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Laurent Blanc's a pre-match ritual of kissing goalkeeper Fabian Barthez's bald head ahead of 1998 World Cup
Prior to France's 1998 World Cup triumph, Laurent Blanc practised a pre-match ritual of kissing goalkeeper Fabian Barthez's bald head.
It soon became a "lucky charm" as other teammates joined in the act.
France won their first World Cup title that year and went on to dominate international football for the next few years, winning the European Championship in 2000 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001 and again in 2003.