🎥 Zidane's final act, his headbutt on Materazzi turns 20 | OneFootball

Who remembers? 

One of the most iconic moments in FIFA World Cup history turns 20 this Thursday (9).

It was on July 9, 2006, that Zidane was sent off during the World Cup final in Germany after headbutting Materazzi.

It was the No. 10's final act for the French national team. And it would mark the future triumph of Buffon, Pirlo, Totti and Del Piero's Azzurra.

The match at the Olympiastadion in Berlin was already in the second half of extra time.

And the 1-1 score from regular time — thanks to goals from Zidane and Materazzi themselves — still stood.

Then, at the 110th minute, the two protagonists mentioned above started arguing.

The clash ended with the midfielder striking the defender and being sent off immediately after.

The images of the incident (and of Zizou leaving the pitch) became part of history. 

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📸 PATRIK STOLLARZ - 2006 AFP

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Without Zidane, who had scored France's goal from the penalty spot, France then watched Italy stay perfect in the shootout to win 5-3.

Materazzi even converted his penalty. Trezeguet missed for France.

Later, Zidane revealed that the defender had provoked him by talking about his sister, who was hospitalized at the time.

The Italian, meanwhile, said he had already been the target of provocation himself. 

Runner-up in Germany was the final act of a generation that made history by winning France's first World Cup, in 1998, and then Euro 2000.

France would become world champion again in 2018 and is now chasing a third straight final. 

Italy, meanwhile, only played in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups — going out in the group stage both times — before beginning its current spell away from the tournament.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 JOHN MACDOUGALL - 2011 AFP