 Only when the "retired" stars Zidane, Makelele and Thuram could be convinced to slip over their international jerseys again did things fall into place. With a 4:0 home victory against Cyprus, the French team's qualification was perfect.
Zinedine Zidane is the shining light of French soccer and has been elected World Player of the Year three times. In August 2004, he retired from the international team. But one year later, he returned to the field when the French team was threatening to fail the World Cup qualifiers.
The cutting edge of the team will be provided by one of the world's best strikers, Thierry Henry. |
It wasn't a long time ago but eight years ago "Les Bleus" had it all. A young team of World and European Champions. Then it all fell apart in 2002 and failed to get much better in 2004. Could 2006 see France return to the top of the heap?
