Zinédine Zidane's jersey worn in the 2006 World Cup final up for auction

Twenty years after the most famous, and most scandalous, evening of his career in Blue, the tunic of Zinédine Zidane's last act is preparing to change owners. Worn during the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, the Adidas jersey flocked with the legendary number 10 will go under the hammer of the Aguttes Sports department, from October 25, 2026.

Estimated between 15,000 and 30,000 euros, the piece was first won as part of a competition organized by Adidas, before sleeping for twenty years in its owner's collection. It will be put on sale with its provenance and its elements of authentication - a sesame for collectors, a madeleine for everyone else.

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On the back of the jersey, this number 10 instantly brings back to Berlin, on July 9, 2006, Zidane, captain and captain of the Blues, opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Materazzi allowed Italy to get back on the scoreboard. The rest, everyone knows it by heart... The headbutt that remains in everyone's memory, the red synonymous with expulsion, and a finale which definitively turns into legend. France will lose on penalties (1-1, 5-3 tab), and Zidane will leave the international field through the biggest exit door. Shattering, unforgettable, unresolved.

A piece that bridges the gap between two Zidanes

This sale comes at a particularly good time. Twenty years after hanging up his selection boots, Zidane returned to the Blues in 2026, this time in a suit and tie on the bench. Officially installed on the throne of coach this summer, after the exit of Didier Deschamps' French team during the 2026 World Cup. He led his first match on September 25 in Turkey (0-1), before also triumphing in Belgium (1-0). And the next match for “Zizou” will be at home, against Italy. A symbol that cannot be invented, the same team, the same final opponent, twenty years later.

For François Thierry, Sports experts at Aguttes, this jersey is much more than a relic. He embodies “the link between the Zidane player, captain and number 10 of 2006, and the Zidane coach of the France team in 2026”. Two eras but one man. On the one hand, number 10 who slammed the door on the international scene on a whim that remained etched in stone. On the other, the boss who, twenty years later, took back control of the blue ship. “Twenty years after playing his last match with France in the final of the 2006 World Cup, Zidane officially returns to the Blues bench,” recalls François Thierry.