Zinedine Zidane (Right Midfield)
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The three-time World Player of the year was a consistent performer for France in international tournaments. He was part of France’s World Cup winning squad in 1998, also winning the Euros in 2000. Zidane made his Euro debut in 1996 where the midfielder scored a penalty in both, semi-final and quarter-final penalty shootouts as France were knocked out in the semi-finals.
France came into Euro 2000 World Cup winners and managed to become the only team to be defending World Cup and European champions at the same time after West Germany. Zidane played a vital role in this victory scoring two goals. One a curling free-kick against Spain in the quarter-finals and one the match winning golden goal in the semi-finals against Portugal, setting up a final clash against Italy. He was awarded the player of the tournament Euro 2000 for his midfield performances.
The mercurial Frenchman was also the highlight of France’s quarter-final run in Euro 2004 as he managed to secure victory against England in the inaugural fixture, scoring two goals to secure victory.
Zidane has had some memorable performances in the competition, winning the Euro player of the tournament in 2000 and being named in the 2000 and 2004 team of the tournament. The legendary Frenchman was named in UEFA’s team of teams in 2011.
