England’s Ron Springett meets a four legged friend A funny incident took place in the World Cup match between holders Brazil and England on this day back in 1962.A few minutes into the game, a black dog made its way on to the pitch and despite several players trying to grab it to take it […]
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Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.15 – Lothar Matthaus
Lothar Matthaus has played five different World Cups and holds the record for World Cup appearances, having played in 25 games. For that reason alone, he must be a decent player!He is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders of all-time, playing as a box-to-box midfielder before dropping back to the sweeper role towards […]
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Historic Matches No.1 – West Germany 3 Hungary 2, 1954 World Cup Final
Two West German players are carried off on the crowds shoulders In Germany, this game is referred to as ‘Wunder von Bern’ (the Miracle of Bern). A film has even been made about the match!The 1954 World Cup was played in Switzerland and the Final was played in Bern between West Germany and Hungary. West Germany were […]
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On This Day – 2nd June
One of the most controversial games in World Cup history took place on this day back in 1962.Hosts Chile played against Italy at the Chilean national stadium in Santiago. The game spiralled out of control as both sides resorted to kicking lumps out of each other. Fist fights and mass brawls also broke out across […]
On This Day – 24th May
Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in Saipan in the build-up to the 2002 World Cup It’s not every day that the Republic of Ireland football team make the front and back pages of the newspapers. This was the case though on this day back in 2002 as the Republic’s captain Roy Keane fell out with […]
On This Day – 21st May
New Order’s ‘World in Motion’ was released on this day back in 1990 and was used as the England anthem for the World Cup that year.The song was New Order’s only Number 1 record, staying top of the charts for two weeks at the beginning of the tournament in Italy. Comedian Keith Allen had a […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.34
Benjamin Massing brings down Claudio Caniggia and loses his boot in the challenge This week’s iconic moment comes from the 1990 World Cup between holders Argentina and Cameroon in the opening game of the tournament. The Argentinians were expected to do well in the tournament, having beaten West Germany in the Final four years previously […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.32
Andres Escobar (number 2) sits on the floor immediately after putting through his own net against hosts USA in the 1994 World Cup On 22nd June 1994, hosts USA faced Colombia in Los Angeles. It was a game that would have such severe consequences, with Colombian Andres Escobar losing his life a few days later. […]