Zidane and France 98 teammates beat Fifa 98 team containing Vieri and Bolt - in pictures

Match at U Arena in Paris to celebrate 20 years since Les Bleus last won the World Cup on home soil

Zinedine Zidane of the France 98 team in action. Zidane scored two goals in the World Cup Final 20 years ago, helping France to win their first World Cup. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Christian Karembeu of the France 98 team in action with FIFA 98’s Fernando Morientes. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Emmanuel Petit of the France 98 team controls the ball, next to Fifa 98's midfielder Edgar Davids. Thomas Samson / AFP

The France 98 team lines up before the match. This summer marks 20 years since the nation's World Cup triumph. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Thierry Henry of the France 98 team controls the ball. Thomas Samson / AFP

FIFA 98’s Usain Bolt looks on during the game. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Zinedine Zidane of the France 98 team controls the ball while under pressure. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Fifa 98's Usain Bolt vies with Bixente Lizarazu of the France 98 team. Thomas Samson / AFP

Christian Vieri in action with Vincent Candela of the France 98 team. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Zinedine Zidane of the France 98 team and FIFA 98’s Edgar Davids congratulate each other at the end of the match. Zidane and Davids formed a formidable midfield partnership at Juventus in the 90s. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters

Christophe Dugarry of the France 98 team controls the ball. Thomas Samson / AFP

France 98's players celebrate after Zinedine Zidane scored a goal. Thomas Samson / AFP

Laurent Blanc of the France 98 team controls the ball. Thomas Samson / AFP

Robert Pires of the France 98 team in action. Thomas Samson / AFP

Fifa 98's Dutch forward Patrick Kluivert vies with Bixente Lizarazu of the France 98 team. Thomas Samson / AFP

Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Emmanuel Petit led a French team in a gala match against a Fifa 98 side to celebrate 20 years since Les Bleus last lifted the World Cup.

Zidane and Petit, the goalscorers in France's 3-0 victory over Brazil in the 1998 final in Paris, were joined by former teammates Bixente Lizarazu, Vincent Candela, Christophe Dugarry and Laurent Blanc and the rest of Aime Jacquet's squad at the U Arena in Paris to take on a Fifa side including former Italy striker Christian Vieri and retired Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt.

There was one notable absence from the French squad: Didier Deschamps, who lifted the trophy on home soil in the absence of the suspended Blanc 20 years ago, is currently in Russia with the national team preparing for this summer's World Cup, which gets under way on Thursday.

France 98 won the match 3-2.

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