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Just Fontaine, record goalscorer at a single FIFA World Cup, dies at 89
Baku, March 1, AZERTAC
Just Fontaine, who holds the record for the most goals scored at a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, has died at the age of 89, according to insidethegames.biz.
Fontaine scored 13 times for France in six matches at the 1958 tournament in Sweden.
"He was a star of French football, a peerless goalscorer and a legendary Remois," his long-time club Stade de Reims said in a social media tribute entitled "Eternal Legend".
Fontaine ranks equal fourth with Argentine great Lionel Messi on the all time World Cup scoring list.
He only played in 1958, compared to Messi who has played in 26 matches spread over five tournaments.
Part of a French team which also included Raymond Kopa, Fontaine forged a valuable partnership with him for the national team and later at club level.
The French sports newspaper L’Equipe today described Fontaine as a “goal machine,” under a headline which read "Just un Legende".
As well as his World Cup golden boot in 1958, he won four French titles with Nice and Reims.