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France 3, Brazil 0: the night France won the World Cup

12 July 1998 · 21:00 · Saint-Denis, France

France 3, Brazil 0: the night France won the World Cup: Libion

At the Stade de France, France beat Brazil 3–0 to win its first World Cup. The real weather and sky over Saint-Denis that night, from kick-off at 9 pm.

The weather that day

  • 16.8 to 26.1 °C, partly cloudy, no rain.
  • A southwest wind, 25 km/h on average, and pressure from 1013 to 1009 hPa.

The sky

  • Sunrise at 05:59, sunset at 21:52.
  • The moon: waning gibbous, 89% lit.

Its name

Libion: A steady southwest wind, and 15.9 hours of daylight, beneath a moon 89% lit.

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