Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Ba a zaɓi Makélélé don nasarar Faransa a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1998 da Euro 2000 ba, yana yin wasan farko a gasar a gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002, inda ya fara wasan karshe na rukunin A da Denmark. A cikin
Euro 2000, Makélélé ya kasance dan wasa na farko a tsakiya, yana farawa a uku daga cikin wasannin Faransa hudu.