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At the tournament, France was drawn into Group 2, alongside Paraguay, Yugoslavia and Scotland. Unsurprisingly, after each team had faced each other, the group became a World Cup record-breaker in its own right, with more goals scored than any other in the tournament’s history.
In total, 31 goals were scored across the six matches, with Fontaine netting six of his 13 goals, meaning he headed into the quarter-final stage as the World Cup’s leading scorer.
In France’s first match, Les Bleus defeated Paraguay 7-3. Fontaine, who was born in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, collected the match ball, before scoring two more in the French 3-2 loss to Yugoslavia.
The final group game saw France needing a victory to move into the next phase of the tournament, and again they relied on Fontaine, who scored the decisive second goal in his side’s 2-1 win over Scotland.
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