Just Fontaine (born August 18, 1933 in Marrakech, Morocco) was a French football player. He holds the all-time record for goals scored in a single World Cup finals, with 13 in 1958. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Koutoubia Mosque. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... 1990 copy of the World Cup Trophy awarded to West Germany. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ...

Fontaine began his professional career at US Casablanca, where he played from 1950 to 1953. Nice recruited him in 1953, and he went on to score 44 goals in 3 seasons for the club. In 1956, he moved on to Stade de Reims to replace Raymond Kopa, where he scored 121 goals in 6 seasons. In total, Fontaine scored 165 goals in 200 matches in the Ligue 1, and twice won the championship; in 1958 and 1960. OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte dAzur, is a French football club based in Nice. ... Stade de Reims-Champagne is a French association football currently playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. ... Raymond Kopa (born October 13, 1931 in Nœux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France), né Raymond Kopaszewski, was a French football player of Polish descent, integral to the French national teams of the 1950s. ... Ligue 1 is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ...

Wearing the blue shirt of France, Fontaine's statistics are even more impressive. On his debut with the team on December 17, 1953, Fontaine scored a hat trick as France drubbed Luxembourg 8-0. In seven years, he scored 30 goals in 21 matches for the national team. However, Fontaine will best be remembered for his 1958 World Cup performance, where he scored 13 goals in just 6 matches, including putting 4 past the West Germans. This tally secured him the Golden Boot for that tournament, and his total of 13 remains the greatest number of goals scored in a single World Cup tournament. December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. ... First International Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9... For more information about the Football World Cup, go to Football World Cup At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... 1990 copy of the World Cup Trophy awarded to West Germany. ...

Fontaine played his last match in July 1962, being forced to retire early because of a recurring injury. He briefly took the reins for the French national team in 1967, but was replaced after only two games, both friendlies that ended in defeats.

He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Honorary KBE (born 23 October 1940), nicknamed Pelé (pron. ... On March 4, 2004, at a gala ceremony in London, to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football revealed the FIFA 100. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...

External links

• Federation Francaise de Football website