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Cameroon's Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed on the pitch during the 2003 Confederations Cup in France
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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