FRANCE 98 – Brazil-France – Rivaldo: “The France team were more fired up than we were”
LEONARDO (18):
“Everybody was waiting for tonight’s match BRAZIL-FRANCE. We weren’t able to act at the right moment especially when we conceded the first goal. We congratulate France, not only for their victory but also for the organisation of the 16th World Cup. This team didn’t get where they are tonight by themselves.”
BEBETO (20):
“It is very hard to lose a final. We are very unhappy. RONALDO (9) means a lot to us and we were very worried about him, he could have been taken out of the game at any moment. There’s nothing to explain, FRANCE are the winners. The second goal really hit us hard. We are going back to BRAZIL to rest.”
RIVALDO (10):
“I can’t believe what’s happened to us. We simply have to admit that FRANCE won. They were the host country. We just didn’t manage to get into the game. We played messily and we are very tired. Our aim was to win the trophy. ZIDANE did very well. The FRANCE team were more fired up than we were.”