Best goal ever
2006: Don’t mess with Zizou’s sister
The greatest player of his generation, Zinedine Zidane of France had orchestrated 1998 World Cup triumph of his country. Eight years later, he was again alone, dragged France into 2006 final, this time against Italy. But the magic ended there. In the final act of his brilliant career, Zidane, Zizou known as a whim in native Italian defender Marco Materazzi in the chest, earning an inevitable red card. What motivated whim? The type of "yo mama" insult park any professional athlete should never go under your skin. In his own words, he Materazzi told Zidane: Private talisman, France lost the match and the cup "I prefer prostitute is your sister.". The French majority, however, did not seem to mind. Zidane was hailed as a hero upon his return to Paris.
1994: A game of life and death
Colombia has long worked in the shadow of the winners of the World Cup Latin America, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The 1994 tournament was supposed to change all that, with Colombia having such a strong team that even Pelé, the Brazilian always generally considered the greatest football player has leaned toward glory. But things are not going well. Terrified by threats from drug lords in the country, the British lost for the first time in Romania. Then, against the United States, a captain Andres Escobar Goalby has all but ended the dreams of the South American nation. A few days after returning home with the World Cup still ongoing in the United States, Escobar was shot outside a nightclub in Medellin, shot six times in the back by a local gangster, apparently motivated by mistake Escobar floor. The cold-blooded murder shocked the fans at home and abroad.
1986: Argentina’s Jekyll and Hyde
Probably the only rival for the title of best ever soccer player Pele, Diego Maradona Argentina embodies the best and worst of their sport. Known for cocaine, alcohol, prostitutes, and offensive public statements outside the field, also had the kind of sublime skill that seems to defy the laws of physics. Jekyll and Hyde character has never been clearer than when Argentina took England in 1986 in a very tense game four years after the Falklands war. Argentina won after two goals Maradona scored the first hand - or own, the arrogant confession cryptic Maradona "hand of God" - and the second a scandalous individual effort that saw him dribble around defenders, England before hitting the net, a goal later voted goal World Cup Century.
1982: Goodbye, teeth
Semi-final against France West Germany have gone down in history for six goals thriller who he was. Instead, it is known for one thing: most infamous error in the history of the World Cup. Germany goalkeeper Toni Schumacher Battiston Patrick suddenly jumped to attack what seemed an eternity after the French had fired well wide of the goal. Battiston was knocked out and lost two teeth. After receiving oxygen, was taken to hospital, where he spent the night. To make matters worse, the referee was I surprised by the misconduct and took no action against Schumacher. With the score tied after extra time, the match took place sanctions Schumacher stopped two shots on goal. Germany won and Schumacher was hailed as a hero - in West Germany. The rest of the world wanted revenge.
1982: The worst thrashing ever
There was no shortage of inadequacy of the World Cup in recent years. But none was as marked as tournament record 10-1 thrashing of Hungary to El Salvador in 1982. Verily, Central America have always faced an uphill struggle. Their country devastated by a wild, all but one of its teams were amateurs civil war. Ultimately, however, the score was primarily a reflection of a strategy to address the Salvadorans, instead of a huge skills mismatch. Philosophy which is fine if get one, because we will score three might work if you are from Brazil. But El Salvador simply do not have the human resources, and it showed.
1974: Upsets don’t get bigger than this
England vs USA in 1950. Cameroon vs Argentina in 1990. Italia vs South Korea in 2002. history of the World Cup is full of incredible surprises. In fact, if the Davids ever hit off the Goliath, this would be the point? But perhaps none was as beautiful as the 1974 clash between Italy and Haiti. Italy actually won by two goals, but Haiti was the glory, and for a moment of temptation, one of the most amazing in the world of sports tracks. The Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff, one of the greatest of all time football had managed to keep a clean sheet for over 1100 minutes of play before the game in Haiti. This term was always going to end at some point. But no one imagined it would be Emmanuel Shannon, a gain of 22 at $ 300 per month in the National League of impoverished Haiti, which would be the only mark against him, giving Italy a mighty heart attack near the process.
1970: Teamwork
Italy was on the wrong end of a memorable goal, scored by Carlos Alberto of Brazil in the 1970 final side - which many consider the best goal in the history of the tournament. His greatest rival for this title is long Maradona dribble and shot against England in 1986, mentioned above. But while Argentina was a brilliant solo effort, Carlos Alberto That was the ultimate goal of the team, the ball is passed from the rear and almost all members of the Brazilian team play before the strike Storm Alberto. Note the passage of more than samba in construction.