article_snippet: Quite what transpired in the hours before the match, particularly with star player Ronaldo who was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheet only to be reinstated before kick-off, is one of football's most enduring mysteries.
article_snippet: Ronaldo looks gutted after the loss as Ronaldo was not Ronaldo in a final where the pressure seemed to get to Ronaldo .
article_snippet: Ronaldo, then just 21, had been outstanding all tournament in a Brazil side - including Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Bebeto - that were defending their title from 1994.
article_snippet: The day had began in a relaxed fashion for the Brazil players.
highlights_snippet: Ronaldo was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheets .
  