{"id":222059,"date":"2023-09-07T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=222059"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:43:13","slug":"france-legend-michel-platini-reveals-world-cup-1998-draw-was-fixed-for-dream-clash-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/sport\/france-legend-michel-platini-reveals-world-cup-1998-draw-was-fixed-for-dream-clash-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"France legend Michel Platini reveals World Cup 1998 draw was FIXED for 'dream' clash | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE draw for the 1998 World Cup in France was a FIX.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That's according to Michel Platini, the former president of Uefa.<\/p>\n


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He made the astonishing claim while giving testimony over a \u00a31.35million payment from ex-Fifa boss Sepp Blatter in 2018.<\/p>\n

Platini claimed he was part of a plot to make sure France and Brazil would not meet in the tournament until the final.<\/p>\n

The duo eventually clashed in the showpiece event, with France emerging victorious 3-0.<\/p>\n

Platini said: "What FIFA did to the president of FIFA and me is scandalous, they made us out to be cheaters, fraudsters, money launderers. <\/p>\n

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Referring to the draw fix, he told French radio: \u201cWhen we organised the calendar, we did a little trickery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Platini successfully got a change in the rules keeping France and Brazil separated until the final, having been named co-president of the World Cup Organising Committee in 1992.<\/p>\n

Platini added: \u201cIf we finished first in the group and Brazil finished first, we could not meet before the final.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not work until we were bored for six years to organise the World Cup not to do some little shenanigans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you are at home, you want to be able to enjoy things.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou think the others do not do it for their World Cups? France against Brazil in the final, that was the dream of everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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