India, June 8 -- It was a moment that probably cost France what would have been their second World Cup win in just 8 years.

The 2006 World Cup final was underway in Berlin and had headed into the second half of extra time when a shocking, terrifying incident came to pass. France great Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italy's Marco Materazzi in the chest out of nowhere and was shown a red card.

Zidane had opened the scoring in that contest in the seventh minute via a penalty. 12 minutes later, Italy equalised through Materazzi. Right there, the stage was set for a massive confrontation that would unfold in extra time.

Zidane's red card did affect the French team a great deal. In the penalty shootout after the score remained 1-1 after extra ti...