Just Fontaine
Just Fontaine
Just "Justo" Fontaineis a retired French football player best known for being the record holder for most goals scored in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with 13 in six games in 1958. In 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth14 August 1933
CityMarrakesh, Morocco
CountryFrance
becomes games group teams tend
Because the group games are like a mini-tournament, teams tend to be very calculating, so it becomes very difficult.
break clear games stays
If he stays clear of injury, in another 20 games or so he will break the record.
bosses convinced free french-athlete gave knocked shirts team three totally
Our team bosses were so convinced we would be knocked out that they only gave us three shirts each, so we were totally free from pressure.
french-athlete mind soon
As soon as he thinks about the record, he's finished. The secret is to put it out of your mind.
chance mind penalty record turned
My mind was not on the record - I turned down the chance to take a penalty in the third-place game.
team two journalist
Only two journalists followed the team around.
team years morocco
I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.