We all remember those classic moments - Baggio’s goal against the Czech Republic at Italia ‘90, Maradona’s goal against England at Mexico ‘86, Carlos Alberto in the World Cup final at the Azteca Stadium in 1970. Germany 2006 has already produced two great goals to remember - Torsten Frings and Philip Lahm against Costa Rica. Here is a selection of the best goals of the past. Enjoy!
South Korea’s progress to the semi-finals at World Cup 2002 was shrouded in controversy. The Koreans seemed to “benefit” from a number of refereeing decisions. Suspicions were raised further after Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno, who officiated the Korean’s second round clash with Italy, was handed a 20-match domestic ban after adding on 12 minutes of injury time during a match between Liga de Quito and Barcelona in September 2002. The home team took advantage and scored in the 99th and 101st minutes to win 4-3. At the time Moreno was a candidate in elections for Quito’s city council Moreno and was accused of mixing sport and politics by Guayaquil-based Barcelona. He returned in May 2003 but was given another one-match ban after sending off three Deportivo Quito players during their match at Deportivo Cuenca.
FIFA obviously has a vested interest in ensuring the “progress” of the home team - it helps to guarantee the tournament’s success and that the stadia remain full. We await to see whether Germany will be granted any favours. With Michael Ballack troubled by injury and a dearth of talent, Germany could do with similar decisions to those in the video below…
Mariano Pernía has replaced the injured Asier Del Horno in Spain’s World Cup squad. There were strong calls for Pernía to be included in the original squad following his storming season with Getáfe which earned him a transfer to Atlético Madrid but the 29 year-old Argentine was only recently granted Spanish nationality and coach Luis Aragones resisted the temptation to pick him, claiming he wanted to reward the squad that had ensured Spain’s qualification.
Chelsea fans will be wondering how Del Horno can be first choice for Spain. He has endured a hugely disappointing season which culminated in him being humiliated to such a degree by Lionel Messi in the Champions’ League that he earned himself a sending off with a rash challenge. Even allowing for “Chelsea inflation” his £8 million transfer fee seems excessive…
In contrast Pernía’s 10 goals this season is a Spanish League record for a defender, and with shooting like this, Spain fans are probably breathing a collective sigh of relieve that he rather than Del Horno will be lining up in the first group game against the Ukraine on 14 June.
Poland’s world cup warm-up against Colombia ended in a 2-1 defeat , with the winner being scored by Colombian goalkeeper Luis Martinez in the 63rd minute. As the goal went in Polish commentator Gregorsz Miecharski, commented that goalie Tomasz Kuszczak, “should probably forget about taking part in the World Cup“.
Shortly afterwards Polish fans started to chant Jerzy Dudek’s name (Dudek is not in the Polish squad). They then turned on their team and every time Colombia had possession, cried “score again” and “olé“.
Argentinean’s have their revenge for Guarana Antartica’s advert featuring Maradona in a Brazil shirt (see posting on 16 May). Mastercard have released an advert featuring Carlos Tevez, with the catch phrase “Knowing that the best player in Brazilian football is Argentinean - priceless”. We await the Brazilian response with anticipation..
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