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- USA Hoping for Repeat of England Humiliation in Belo Horizonte 60 Years Ago
- By Brian Glanville 09/6/2010 9:03 AM GMT
"History repeats itself," wrote Karl Marx, "the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."
At Rustenburg on Saturday, the USA team will indeed be hoping history will repeat itself, as either ... More »
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- The Great Games: England 4 West Germany 2 - Sir Alf's Extra-time Triumph
- By Phil Ascough 08/6/2010 3:35 AM GMT
Our great series looking back on memorable matches from the World Cup Finals concludes with one of the most famous games, which brought England's one and only success under the guidance of Sir Alf ... More »
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- Remember When... No-hopers From the USA Stunned Mighty England
- By Jason Mellor 04/6/2010 5:08 AM GMT
To the astonishment of their opponents, some even arrived wearing sombreros. They certainly ensured the sun went down on England's hopes when sealing what remains perhaps the biggest-ever World Cup ... More »
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- Didier Drogba Targets a Golden Boot Award With the Ivory Coast
- By Jason Mellor 23/5/2010 5:05 AM GMT
Didier Drogba's grasp of football history is unclear, but Oleg Salenko is a name he might like to look up if he has a spare moment or two in the next couple of weeks.
Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker ... More »
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- Champions Insider: Fabulous France Hardly Needed Home Advantage
- By Simon Redfern 05/5/2010 5:11 AM GMT
And then there was one. France complete the FanHouse series on the magnificent seven teams who have been World Cup winners in the past 80 years. Their triumph may have come on home ground in 1998, but ... More »
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- The Great Games: West Germany 3 France 3 - Harald Schumacher's Shame
- By Phil Ascough 20/4/2010 6:03 AM GMT
The latest in the FanHouse series looking at the memorable matches in the World Cup Finals takes us back to Spain 28 years ago when a fine game was marred by one of the ugliest challenges ever seen in ... More »
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- Champions Insider: Home Comforts Help Uruguay Win First World Cup
- By Andy Elliott 10/3/2010 3:19 AM GMT
The latest in our fascinating series where we profile the countries that have lifted the World Cup trophy. This, time, we look at Uruguay, who will be among the outsiders in South Africa, but have won ... More »
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- Top Blunders: How Zico's Goal Joy was Ended by a Welshman's Whistle
- By Simon Redfern 17/2/2010 4:06 AM GMT
FanHouse's series on the biggest World Cup blunders continues with the refereeing decision that angered Brazil during the Argentina Finals 32 years ago.
BRAZIL v SWEDEN
Mar del Plata 1978
Welsh ... More »
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- The Great Games: Scotland 3 Netherlands 2 - Goal Glory for Archie Gemmill
- By Phil Ascough 16/2/2010 3:32 AM GMT
It's 1978 and a rare appearance in the Finals for Scotland, whose victory over the Netherlands earns a place in the series where we look at the memorable matches of previous World Cups. They failed to ... More »
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- The Great Games: Netherlands 2 Brazil 3 - Branco Rocket Ends Fightback
- By Phil Ascough 09/2/2010 4:40 AM GMT
We backtrack to 1994 in the United States for the latest in our series where we look at the memorable matches of previous World Cup Finals. Brazil lifted the trophy again, but they had a scare along ... More »
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- Champions Insider: Brazil's Five Triumphs Based on Flair and Passion
- By Andy Elliott 27/1/2010 4:04 AM GMT
The start of a fascinating new series as we profile the countries that have lifted the World Cup trophy, starting with the best of them all. The samba stars of Brazil have triumphed on five occasions ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? The Life and Times of Italian Legend Paolo Rossi
- By Phil Ascough 21/1/2010 5:00 AM GMT
It may sound a crazy thing to say about a player who won the World Cup once, the Golden Shoe once, reached the World Cup Finals twice and made an impact with nine goals, but with Paolo Rossi there was ... More »
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- Top Blunders: Hungary's Gamble on Ferenc Puskas Proved So Costly
- By Simon Redfern 20/1/2010 4:11 AM GMT
A new series looking back at the biggest World Cup blunders, starting with the decision that helped destroy the chances of a team that was an almost unanimous pick to win the competition 56 years ago. ... More »
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- The Great Games: Germany 0 Italy 2 (Aet) - Fabio Grosso Breaks Deadlock
- By Phil Ascough 19/1/2010 7:55 AM GMT
The start of a new series looking back at classic matches from past World Cups. Here, we revisit a clash between perennial powers Germany and Italy during the 2006 finals - a game that was to end in ...
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- Top Ten Hard Men: Your Guide to the World Cup's Tough Guys
- By Simon Redfern 28/12/2009 6:29 AM GMT
10 Stuart Pearce (England)
To many football fans the abiding memory of England left-back Stuart Pearce at the World Cup Finals is probably his weak penalty in the semi-final shoot-out defeat by West ... More »
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- World Cup Trivia Time: Fifty On-the-Pitch Facts You Need to Know
- By Phil Ascough 23/12/2009 7:11 AM GMT
Can you name the player who marked his 100th cap by leading his country to a World Cup triumph? You will after reading FanHouse's fascinating guide to facts and figures about the action at football's ... More »
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- World Cup Trivia Time: Fifty Off-the-Pitch Facts You Need to Know
- By Phil Ascough 23/12/2009 7:10 AM GMT
Can you name the mascot who will be seen at all the World Cup games in 2010? You will after reading FanHouse's fascinating guide to facts and figures about what goes on behind the scenes at football's ... More »
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- Top Ten Rows: Your Guide to the Disputes That Shook the World Cup
- By Simon Redfern 22/12/2009 7:22 AM GMT
10 'Zidane's head-butt' - Italy 1 France 1 (Berlin) 2006
What did Marco Materazzi say to Zinedine Zidane that caused the France captain to become so incensed that he head-butted the Italy defender in ... More »
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- Top Ten Shocks: Your Guide to the Results that Rocked the World Cup
- By Simon Redfern 17/12/2009 8:49 AM GMT
10 1990 (Genoa) Costa Rica 1 (Cayasso 49) Scotland 0
Scotland have been on the wrong end of some bad results in the days when they were regular qualifiers for the World Cup Finals, but this loss to ... More »
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- Eusebio: A True Legend Who Says Goodison Park is a Special Place
- By Phil Ascough 17/12/2009 6:00 AM GMT
Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria have all made Africa's mark on the history of the World Cup, but none as indelibly as Eusebio, arguably that continent's finest footballing export.
Born in Mozambique ... More »
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| Edson Buddle | Los Angeles | 13 |
| Juan Pablo Angel | New York | 12 |
| Fredy Montero | Seattle | 10 |
| Dwayne De Rosario | Toronto FC | 9 |
| Sébastien Le Toux | Philadelphia | 9 |
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Andy Fifield Brazil, Argentina, Chile
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