National Poetry Day: 1998 World Cup remembered to Kipling's 'If'

To mark National Poetry Day BBC Sport looks back at Des Lynam's ode to Rudyard Kipling's 'If' at the end of the 1998 World Cup in France.

France lifted the trophy in a memorable tournament where England's Michael Owen and David Beckham made names for themselves.

National Poetry Day celebrates its 21st birthday.

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