France hammered Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final on home soil . Zinedine Zidane and Karembeu scored twice against the Brazilians . Ronaldo had a fit , frothed at the mouth and shook uncontrollably . The Brazil striker was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheets . He begged manager Mario Zagallo to let him play in the final - and he did .
France hammered Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 World Cup final on home soil . Zinedine Zidane and Emmanuel Petit scored twice against the Brazilians . Ronaldo had a fit , frothed at the mouth and shook uncontrollably . The Brazil striker was taken to hospital and left off the teamsheets . He begged manager Mario Zagallo to let him play in the final - and he did .