On June 5, 1999, the Russian national team beat the world and European champion in force at the crowded "Stade de France" in France at the Euro 2000 qualifying match with a score of 3: 2

Alexander Panov scored two goals against the hosts, Valeriy Karpin won the third - the winning one. That meeting, many experts called the best match of the Russian national football team in history.

After losing to the Italians in the play-offs, the Russian team did not make it to the 1998 World Cup. Anatoly Byshovets in the summer replaced Boris Ignatiev - and threw up the start of the selection as early as Euro-2000. Russia lost 2: 3 to Ukraine at a party and France at home, and then Yuri Kovtun also brought a defeat to Iceland.

At the junction of 1998–1999, Oleg Romantsev returned to the national team. He began with the defeats of Armenia and Andorra, but they were not particularly impressed. Before the match at Stade de France, the owners who were considered to have won the World Cup a year ago, and now fought with Ukraine for leadership in the group and had +5 points from Russia, were considered to be terrible favorites.

The French then already coached Roger Lemer, who replaced Aime Jacquet after the World Cup.

The dangerous blow of Yuri Djorkaeff at the very beginning:

Alexander Mostovoy in the middle of the first half was injured and missed everything. Instead, he went Dmitry Khokhlov.

Sergei Semak breaks through his and others:

At the 38th minute, Alexander Panov opens the scoring after a shot through Yegor Titov with a rebound.

Russia unexpectedly won the first half, and at the beginning of the second the French began to rapidly return everything in place. Emmanuel Petit equalized with a free-kick with a rebound.

Five minutes later, a magnificent passage by Sylvain Viltor led the hosts ahead.

However, it was not the last and the main reversal in this match. Victor Onopko, meanwhile, is fighting Vincent Candela:

And in the 75th minute, Russia won back. Dmitry Khlestov made his best pass, and Panov, who conducted the life match, made a goal of him:

The outcome happened in the 87th minute. While the stadium was waiting for the victorious goal of his team, Ilya Tsymbalar, who replaced him, received a penalty pass from substitute Vladimir Beschastnykh ...

... and gave an outstanding pass to Valery Karpin ...

... who did not reliably missed the half-empty goal - 2: 3. This was not expected either in France or in Russia.

There is almost no time left to recoup the French. They have not won back.