Domenech: It was a pityFrance coach Raymond Domenech reflected on his team’s World Cup Final loss while also pointing to the sending off of inspirational captain Zinedine Zidane as the moment that changed the final.
He said: "The sending off of Zidane changed the match, that was the key moment of the game.
"We had been playing better than Italy in extra-time and you could see they were just waiting for penalties.
"It was a pity that we were without Zidane for the last 10 minutes, it affected our balance and perhaps it should not have happened."
He added: "The referee was not on our side. I don't know what Materazzi told Zidane - all I know was the man of the match was not Andrea Pirlo but Materazzi, he scored the equaliser and he had Zidane sent off.
"It's sad, it's a pity. He [Materazzi] really put on a great show when he fell down - we know how these things work."
He said: "The sending off of Zidane changed the match, that was the key moment of the game.
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