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Contributions         to       the           JUST FONTAINE
                               selection:  In  its  first  match  on
                               December  17,  1953,  it  scored  a
                               triplet  in  triumph  of  France  8-0
                               on  Luxembourg.  He  had  an
                               outstanding  performance  in  the
                               World  Cup  of  1958,  getting  13
                               goals in 6 games

                               Awards: Lead the ranking of top
                               scorers  in  a  single  World  Cup
                               edition by scoring 13 goals in the
                               1958     soccer    World      Cup.
                               Altogether,  Fontaine  scored  165
                               goals  in 200 matches in Ligue 1,
                               and won twice the championship
                               at 1958 and 1960.2  Fontaine was
                               able  to  score  from  any  position,
                               with both feet and head.
                               FIFA named it one of the best 125
                               footballers  in  history  in  March
                               2004. He was also chosen as the
                               best French footballer in the last             Position: Was Front
                               50  years  by  the  French  Football
                               Federation in 2003.

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