FRANCE 98 – Netherlands-Yugoslavia – Battle of the Giants

“The two tallest goalkeepers of the World Cup will confront each other during the last sixteen match between the NETHERLANDS (Group E) and YUGOSLAVIA (Group F) at the TOULOUSE Stadium on Monday 29 June at 21h00. Both Ivica KRALJ (1) from “Partizan Belgrade” and Edwin VAN DER SAR (1) from “Ajax” (Amsterdam) reach a towering 1.97 metres. They each let in two goals: KRALJ against GERMANY and VAN DER SAR against MEXICO. It’s worth noting that only one other player “rivals” these two keepers, the Nigerian Nwankwo KANU (4), who also reaches the height of 1.97 metres.”