France, who beat the defending champions Italy 2-0 in the second round, and Brazil, were viewed as contenders for this World Cup. They met in the quarter-finals in Guadalajara. Careca and Michel Platini traded goals in the first half, and Telê Santana's Brazilians hit the woodwork twice and missed a penalty by Zico 12 minutes from the end of regulation time, saved by French goalkeeper Joël Bats. After a 1-1 draw after extra time, France won a dramatic penalty shootout 4-3 to reach the semifinals. However, just as in Spain four years earlier, their dreams of World Cup glory were ended by the West German team, who had only squeezed past Morocco (1-0) and Mexico (0-0, 4-1 on penalties) in the earlier rounds.
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