There must be no greater feeling than to play for your country in a World Cup. You go out onto the field knowing that not only you are one of the best players from your country and are about to play against the world’s best players. Brazil’s Marcelo went into the first game of the […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.53
Never in question, it was miles over the line! This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the Second Round match between Germany and England.I’m sure that you’ve guessed which moment it is already! Yes, it’s the goal that never was from England’s Frank Lampard. 44 years before the […]
On This Day – 30th July
It would almost be unpatriotic for me not to include the 1966 World Cup Final as the topic for today’s ‘On This Day’! For that reason alone, I will use it as the subject matter for today’s article.It is exactly 44 year to the day since Bobby Moore climbed the 39 steps to the Royal […]
On This Day – 23rd July
England manager Alf Ramsey (c) tries to prevent England’s George Cohen (r) exchanging shirts with Argentina’s Alberto Gonzalez (l) after the match “We have still to produce our best football. It will come against the right type of opposition, a team which comes to play football and not act as animals.”These were the words from […]
On This Day – 19th July
Pak Doo-ik’s shot heads towards the back of the net, 19th July 1966 One of the greatest shocks in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1966, with the name of Pak Doo-ik going down in football folklore in the process.Pa Doo-ik fired in a 42nd minute winner for North Korea over […]
On This Day – 13th July
The first ever World Cup matches were played on this day back in 1930, with France playing Mexico and later USA beating Belgium.France beat Mexico 4-1 in front of only 4,444 fans at the Estadio Pochitos in Montevideo. This was the smallest of the three venues that were used, all three were based in the […]
On This Day – 8th July
Team Germany celebrate his victory during of the game Semi Final World Cup match between West Germany and France 8th July 1982 in Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, Sevilla, Spain ( Photo by Michel Barrault / Onze / Icon Sport ) The 1982 World Cup Semi Final between West Germany and France took place in Seville […]
On This Day – 5th July
The 1994 World Cup in the USA was to be a hugely disappointing one for Gianfranco Zola.The Italian playmaker had been a spectator for all three of Italy’s group stage games. Zola finally got the nod though in the Second Round in the knockout match against Nigeria as he made his World Cup debut on […]
On This Day – 2nd July
There was a peculiarity in the 1950 World Cup where several countries pulled out of the competition, leaving just Uruguay and Bolivia as the only sides in Group 4! India, Scotland and Turkey qualified for the fourth World Cup but decided against travelling. India only refused after the draw for the group stage had been […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.20
As an Englishman, Diego Maradona’s first goal in the 1986 Quarter Final for Argentina against England is the defining moment of the game.I was only a month old when Maradona punched the ball into the back of the net in that match and I have grown up reading about the injustice of that goal. The […]