Somebody wrote:
Scary, is what I have to say. IMHO, France played frightfully excellent modern football. It wasn't pretty, but it was efficient. They smothered SA everywhere. France won nearly every ball in the air and were extremely tight in midfield. They physically dominated SA. They also kept possession very well.

Yes, but their excellence stopped right here. They were effective to bring the ball to Henry and Zidane, who in turn failed somehow to connect fruitfully to Djorkaeff and Duggary (Guivarch earlier in the game). In the rare cases of success, the latter two stuttered profoundly. This was hardly champions material. Don't be fooled by the scoreline which simply didn't give a correct gauge of France's offensive effectiveness.