Cameroon wore shirts embroidered with Marc-Vivien Foé's name and dates of birth and death as a tribute to their midfielder who had suffered cardiac arrest and died on the pitch during their semi-final game against Colombia three days earlier.[3][4]
At the presentation of medals and trophies, two Cameroon players held a large photo of Foé, on which a runner-up medal was hung. When France captain Marcel Desailly was presented with the trophy, he held it in unison with Cameroon captain Rigobert Song.[5][6]