He was the first world star of the French football team in history.
Legend Just Fontaine died on Wednesday March 1 at the age of 89, his family announced.
He is the greatest holder of the number of goals scored in a single final phase of the World Cup (13).
International 21 times, Fontaine had been one of the heroes of the Mondial-58 in Sweden where the France team had reached the semi-finals for the first time in its history, beaten by Pelé's Brazil.
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