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Zidane was a member of the French under-21 squad that won a bronze medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in Languedoc-Roussillon. [55] He earned his first cap with France as a substitute in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 17 August 1994, which ended in a 2–2 draw after Zidane scored twice to help France erase a 2–0 deficit.
António Veloso has, alongside Luisão, the second-highest number of appearances for Benfica, with 538. Óscar Cardozo scored 172 goals for Benfica, more than any other foreigner. Luisão made 538 appearances for Benfica, the second-highest number alongside Veloso. Alexander Bah is the most recent player to have made his 100th appearance.
Squads of teams that won the European Championship Year Team Squad Manager Ref 1960 Soviet Union (detailed squad)V. Maslachenko • L. Yashin • G. Chokheli • V. Kesarev • A. Krutikov • A. Maslyonkin • V. Tsaryov • I. Netto • Y. Voynov • G. Apukhtin • V. Bubukin • V. Ivanov • Z. Kaloev • Y. Kovalyov • M. Meskhi • S. Metreveli • V. Ponedelnik
The number 10 he wore was retired by Napoli in 2000. [1] This practice, long established in the major North American sports, is a recent development in football elsewhere, since squad numbers for specific players were not widely used until the 1990s. Before then, it was typical for players in the starting lineup to be issued numbers 1 to 11 by ...
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once.
Zidane's parents' house in the village of Aguemoune Ath Slimane in Algeria. Due to Algeria's historic ties with France, there have been a number of Algerian players playing professionally in the French leagues, while the France national team has included players of Algerian heritage, most notably Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri. [18]
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Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 33 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 15 May 2006. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game. Players marked were named as captain for their national squad ...