On this day 20 years ago world champions France beat Italy 2-1 with a golden goal from substitute David Trezeguet in the final of Euro 2000 in Rotterdam. The victory concluded a remarkable period for the country after they clinched the World Cup on home soil two years earlier in spite of not being fancied in the build-up. Everything I did, I did well.”He added: “We felt really confident, but for me the Euro is even harder to win than the World Cup. There are only big teams.”On the final, Zidane said: “We told ourselves if we equalised we’d win. The rule was initially replaced by the silver goal for the 2002-03 season – although golden goal was used for the final time in the 2003 Women’s World Cup – before that was scrapped after Euro 2004.

Source: Express July 02, 2020 05:03 UTC