Friday, March 14, 2008

THE GREAT WORLD CUPS.

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1 Brazil is the only country to yake part in every world cup since the first one in 1930in Urugay.
2Brazil has never won the world cup when they had a black goalkeeper.
3Brazil have won the world cup five times , Italy has won it four times and Germany and Argentina have won it ttthree times.
4Brazil have won the wold cup only once in Europe in 1958 ,Sweeden. It was Peles first world cup. Otherwise their wins are in Chile, Mexico U.S.A. and Japan.
5 The most goals scored in one world cup 13 thirteen held by Just Fountaine scored in 1958.
6The most goals scored by afootballer in his world cup career is fifteen by the Brzilan Ronoldo.
The previous record of fourteen is held by the German Gert Muller.
7 The oldest footballer to lift the world cup isthe Italian skipper of 1982 Dino Zoff who was fourty years old.
8 Geoff Hurst is the only player to score a hattrick in world cup final.He did it in the 1966 final in London against Germany.
9In the 1998 world cup a small country a break up of Yugoslavia called Croatia took part .They were considered outsiders.They reached up to third place won the bronze medal and Davor Suker ,scored six goals the highest of the world cup. Their supporters were suprised they to ran out ofmoney and slept inparks.The French people gave them food andblankets.
10In 1990 world cup was between Argentina and Germany.Anrea Brehme scored a penalty
so Germany won the cup.It was the first time a finalwas decided this way .

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