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

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.

Ad He also had a phenomenal strike rate at club level in France with Nice and Reims, who he helped reach the European Cup final in 1959. 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.

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He then bagged another double in the 4-0 win over Northern Ireland in the quarter-finals, before netting again as France suffered a semi-final exit to Brazil in a 5-2 loss. Undeterred, Fontaine signed off his campaign with four goals in the 6-3 win over West Germany in the third-place play-off to bring up his extraordinary tally of 13.

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