World Cup Trivia & Almost Interesting Facts

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Just "Justo" Fontaine (born 18 August 1933 in Marrakech, French Morocco, with Spanish ancestors) is a former French football player. He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958. He has also scored the third most goals of any player in the World Cup finals overall, beaten only by Gerd Müller, who scored fourteen goals (in two World Cup tournaments), and Ronaldo, who scored fifteen goals (in four World Cup tournaments). Although France did not win the 1958 World Cup, Fontaine became the second player after Alcides Ghiggia to score in every match of a World Cup.

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Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, born 25 January 1942, commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Portuguese football forward of Mozambican origin. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time,by the IFFHS.[4]He helped the Portuguese national team reach third place at the 1966 World Cup, being the top goalscorer of the tournament with nine goals (six of which were scored at Goodison Park).

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May 4, 2010 22:58:28 GMT samp99 said:

Apr 28, 2010 10:09:01 GMT blueeyedcptcook said:

I don,t know if this record still stands, but the highest score in any World Cup qualifer was 13-0, the score by which New Zealand beat Fiji in 1981.

I think it's 32ish-0 now. Australia vs some small Pacific island (although it may have been a friendly)

well the score was 31-0, it was American Samoa. But I think it was an Asian Cup qualifier since it was in 2006/7

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wg9ox9F7Vw

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Gerhard "Gerd" Müller born 3 November 1945 in Nördlingen) is a former (West) German football player and one of the most prolific goalscorers of all time. In 1970 Müller was elected European Footballer of the Year after a successful season at Bayern Munich and scoring 10 goals at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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Grzegorz Bolesław Lato (born 8 April 1950 in Malbork, Poland) is a former Polish football striker, the all-time cap leader for the Polish national team, and the leading scorer at the 1974 World Cup.

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Mario Alberto Kempes (born 15 July 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is an retired Argentine footballer. His father, Mario, also a footballer, inspired him to play from a young age. At the age of 7, he began playing with a junior team and at 14, he joined La Cuarta de Talleres. He is most notable for playing for Valencia and being the focal point of Argentina's 1978 World Cup win. He was the leading goalscorer in the 1978 tournament, scoring six goals, including two in the final itself.

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Paolo Rossi (born 23 September 1956 in Prato) is an Italian former football striker. In 1982, he led Italy to the 1982 FIFA World Cup title, scoring six goals to win the Golden Boot/top scorer honors, and the Golden Ball. Rossi is one of only two players to have won all three honours at a single tournament (the other is the Argentinian Mario Kempes, in 1978).

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Gary Lineker has big ears and loves crisps...

He was the top scorer at the 1986 World Cup finals...



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Gary Winston Lineker OBE (born 30 November 1960) is a retired English international footballer who played as a striker and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC and Eredivisie Live. He remains England's top scorer in the FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 goals.

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Salvatore Schillaci (born December 1, 1964), commonly referred to by his nickname Totò is a former Italian football player. During his career, he played for Messina (1982–1989), Juventus (1989–1992), Internazionale (1992–1994) and Júbilo Iwata (1994–1997). He was the Golden Boot winner for the 1990 FIFA World Cup after leading the tournament with six goals.

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Hristo Stoichkov, (born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer and current manager. He is the son of a goalkeeper who played for the local side Spartak. Nicknamed The Dagger (Камата), he was a member of the Bulgaria national team that finished fourth at the 1994 World Cup. At the 1994 World Cup, Stoichkov was awarded the Golden Boot as the joint top goal scorer of the tournament (with Oleg Salenko), with six goals.



Oleg Anatolyevich Salenkol (born October 25, 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a former Russian and Ukrainian football striker.Salenko set a World Cup record by scoring five goals in one game, for Russia against Cameroon on June 28, 1994. Salenko finished the 1994 World Cup with six goals (scoring his sixth goal from the penalty spot against Sweden), sharing the Golden Boot with Hristo Stoichkov, a remarkable feat since Russia was knocked out in the first round, and Stoichkov's Bulgaria played another four games in the tournament.

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Davor Šuker, (born 1 January, 1968 in Osijek) is a retired Croatian footballer. He is best known for his goal scoring ability, which has earned him a spot in FIFA top 100 greatest players. He played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as the Croatian national team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer with 45 goals. The crowning moment of Šuker's career was the 1998 World Cup in France, where he became the top goal scorer and won the Golden Boot by scoring 6 goals in 7 matches and also won Silver Ball 1998 at France as second best player of tournament (behind Ronaldo).

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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima; born 22 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Corinthians and was one of the most prolific scorers in the 1990s and in the early 21st century. Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 and again in 2002. He is also one of only two men to have won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times, along with French footballer Zinedine Zidane.

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Miroslav Klose (born Mirosław Marian Kloze on 9 June 1978 in Opole) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He has a good scoring record in domestic football, an excellent goal to game ratio in international football, as well as a decent assists tally. Since bursting into the international stage at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he has become well-known for his knack of scoring headers and his front-flip goal celebration.

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The greatest goal celebration in World Cup history:

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Garrincha. Carried Brazil on back 1962 v Czech Garruincha tore England apart in 1962. Single handedly beat them 3-1. He had two knees that turned outside and inside. Didnt recognise Russian team in suits that he had just beaten. Any match that he and Pele
played together they never lost. He succumbed to Alcohol and died of cirrhosis of Liver age 49.

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Garrincha Greatest football player of all time.

www.livevideo.com/video/27993AFED1054A009FD98AF5121C17E7/garrincha.aspx

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Garrincha means little wren, as he liked to shoot wrens. He was banned from sweden world cup after having an affair with a swedish woman while there.