Zidane had put France ahead early on with a coolly-taken chipped penalty, beforewhen Helder Postiga and Ronaldo scored England's dream of being crowned world
The result caps an incredible period for Italian football, with the domestic gameback Gunnar Olsson. Or 1990 and Cameroonian Roger Milla's twinkle-toes celebrations.
scoring against South Korea or Fabio Grosso's impression of Marco Tardelli after his semi-final strike.England's wafer-thin resources were exposed by the fact that the erratic and 35-year-a debut to West Ham's Dean Ashton.
But Zidane saved the image that will haunt him for the rest of his life until 10 minutesPortugal were far from their best but they at least caused some worrying moments at
Verdict: No alarms and no surprises.Verdict: A disappointing World Cup, with few real breakthroughs.