The French national soccer team players pose prior to the start of their first game against Senegal in the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan.

French soccer star Zinedine Zidane, and Bixente Lizarazu leave the Sheraton Hotel restaurant in Seoul, after taking lunch, Tuesday, June 4, 2002.

French national soccer team players with captain Marcel Desailly, left, Bixente Lizarazu and Patrick Viera, warm up during a practice session in Seoul

Bixente Lizarazu (right), Vincent Candela (center) and Emmanuel Petit (left) training.

French national soccer team players, Bixente Lizarazu, Frank Leboeuf and captain Marcel Desailly run during a practice session in Seoul.

France's Bixente Lizarazu (L) shares a light moment with team mate Marcel Desailly during training in Seoul May 29, 2002.

France soccer World Cup player Bixente Lizarazu, shown in a file photo, says his side must be wary of the physical style of Uruguay.

French soccer World Cup players Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol train in Bourg-Saint-Maurice grove during a four-day high-altitude training period.

France soccer World Cup players Bixente Lizarazu and Franck Leboeuf train in Bourg-Saint-Maurice grove during a four-day high-altitude training period

France soccer World Cup coach Roger Lemerre chats with player Bixente Lizarazu in Bourg-Saint-Maurice during a four-day high-altitude training session

Training session.

Preparing for FIFA 2002 World Cup with his team mate.

French player Bixente Lizarazu speaks during a press conference, 29 May 2002, in Seoul where the French squad are preparing for the 2002FIFA World Cup

Bixente Lizarazu reacts as he walks off the field with Patrick Vieira and Marcel Desailly, 06 June 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.

Lizarazu attends Zidane

Gustavo Varela of Uruguay (R) dribbles past French defender Bixente Lizarazu (L), 06 June 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan.

Bixente Lizarazu of France acknowledges the fans as Patrick Vieira walks off, 06 June 2002 at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan.

Denmark's Dennis Rommedahl chases Bixente Lizarazu of France, 11 June 2002 at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in Incheon.

Denmark's Thomas Gravesen (R) vies for the ball with Bixente Lizarazu (L) of France, 11 June 2002 at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in Incheon.

Bixente Lizarazu of France (R) vies for the ball with Denmark's Dennis Rommedahl (L), 11 June 2002 at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in Incheon.

French defender Bixente Lizarazu gestures towards the fans as he walks off the pitch, after the match with Denmark.

France's Zinedine Zidane, and Bixente Lizarazu leave the pitch at the end of the game against Denmark

Senegal's Moussa Ndiaye and France's Bixente Lizarazu go for the ball during their World Cup Group A soccer match at the World Cup stadium in Seoul.