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Yesterday, a friendly match took place in France at the "Stade de France" stadium, where the World champions Brazil played against the European champions France. The match ended in a draw - 0:0.
These games were not only part of France's preparation for the upcoming European Championship, but also served to commemorate the 100th FIFA anniversary. The match started in an unusual way, as both teams wore historic uniforms - thick shirts and knee-length shorts in the first half. Even the referees wore uniforms from the beginning of the last century. In the second half, the teams played in modern uniforms.
Both teams had opportunities in this match. In the first half, Ronaldo and David Trezeguet missed some good chances. One of the best chances in the match belonged to Roberto Carlos, but the goalkeeper could only watch as the ball bounced off the crossbar from his powerful shot. At the end of the match, Trezeguet had a chance to secure a win, but his shot was inaccurate.
The teams played with the following line-ups:
France: Gregory Coupet; Lilian Thuram, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Marcel Desailly (Bernard Mendy, 46), William Gallas; Claude Makelele, Patrick Vieira, Zinedine Zidane (Oliver Kapo, 68), Robert Pires (Sylvain Wiltord, 46); David Trezeguet, Thierry Henry.
Brazil: Dida; Cafu, Luisao, Cris, Edmilson, Roberto Carlos; Juninho Pernambucano (Julio Baptista, 79), Ze Roberto (Edu, 46), Kaka (Alex, 46); Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.
The match was watched by more than 79,000 spectators.
