Zinedine Zidane posts picture of France's 1998 World Cup winners' reunion in Paris

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Members of France's 1998 World Cup-winning squad met up for a meal in Paris on Monday
Zinedine Zidane, who scored twice in their win over Brazil in the final, posted a group photo
Among the stars present were Fabien Barthez, Laurent Blanc, Didier Deschamps and Lilian Thuram
France beat Brazil 3-0 in the final on home turf to claim their only World Cup triumph

By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Follow @@adamjshergold

Published: 07:35 EST, 2 December 2014 | Updated: 09:15 EST, 2 December 2014

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Seldom has there been such a collection of talented footballers around one dinner table.

Zinedine Zidane has posted a photograph from a reunion of France's 1998 World Cup-winning squad in Paris on Monday night, featuring stars such as Laurent Blanc, Fabien Barthez, Didier Deschamps and Lilian Thuram.

'France 98 a Paris! Dinner with great friends and players in Paris!' Zidane wrote with his Instagram snap.

Zinedine Zidane posted this picture on his Instagram account of players from France's 1998 World Cup-winning squad at a reunion in Paris. (Front row, from left) Laurent Blanc, Bixente Lizarazu, Zidane, Christian Karembeu, Bernard Diomede, Ludovic Giuly. Back row (from right) Lilian Thuram, Bernard Lama, Frank Leboeuf, Didier Deschamps, Christophe Dugarry, Sabri Lamouchi, Fabien Barthez.

The France team prior to the 1998 World Cup final with Brazil, which they won 3-0. (From top left: Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly, Frank Leboeuf, Lilian Thuram, Stephane Guivarc'h, Emmanuel Petit; bottom left, Christian Karembeu, Youri Djorkaeff, Didier Deschamps, Fabien Barthez, Bixente Lizarazu)

Zidane was the star of the team that fought their way through a tournament held on home turf and then spectacularly beat Brazil 3-0 in the final, securing their one and so far only World Cup triumph.

Zizou, who scored twice in that final, sits in the foreground with defenders Bixente Lizarazu and Blanc, the current manager of Paris Saint-Germain.

On his other shoulder are midfielder Christian Karembeu, who works at Greek side Olympiacos, Bernard Diomede and Ludovic Giuly, who wasn't in the 1998 squad.

Behind them are defender Thuram, back-up goalkeeper Bernard Lama, Leboeuf, Deschamps, Christophe Dugarry, Sabri Lamouchi, who didn't make the final squad, and Barthez.

Zidane smiles as Bixente Lizarazu prepares to lift the World Cup trophy following France's 3-0 win over Brazil at the Stade de France in 1998

Coach Aime Jacquet is hoisted by Laurent Blanc and other members of the France team as he shows off the trophy following France's triumph

Zidane rises above the Brazil defence to head home France's first goal in the final

The other members of Aime Jacquet's 1998 squad were Vincent Candela, Patrick Vieira, Youri Djorkaeff, Marcel Desailly, Stephane Guivarc'h, Robert Pires, Thierry Henry, Alain Boghossian, Emmanuel Petit, David Trezeguet and Lionel Charbonnier.

Drawn in Group C, France beat South Africa 3-0, Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Denmark 2-1 to advance comfortably to the last 16.

They then required a golden goal in extra time from Blanc to see off Paraguay before they beat Italy on penalties in the quarter-finals after a goalless draw.

Zidane wheels away in celebration after giving France the lead during the first-half with the first of his two goals

Emmanuel Petit races through the Brazilian defence to roll home France's third goal in stoppage time

Thousands of delighted French fans celebrate their World Cup triumph in front of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees

Two goals from Thuram guided France through their semi-final against Croatia and took them to that unforgettable night in the Stade de France against Brazil.

With Brazil distracted by concerns over Ronaldo's fitness, Zidane's two first-half goals put France firmly in the ascendancy and Petit rounded off the win in second-half stoppage time.

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