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Sebastian Abreu pictured scoring winning penalty in 2010 shoout-out​ His impudent ‘Panenka’ sent Uruguay through to the semis ten years ago today ​Lugano: “He’s as mad as he is intelligent” It was one of the most memorable moments in FIFA World Cup™ history. Sebastian Abreu had the responsibility of returning Uruguay to the semi-finals for […]

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​Tim Howard made an unprecedented 16 saves against Belgium in Salvador He could have saved dinosaurs, the Titanic and Private Ryan, said Twitter! Howard was listed as the American Secretary of Defence on Wikipedia! “I mostly felt sadness and anger. Some numbness.” These are not the first words you might think would fall to a […]

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#WorldCupAtHome brought you some classic encounters The series featured this titanic clash, which took place today in 2006 Watch Brazil’s meeting with France at Germany 2006 in full When Brazil and France faced off in the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ at Frankfurt’s Commerzbank Arena, there was a semi-final place at stake, […]

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Kyrgyz Republic have fared well in World Cup qualifying Central Asians are trailing leaders Japan Forward Mirlan Murzaev aims to fire country to Qatar 2022 On the surface, a FIFA World Cup™ berth is not something which countries like Kyrgyz Republic dare dream of. The Central Asians, ranked 96 in the current FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, […]

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​Ronaldo won the FIFA World Cup Final for Brazil today in 2002 Holding and kissing gold ‘It wasn’t about Rivaldo, Ronaldinho or Ronaldo’ Ronaldo had barely kicked a ball in two-and-a-half years. Brazil had barely booked their place at Asia’s first FIFA World Cup™. After 30 days in the Far East, however, O Fenômeno held […]

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Pele, then 17, photographed with the Trophy he won for the first time in 1958 He would triumph again in 1962 and 1970, setting a tournament record Father’s tears following 1950 Final loss led to an unlikely promise being fulfilled Pele was just nine years old when Brazil lost the 1950 FIFA World Cup™ Final […]

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Argentina-West Germany chosen by fans for the #WorldCupAtHome series Intense decider 34 years ago today saw comeback dashed in frantic finale Massive crowd at Azteca watched Maradona lift trophy In 1986 Mexico played host to the 13th edition of the FIFA World Cup™. Considered one of the best of all time, the tournament served up […]

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Sweden ended 24-year jinx in France 2019 quarter-finals Sofia Jakobsson recalls the match against Germany The Swede played a major role in her team’s success Sweden versus Germany is a classic fixture in women’s football. The two opponents have faced off 30 times so far, with the Germans emerging victorious on an incredible 21 occasions. […]

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Tostao explains why he had to nutmeg Bobby Moore at Mexico 1970 He reveals he played the last 20 minutes of the Final crying Tostao juxtaposes Maradona, Messi and Cristiano with Pele “I had been involved in countless retinal detachment surgeries,” said ophthalmologist Alice R. McPherson, MD. “The first question was always, ‘Will I get […]

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Roger Milla wrote his name into FIFA World Cup™ history 26 years ago today Cameroon’s meeting with Russia at USA 1994 saw more than one record broken Milla told FIFA.com about that match and reflected on his incredible career When he came on against Russia in his side’s final group match at the 1994 FIFA […]

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