall with my family and I did not want to go because I wanted to watch the WC final. My uncle had called my mom and he had asked me " who do you think won". ( yes I was rooting for Italy because my great grandmother was born there), but I guessed that France's X factor Zizou might've found a way to break the Azzurri's defense down do to his gifted awareness and technical skill, but that when he told me about the headbutt and penalty shootout result.

[@nuggetschicken1781]

2:13 french flag is flipped 🇫🇷 2:58 and italy 🇮🇹 lol

[@faibabernard]

I thought details of the wording of the insults hurled at the Legend will be said here so it’s understood the extent of his anger

[@pokeinator7834]

Italy:We will this World Cup Zindane:you might,but I’ll take you down with me! Italy doesn’t get to the knockout stage ever again in the world cup

[@uriustosh]

Togo? Togo? Togo? No one ever knew or remembered Togo made a world cup.

[@KWAME-e1w]

Who cares

[@moreblack]

France n' losing World Cup finals on penalties, name a more iconic duo.

[@sld1776]

Brazil receiving an unexpected gift at the Maracaná.

[@aleleroi5135]

Still the best World Cup for me. Italy were excellent throughout the tournament. Strong from defence to attack. Italy didn’t ground their way through the tournament at all. Only the Australia game where Italy had to dig deep (Materazzi sent off) being down to 10 men. Easily dispatched Ukraine 3-0 in the quarters, Germany just went for it in the semis, but Italy the superior team and could have won it in 90 minutes really. The final was even. And Malouda dived, was never a penalty. The correct team won the tournament.

[@jonasm6540]

really? what about that blatant dive in the Australia game? are you gonna mention that too?

[@aleleroi5135]

@@jonasm6540 lol. Blatant dive…you keep telling yourself that

[@Totmorgen0]

This was one of the first memes

[@beachgaara]

I prefer it to France winning (I wanted them to at the time but in the years since have reflected), the game and the tournament was a summation of Zidane and his entire career.

[@deanbeckerley5530]

This story makes me so happy 😊

[@the_walrus67]

that’s nice but can you show the read more at 1:01 I’m trying to improve my lasagna

[@Avalon_1991]

There's that stat that when playing together for France Zidane only assisted Thierry Henry twice.

[@AbdurRahman-mb1vr]

Henry was overrated for France. People say Messi didn't turn up for Argentina, Henry was worse.

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

@@AbdurRahman-mb1vr he's their second highest scorer of all time

[@kaptenkrok8123]

First use of var in fotball

[@bennnnn264]

whys a blue old trafford in the intro?

[@8ballzippin]

Great Italian team

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

The most insane worldcup final... 2022: Let me introduce myself.

[@knownnuisance7512]

Nah 2006 headbutt is another level

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@knownnuisance7512 The headbutt was one action. The whole game of Sunday will never be forgotten.

[@knownnuisance7512]

@@saidtoshimaru1832 looks like you didn't watch the game in 2006

[@saidtoshimaru1832]

@@knownnuisance7512 Yes I did, of course.

[@net_lag]

If my memory ✔️: "Hey you want my shirt?" "No I want your sister" Boom, game over

[@i.r.4378]

And that's how I won the world cup, giovanotti 😎☕😎

[@HT3897]

I want to see Zizou, As coach of the France

[@LadyPrincessDiana]

We all do!

[@balf1111117373]

I remember before the game the camera showed Zidane putting his socks on with a cigarette in his mouth

[@damianofebbrarino7159]

Not overshadowed in the slightest if you're Italian. 🤷

[@ayodejiawoyemi2556]

What an exit!

[@markrosstomlin]

Why is there a blue Old Trafford in the background at the beginning of the video?

[@mahmoudfathy2074]

The mockery is people remember who's Materazzi cuz of this incident.

[@LiamM]

You presented it as a very sad thing, honestly the pic of him walking past the World Cup goes hard. He's like 'I already have one of these anyway' I thought it was a memorable and dramatic end to his career. And ultimately it probably didn't have much influence on the outcome of the game considering it was just minutes from penalties

[@battistoberhoel8839]

It’s hard to know, but especially before penalties, seeing your captain and leader leaving the pitch will definitely have taken a toll the players’ psyche. Plus he is a reliable shooter that wasn’t there to shoot. Who knows, with him the outcome would’ve been the opposite

[@mariadanielalavia8877]

@@battistoberhoel8839 Messi missed his starter penalty in one of the lost Copa America finals against Chile, if I remember in 2016 hosted in the US. Immediately after he missed the whole team moral plummeted and everyone was in shock bcs *how could messi (the superstar) would miss a penalty in a shootout during a final* So yes after seeing that game I can really tell you that teams have leaders and if they make a mistake as dramatic as these then the whole team suffers.

[@lemax2980]

Tifo football, not sure if you will see this, but can you please, please create a video on Messi's goat status as he has won a wc finally 😅🙏♥️

[@danpreston564]

I don’t think any of the officials saw it. I think they got told about it from people watching Tv pictures.

[@thomasalmond3311]

Materazzi got what he deserved!!!.

[@SuperCrappyNinja]

I thought there would be more to the video than shown.

[@codemastertalon6439]

why dont you talk about how france effectively forced makelele to come back?

[@BURZUMY3ah]

Zidane headbutts matterazi for family. He is a true gentle man. Fifa world cup isnt something that is important to him. It is family

[@foxrocks10]

Thuram didn’t wear 8 for France; maybe getting him mixed up with Marcel Desailly? Thuram was No15 I think

[@hampelmann7574]

Has made him even more of a legend! All done right! ZIZOU LE GRANDE!

[@magno5157]

When will you do analysis on Scaloni's football?

[@AlLuiPigus]

BLOORTECH

[@SongofIceandTea]

sooooo, Zidane won't manage France at least until Euro 2024, where will he go now ?

[@ShaniAce]

Zidane was always heavily overrated, during his entire career I never got what people saw in him. He was quite unimpressive and only stood out because France's team was mostly built on defense, not on technical skills. But compared to the rest of football, he was rather unremarkable, there were far more gifted and fascinating players around at that time.

[@qhamanimanzana5891]

We know what happened. We want to know what Mattarazzi said 🙄

[@Chilavertish]

Couldn't find that lasagne recipe🤔

[@mrbismarck]

"99% chance to hit." All XCom players know that's bad news.

[@edjonas8801]

France is proud of its black, Arab, white, Asian, wherever citizens. France is a different country.

[@RyanEglitis]

Would have been nice to actually go into what was said, and how the officials missed the call, but saw it on replay in the stadium and showed the red anyway. Was never a fan of France, but after that shameful display from Zidane, they earned themseleves a lifelong opposition from me. Along with Suarez's WC bite and my dislike of Uraguay to this day.

[@fabian11235]

Zizou will always be my goat. He was not the flashiest, not the fastest but damn his elegance. No crazy dribbles but the perfect first touch, one, two flawless steps and he was past his opponent. Still the epitome of football to me.

[@Tonis332]

Materazzi said something about Zidanes sister

[@TheMixCurator]

I had a few thought yesterday whilst watching the match about two other finals. Firstly, how France yesterday seemed to turn up in a daze and play very similarly to the Brazil side in the 1998 final for the first 80 minutes. Secondly, my thoughts inevitably turned to the other recent final which was their last appearance for their country - the 2006 Zidane final. I thought it fitting that Messi lifted the World Cup, a symbolism of winning everything possible. I also thought Zidanes departure in that final was quite Zidane like - he did have a nasty side which did appear now and again.

[@myopiniondoesntmatter7068]

2006 wasnt the most recent time they appeared in the final.. they won it in Russia.

[@MarthadSalahuddin]

One of the greatest in the pitch and outside the pitch, he easily could could be the GOAT if Messi isn't around.

[@Alijamaru]

Still a legend

[@herzali]

Italians were destined to win after their historic win agains Germany. As for Zidane, he let his nation down and this shameful incident would tarnish his legacy forever.

[@LadyPrincessDiana]

Nope. You won't find many French people who resent him for that. He is still widely loved here (hence the recent popular outrage sparked by the president of the FFF towards Zidane), and we almost unanimously want him as the next coach of the French team. Why? Because his headbutt, while a mistake, was a reaction to Materazzi’s disnourable behaviour towards Zizou who had done him no harm. So his legacy is very much alive, and there is no shame on Zidane’s name in his own country.

[@herzali]

@@LadyPrincessDiana k

[@sebastianocarboni6142]

“Italy’s win was overshadowed” , “Italy were presumed a prop” No. Perhaps some people thought this but 60 million Italians didn’t, as well as many others around the world. Please consider other’s opinions. This video is pointless.

[@eze_conte]

I don't know how many of you actually heard about this, but the referee (Argentinian Elizondo) said that the 4th referee told him through his earpiece something along the lines of "Draw a red card, do it, believe me, it was brutal". Elizondo took in consideration that people wouldn't understand the red card since he wasn't looking when Zidane headbutted Matterazzi. So he went next to the (also Argentinian) linesman who would've seen this, told him "Hey, you're doing great" to make it look like that linesman told him about the headbutt (and not to place publicly the guilt of the linesman for not paying attention to that particular play) and he drew the red card that sent Zidane to the showers. By the way... SOMOS CAMPEONES PAPAAAAA. VAMOS ARGENTINA!!! 🇦🇷 🏆 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

[@Shaun-eh8ew]

That Zidane vs Brazil Match😭😭😭😭🔥🔥 If we didn't know we'd say he was the only Brazilian on that pitch that day😍😍😍

[@lucasborja3797]

I hope Z is ok

[@KT-ki6gz]

What is Bloortech tho? 😅

[@guap-papi]

This was a Mickey Mouse description of what actually took place, but okay.

[@LadyPrincessDiana]

How would you describe it?

[@skipdonaghue9451]

Ask Marcelo Lippi.

[@danielmilbourne880]

If you were going to headbutt him and definitely get sent off, you might as well do it properly.....who has ever headbutted someone in the chest.....would barely of knocked the wind out of an asthmatic mouse.