Europe 1 Studio SEASON 2021 - 202205h00, June 13, 2022
Every Frenchwoman and every Frenchman still remembers today July 12, 1998, the culmination of the history of the Blues.
That evening, Aimé Jacquet's French team entered into sports legend by winning the World Cup for the first time.
A dream final at home, at the Stade de France, against Brazil and on arrival, a mythical 3/0 victory.
A success that no one expected a few months ago.
At the time, Laurent Blanc, the central defender of the team, was 32 years old.
What lessons did he draw from this human adventure?
In this first episode of the podcast "Les Géants" presented by Jacques Vendroux, he takes us behind the scenes of the coronation of the Blues at the World Cup.
From the unifying course in Tignes, which has become a tradition that allows players to forge links before the great epic,
In 1998, Laurent Blanc was not the captain of the Blues, but his natural charisma was already that of a leader.
From the start, he seeks to get to know the men behind these players with whom he will have to live seven days a week and twenty-four hours a day for more than two months.
Because in this crazy sporting adventure that is the World Cup, there are all these moments of shared intimacy, between laughter and intense training, which are as precious as a golden goal.
Moments that still color Laurent Blanc's memory of the consecration today.
This story is a Europe 1 Studio production.
"The Giants" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast
Presentation: Jacques Vendroux
Producer: Sebastien Guyot
Directed by: Loic Vimard
Broadcaster: Eloise Bertil
Graphics: Sidonie Mangin
Archives: Sound Heritage and Documentation Department
Archives:
France / South Africa.
Goal by Christophe Dugarry, Eugène Saccomano, June 12, 1998
France / Paraguay.
Goal by Laurent Blanc, Eugène Saccomano, June 28, 1998
France / Croatia.
Goal by Davor Suker, Pierre-Louis Basse, July 8, 1998
France / Croatia.
Goal by Lilian Thuram, Eugène Saccomano, July 8, 1998
France / Croatia.
Micro-sidewalk, Jean-Philippe Balasse, July 9, 1998
France / Brazil.
1st goal by Zinedine Zidane, Eugène Saccomano, July 12, 1998
France / Brazil.
2nd goal by Zinedine Zidane, Pierre-Louis Basse and Eugène Saccomano, July 12, 1998
France / Brazil.
3rd goal by Emmanuel Petit, Pierre-Louis Basse and Eugène Saccomano, July 12, 1998