Paris 2024 hopes the spirit of 1998 will help its bid for the Olympics.
After announcing soccer legend Zinedine Zidane as a bid ambassador, Paris 2024 published a video with Zidane and longtime teammate Laurent Blanc discussing France’s 1998 World Cup win at home. Zidane’s Real Madrid stars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, also make appearances.
The video included images of mass celebrations in Paris from July 1998, including on the famed Champs-Élysées.
“To be around 1.5 million people taking the streets, I will never forget that,” Zidane said.