Date: 01-07-2006
Stage: 1/4 final
Place: FRANKFURT
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/german/serbian
My rating: ***
Notes: Ribery,Vieira,Zidane,Henry, Cafu,Kakà,Ronaldinho,Ronaldo
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 01 July 2006, 21:00
Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Meteo: Clear, warm, 24°C
FRANCE
Fabien Barthez
Eric Abidal
William Gallas
Willy Sagnol
Lilian Thuram
Claude Makélélé
Franck Ribéry
Patrick Vieira
Zinédine Zidane (c)
Thierry Henry
Florent Malouda
Coach: Raymond Domenech (FRA)
74′ Willy Sagnol
87′ Louis Saha
88′ Lilian Thuram
77′ ↓Franck Ribéry ↑Sidney Govou
81′ ↓Florent Malouda ↑Sylvain Wiltord
86′ ↓Thierry Henry ↑Louis Saha
BRAZIL
Dida
Cafu (c)
Juan
Roberto Carlos
Lucio
Gilberto Silva
Juninho Pernambucano
Kaka
Ronaldinho
Ze Roberto
Ronaldo
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA)
25′ Cafu
45′ Juan
45′ Ronaldo
75′ Lucio
63′ ↓Juninho Pernambucano ↑Adriano
76′ ↓Cafu ↑Cicinho
79′ ↓Kaka ↑Robinho
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
Goals:
57′ Thierry Henry FRA
Match overview
France eliminated defending champions Brazil with a 1-0 quarter-final victory in Frankfurt. Zinédine Zidane dominated proceedings with a masterful performance, setting up Thierry Henry’s decisive volley just before the hour mark. Brazil struggled to create clear chances despite their star-studded lineup, with Fabien Barthez making crucial saves to preserve the victory.
Trivia
This match marked the fourth World Cup meeting between France and Brazil, with France achieving a notable victory over the holders. Zidane’s performance was widely considered one of the finest individual displays of the tournament, inspiring France’s run to the final at the age of thirty-four.
