Just Fontaine, who played for France for seven years, was the superstar of the Sweden World Cup. The young player who flew to the World Cup stage as a mere reserve player, but returned after a month with a record unshakable in history. Fontaine joined the team as a center forward and scored 13 goals in six matches. Dislodging Fontaine from the record of scoring the most goals in a World Cup tournament is an impossible task. Miroslav Klose and Gerd Müller, who surpassed him in the World Cup goals, scored goals with their participation in the fourth and fifth World Cups.
However, one championship was enough for Fountain to take such a beating. In the group round against Paraguay, France won by seven goals, three by Fontaine. France scored three goals against Yugoslavia and one goal against Scotland. Scored two goals in the quarters and one goal in the semifinal loss to Brazil. Fontaine scored 13 goals in the Loser’s Final against West Germany.
The 25-year-old’s lightning-like bursts from the center circle and dribbling forwards made him Sweden’s goal machine. The super goalies and defensive mountains of the day moved under the powerful left leg. But a series of injuries ended Fontaine’s career at the age of 28. Due to two leg injuries, he announced his retirement within two years and had to leave the field. However, in 2004, when Pele selected 125 stars of the century, one of them was the footballer who emigrated from Morocco to France.