Senegalese football hit new heights in 2002, with their fairytale World Cup campaign surpassing any expectations as they reached the Quarter-Final stage only to be halted by Turkey on the Golden Goal ruling. However that run in the tournament was nearly thrown away when opponents Uruguay almost overturned a three goal deficit in the final […]
Author : Sam Bettany
The Japanese Set-Piece Masterclass (Denmark 1-3 Japan)
A dazzling knuckleball free kick from 35 yards. A curled set piece from 25 yards. A tap-in after some dazzling skill and trickery. June 24th 2010 provided three resplendent goals which defined a memorable FIFA World Cup South Africa win for Japan over Denmark in the final round of Group E games. Going into the match, […]
World Cup Classic: USSR 3-4 Belgium (Mexico 86′)
“The continuity of the match was incredible. It went from end to end, side to side and nobody was rolling over. There was no faking, there was no nothing, they just purely entertained everybody who wanted to watch football.” “Football won tonight, even if the Russians lost.” Those were the words of footballing legend Brian […]
Remembering The Miracle of Córdoba (Austria 3-2 West Germany)
Scoring the winning goal against a rival with three minutes remaining. Ending a 47 year spell without defeating a rival. Preventing a rival from progressing to a third place play-off in a World Cup. June 21st 1978 is a day which goes down as one of the most exemplary days in Austrian football history. Whilst […]