The Match That Made Zinedine Zidane Retire

I suppose everybody is in this game. Ooh, that has to be a free kick. Ooh, and that was a follow-through. And this might just be a yellow card as well. It is, for Zambrotta. First of the match, really scythed into the man. Yeah, it was like he'd had a red card in the semi-final. Oh, it's now a chance for Maluda. He's got a penalty! A penalty for French. The shades of Germany. The Portuguese goalkeeper, Ricardo, got a hand to it. It's Zinedine Zidane here. Penalty that ultimately counts as a goal, but that was mighty cheeky. And he sent the goalkeeper down, flips it over the keeper, it hits the cross... ...treated so far in this game. Another little statistic for you, of course, as we see this one flashing! And just wide, took a huge deflection there. Yeah, it came off Matarazzi, didn't it? And as a defender, you've got to look to head that away. He wasn't able to get the right contact on the line. We all know what a curious goalkeeper he can be. Eccentric is not the word for it. And it's put out for a corner. Theatrically by Thuram, who was immense in the last match. It was a great defensive header, because if Thuram doesn't... Pelo's corner, Italy, trailed by a goal... ...and they're level! Third of these finals, here is Zidane, and he's trying to play Henry through the penalty area, and that referee might have stopped play anyway. Samuel Alexander is not pedantic, so Zidane, challenging and late, the perfect pass in for Ribery. I think we've only got one for his country anyway, it's a Pelo corner, we know what happened to the last one! It nearly happened again from the same source. Matarazzi climbing into this one. He is going to be an absolute menace to that French defence. Well, the delivery again from Pelo, it's very difficult to defend, but the referee certainly saw Matarazzi just push Vieira, right on the spot, and he called it perfectly. Of course, Matarazzi... Oh, and Henry just seemed to lose his way there, but it's back in with Zidane, Henry, and... The referee's going to blow the whistle again, but Italian hearts can beat fast. It's going to be a free kick for them. Yeah, it was Matarazzi, wasn't it, who initially... ...Germany, of course, after 1974. Gattuso's done brilliantly here, and got it through! And a crucial, crucial tackle made on Luca Toni there. It was Churam who got the tackle in, but again Gattuso was at the hub of all that was good about the Italian move. Well, the Italian saw an opportunity... Toni, a great challenge. And up the bar this time! It was Luca Toni who rose for it this one. Wasn't Matarazzi this time, it was Toni, the man whose only goals came in the space of ten minutes. Wonderful header. Wonderful, wonderful. Sender forwards headed that. Yeah, and look at this... You never know what he might produce next. The Maestro! Or Henry, who fools Cannavaro, but Cannavaro stays with him. Corner for the best of Henry and the best of Cannavaro in one little cameo. Yeah, Henry so sharp, but Cannavaro... It's always the same players, isn't it, who get sacrificed. The Mexican wave is on, which can be disappointing. That means the fans are... Zidane... Has done well to wriggle away. Spot number three for a moment was going to say, took a dive. He certainly didn't there. Yeah, I think he pulled the play back a little bit. Initially Gattuso had... 3-0. I think that's very much the case. And of course, halftime can change things. Thank you very much, Gary Stephens. It is halftime here in the World Cup Final in Berlin. It all started off with the French side scoring Matarazzi as you... ...get the game underway again. The last 45 minutes potentially... So it's a miracle he plays as well as he does. And what about Armoury here? Pays power into the area. And the shot, he could only speed it in the end almost. Scuffing through to the goalkeeper. And there's a classic example of something you and I were talking about during interval. A player who stays on his feet when he might have gone down. Yeah, good to see. In the end, I think Armoury will be a bit disappointed. But it was amazing because Maluda was down on the far side of the field and unsightly with his movement because of the length of his legs, I think. Yeah. Here's a bit of a spider. Oh, it's a dangerous ball there. It was actually missed by Grosso. Is it again here? No. And it scrambled out. But the flag had, I think, been raised anyway. But Grosso, he likes a goal as well as any German would tell you. Well, that's a great ball in, wasn't it? From Totti. He's putting a mere 28 a stripling. How on earth has he got through there? Brilliantly done. And almost... Oh, he's going to produce an own goal there off Zambrotta. Brilliant play from Thierry Armoury. Well, fabulous, wasn't it? Because it looked as if he'd lost his balance once, twice and then eventually three times. Zidane falling for it. Zidane is Maluda. And down he goes. And the referee is wondering if a penalty to Thomas Maluda this time. Two to the same player. It looked slightly clumsy, didn't it? And you look at Zambrotta's reaction and he wondered whether the referee would give it. I've got to be honest, he went to ground. Maluda twisting and turning and rounding his way past Maluda. He's done superbly. And the ball was just behind. It was the best I've seen from Maluda. Did extremely well, didn't he? Right on that left-hand side. And then when he fully gets into an area to decrease play width, the ball is booked for Olsen. And it's another free kicking. You know, it's a very difficult angle from there and certainly doesn't get his left foot around the ball enough. But I think worth a strike from there. Comes up a lead here now because the French rivalry against Italy in recent times. I remember in 1986 they won 2-0 with a goal from Michel Platini. It's from Zidane. It was a typical bouffant. They catch it. He made the choice to punch it away. But not particularly. Zidane with the free kick. Can he conjure up a goal? It's too far. Wasn't it against Brazil that set up Ulrich's chances? Not dissimilar because the ball has been flighty past everybody. But on this occasion, if you notice, Ulrich was actually rooted to the ground. And other than follow in, was very open to write his name into the World Cup history. And he very good. Robeson really did. That was mighty close. I've got to be honest. The French wall appeared to break a little bit. And that gave him the chance. Barthez, give him credit. I think he's had it covered. If that's going inside the post, Barthez gets a touch to it. But it just drifts wide. He scuttled across well, didn't he? But it was a good free kick from Puyol. The rule is, in case anybody in the world doesn't know them these days, that if the scores are level after 90 minutes... And soon, referee Elizondo. It's up right now. Referee Elizondo will raise his arm and say enough's enough for the time being. So we are going to have the bonus World Cup final of 2006 into extra time. Well, he's there. Super run, Ribery. Because of his pace, once he comes inside and the ball breaks to him rather fortuitously, but has very little time for the snapshot. And it goes, well, just wide of that right-hand post. Zidane knows how close that was. Zidane is afforded time by Zambrotta. A lost interest there. Sanyo will cross... Zidane nearly won the Euros back to 1998 with a header. Twice he headed the ball into the Brazilian net in that World Cup win. And here he rises and you thought this is his moment. Buffon has denied him with a brilliant save. Well, he started the move, Zidane, didn't he, with that pass wide and as the delivery came in he'd continued his run. I think if he can head that down a little bit more, then possibly Buffon can't get there. Elizondo will say that's enough. Half-time and extra time. We are as we were on 90 minutes. And we are, this ball was headed for the penalty shootout. Well, the sides still so finely balanced, aren't they? So, Italy start the last... Italian players are making a protest and Buffon's come out as well. Well, there's Zinedine Zidane. Oh, and he... Well, he's just headed Matarazzi in the middle of the chest. But if the officials haven't seen it... Well, hang on. The referee, Palazzo Elizondo's come to the side of the field to talk to the fourth official and it's going to be a red card. And it is a red card for Zidane. Although the referee didn't see it, his attention has been brought to it by the other officials on the touchline. And... Back from McAlealy, Malouda. Chance here for France. They've got an extra player in the middle and they couldn't cut it back. Viltore trying to cut it back to Trezeguet in the middle, couldn't do so. But it was definitely a chance. He knew what he was trying to do, couldn't quite achieve it. But again, Italian defence is impregnable and it will be penalties to decide the 2006 World Cup final. And Italy have never won a penalty shootout in a World Cup final. They lost against Brazil in the final. Regular penalty kicker, but he has been to miss in the Champions League final. And he scores. This to make it one-one. Not much of a run. About the job he has to do and that's all. And Grosso has done that job. That means Italy win the World Cup in 2006.