Just Fontaine
French football player and manager (1933-2023)
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French striker who holds the record for most goals in a single World Cup—13 in six matches at the 1958 tournament. Pelé listed him among his 125 greatest living footballers in 2004.
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Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 tournament. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of his 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
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