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June 26, 2003 and Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France, was full to capacity. The din of thousands of fans cheering either Cameroon or Colombia during the Confederations Cup semi-final reverberated across the arena.
But 73 minutes into the match, the stadium fell silent. A Cameroonian player, Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed in a heap as millions watched the match on TV screens across the globe. He never woke up.
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