Brazil 1950 Brazil 1 – Uruguay 2
This was the final of the 1950 tournament with Brazil on home ground. Under the rules of the time points totals were used to determine the result not just the winner of a game and Brazil just needed to draw to win the trophy. 200,000 people crowded into the Estadio do Maracana. Brazil took the lead early in the second half, but Uruguay equalized and then with 20 minutes to go Alcides Ghiggia scored the winner silencing the packed stadium.
W. Germany 1974 W Germany 0 – East Germany 1
This game was played in Hamburg at the height of the cold war. It was the last group match and both teams knew they would progress to the next round. Only 1500 East Germans had been allowed to travel to the game out of a total crowd of 60,000.The first half was very tight with neither team having many chances but in the second half Juegen Sparwasser found space between defenders to chip the ball over the head of keeper Sepp Maier. E Germany finished in top spot and went on to face Brazil and The Netherlands. West Germany had much easier opponents and went on the win the tournament beating the Netherlands in the final.
Spain 1982 Spain 0 -Northern Ireland 1
No one gave Northern Ireland a chance when they met Spain on home soil. However early in the second half Gerry Armstrong shocked the crowd with the only goal of the game. Northern Ireland had to play the final 30 minutes with 10 men when Mal Donaghy was sent off. Northern Ireland managed to reach the quarter finals.
Italy 1990 Cameroon 1 – Argentina 0
This was the opening game of the 1990 tournament played at the San Siro. Argentina were defending champions. The first half was relatively uneventful but on 61 minutes Cameroon went down to 10 men after Andre Kama Biyek was sent off for a foul on Claudio Caniggia. But just 5 minutes later Cameroon scored the winner when Francois Omam Biyek headed into the net. Nery Pumpido the Argentinian keeper fumbled the save. Cameroon then went down to 9 players following another red card but hung on for a memorable victory.
France 1998 Croatia 3 – Germany 0
Croatia had only become an independent nation in 1990 and this was their first time at the finals. Germany had beaten them 2-1 in the 1996 Euro semi finals. Germany had been in control of the game up to the 40th minute but then defender Christian Woerns was sent off for a late tackle on Davor Sukor. Croatia scored 8 minutes later through Robert Jarni. Germany fought hard for 35 minutes of the second half but 2 goals in 5 minutes firstly by Goran Vlaovic in 80 minutes and then Davor Sukor on 85 minutes saw Croatia through to the last 4. It was the heaviest German World Cup defeat since they lost 8-3 to Hungary in 1954.
USA 1994 Bulgaria 2 – Germany 1
Bulgaria had qualified for the tournament by beating France 2-1 in Paris coming back from 1-0 down. This was a quarter final and Germany were strong favourites playing as a unified country for the first time. Lothar Matthaus scored from a penalty in the 48th minute. However in the 75th minute Hristo Stoitchkov was brought down. Taking the free kick himself he levelled the score. Just 3 minutes later Yordon Letchkov scored to give Bulgaria the win. It was a game strewn with yellow cards, Germany receiving 5 and Bulgaria 3.
South Korea and Japan 2002 Senegal 1 – France 0
France were the reigning champions and this was opening match of the group stage. It was Pape Bouba Diop who scored for Senegal after 30 minutes. France or the French coach Roger Lemarre could offer no response and France were the first defending champions to go out in the group stage. France finished bottom of the group, their worst ever performance and Senegal progressed to the next round.
South Korea and Japan 2002 Italy 1 S Korea 2 (AET)
Coached by Dutchman Gus Hiddink South Korea adopted a 3-4-3 formation and pressed Italian defenders relentlessly. They were awarded a penalty after just 4 minutes but it was saved by Buffon. Italy took the lead through a Vieri header midway through the first half. They also had another goal disallowed which on further viewing seems to have been OK. In the second half South Korea kept finding space and in the 88th minute equalized through Seol Ki Hyeon. It went to extra time where the first or "Golden Goal" would decide the tie. It looked like heading to penalties when Ahn Jung Hwan scored in the 117th minute. He played club football for Perugia and Serie A whose owner sacked him for his efforts.
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