Ronaldo's Brazil get World Cup rematch vs Zidane, France

Brazil(-140) vs France(+350)

Memories of Zinedine Zidane's finest hour and Ronaldo's worst will be evoked when France play Brazil in Saturday's quarter-final between the last two world champions. In the 1998 final won 3-0 by France a masterful Zidane scored two headed goals while Ronaldo, taken ill in the team hotel before the game, could only offer a dazed performance.

Brazil went on to win their fifth title four years ago and have not lost a World Cup match since being stunned by the French at the Stade de France.

Les Bleus, by contrast, have struggled since lifting the trophy for the first time, leaving the 2002 finals without a win or a goal from the group stage.

Parreira is sweating on the fitness of Kaka and Emerson, who both picked up knee injuries against Ghana, while Domenech has worries of his own with Zidane missing training on Thursday.

The playmaker received treatment on a bruise he sustained against Spain, although a team spokesman said it was just a precautionary measure. Zidane, who will end his glittering career after the finals, knows every match now could be his last.

The aging maestro feared he would have to leave by the back door after France started the finals with dismal displays but they have now stepped up a gear and all seems in place for a decent farewell, if not a triumphant one.

Like Zidane, Ronaldo, now the most prolific scorer in World Cup history with 15 goals, started with below-par performances before scoring in successive games against Japan and Ghana.

Now the two meet again in what could be a classic encounter.