«Le rêve du football» - the first of the Victory works - was completed after about five months of work in 1998. It was one of David Pflugi's first major artistic endeavours.
The painting shows the long and stony road the players must overcome in order to qualify for the world cup in France. Football players in gold, silver and bronze symbolise their victories along the way and their hopes for the final. The golden player is just about to score the winning goal, and a dreamlike rendition of the Arc de Triomphe hovers in a semi-transparent bubble above them, along with the world cup trophy. The face of Michel Platini, head of the organisational committee of the 1998 world cup, can be seen on the horizon.
Width: 1.35 m
Height: 1.86 m
Signed by the French players on
July 10th 1998
- Bernard Lama (GK)
- Vincent Candela
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Patrick Vieira
- Laurent Blanc
- Youri Djorkaeff
- Didier Deschamps (captain)
- Marcel Desailly
- Stéphane Guivarc'h
- Zinédine Zidane
- Robert Pires
- Thierry Henry
- Bernard Diomède
- Alain Boghossian
- Lilian Thuram
- Fabien Barthez (GK)
- Emmanuel Petit
- Frank Lebœuf
- Christian Karembeu
- David Trezeguet
- Christophe Dugarry
- Lionel Charbonnier (GK)
Coach: Aimé Jacquet
Assistant coach: Roger Lemerre
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Signed by the Brazilian players on
July 10th 1998
- Taffarel (GK)
- Cafu
- Aldair
- Júnior Baiano
- César Sampaio
- Roberto Carlos
- Giovanni
- Dunga (captain)
- Ronaldo
- Rivaldo
- Emerson
- Carlos Germano
- Zé Carlos
- Gonçalves
- André Cruz
- Zé Roberto
- Doriva
- Leonardo
- Denílson
- Bebeto
- Edmundo
- Dida (GK)
Coach: Mário Zagallo
Assistant coach: Zico
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