Just Fontaine: Legendary France striker, who scored 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies aged 89

01.03.2023 - 14:51 eurosport.com

Legendary France star Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals in a single World Cup, has died aged 89. Fontaine scored an incredible 30 goals in just 21 games for his country, including his record streak at Sweden in 1958 as France finished third.

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After his playing career was cut short due to injury, he entered management with the national side, briefly, before leading PSG, Toulouse and Morocco, the country of his birth.

Copa del Rey'Xavi needs to find an ace up his sleeve!' – Preview of upcoming Copa del Rey Clasico4 HOURS AGO Fontaine is joint-fourth on the all-time scoring list at a World Cup, level with Lionel Messi, despite only playing at one World Cup.

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Just Fontaine obituary

The French footballer Just Fontaine, who has died aged 89, was one of the major surprises of the 1958 World Cup finals in Sweden. Arriving there with the France squad as a reserve striker with few expectations of being called to the colours, he ended up with the remarkable total of 13 goals – a record that will surely never be surpassed.

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Just Fontaine, who scored 13 goals at 1958 World Cup, dies

PARIS: Just Fontaine, the French soccer great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine’s former club Reims and the French soccer federation confirmed his death on Wednesday.

When Just Fontaine swanned around Sweden … and the world

The French know a thing or two about producing tournament goalscorers all right. For a start there’s Kylian Mbappé, whose eight in Qatar last year was the biggest haul at a single World Cup for 20 years, since Ronaldo scored the same number in South Korea and Japan. No other player in the last half a century has come close. Then there’s Michel Platini, whose nine at Euro 84 remains an all-time record in that particular competition. No small achievement, either of those, and yet they both pale into insignificance when compared to the way Just Fontaine, who has died aged 89, swanned around Sweden at the 1958 World Cup.