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Socceroos celebrate after scoring against Uruguay and qualifying for the 2006 World Cup

hunting the holyholy grailgrail Glorious goals, unimaginable upsets and the occasional bit of angst and controversy – over 19 editions of the FIFA World Cup, we’ve seen it all. Ahead of this month’s event in Brazil, GlenN Cullen looks at 20 ALL PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES defining moments of the most widely viewed sporting event in the world.

JUNE 2014 QANTAS 123 Diego ’s “Hand of God” goal The Lions of Cameroon, in 1986; Uruguay vs down to nine players, beat at the first defending champions World Cup (left) Argentina in 1990

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#11 1994 (left) misses a penalty and celebrates his second hands Brazil the 1994 goal against in World Cup #1 1986 – this one scored 1930 with his boot 01 The game begins There were 93,000 people cheeky one-two with Giuseppe packed into Montevideo’s Giannini, Baggio slalomed through Estadio Centenario to see home the Czech defence, finally piercing side Uruguay get the ball rolling in two players and the keeper to the first World Cup final of 1930. score a silky goal. Much to the delight of the home nation, Uruguay beat Argentina 11 4-2 to clinch the title. #8 Baggio’s botched Pelé comes of 1986 age in Stockholm in kick 02 1958 (both images) Four years later came football’s #3 cruel riposte. In the penalty National pride 1958 After being thrashed 8-3 by shootout of the 1994 final, Baggio Hungary in their pool game, few scythed his shot over the crossbar, people gave West a between Brazil and Italy, wasn’t exactly by the book. Brazil claiming the Cup off the chance when the teams matched THE YOUNGEST PLAYER AT THE TOURNAMENT, but one must be “true classic”. “A little with the head of 09 back of his miss. That two of his up again for the 1954 decider. It 17-YEAR-OLD PELÉ STAMPED HIMSELF AS A The ultimate contrast in styles Maradona, a little with the Out of Africa teammates also failed to net their was one of the greatest upsets featured Brazil’s “beautiful hand of God,” was his recollection. Minnows Cameroon, comprised spot kick attempts seemed to of the tournament, the amateur POTENTIAL SUPERSTAR AT THE 1958 CUP football” and Italy’s watertight The most controversial goal in largely of amateurs and French matter little as the ponytailed West Germans holding on for a defence. Azzurri striker Paolo World Cup history. lower league players, caused the carried the burden of 3-2 win against their professional Rossi would prove the difference biggest upset in modern football the Azzurri’s dashed hopes. opposition. The “Miracle of ” in a 3-2 victory for the . 08 when they downed defending allegedly inspired a new-found against Sweden was sublime: returned to Italy, while the North couldn’t fathom how he blocked Divine double champions Argentina 1-0 in a 1990 12 optimism in postwar Germany. chesting the ball, flicking over and Koreans were treated as heroes the ball at the right post. Despite 07 Only Maradona. In the very pool match – with only nine men Saudi sensation volleying home on the same foot. after making the quarterfinals. Banks’ heroics, England still lost Talk to the hand same match, just four minutes in a clash that ushered African Saeed Al-Owairan earned the 03 the match 1-0. With the score locked at 0-0 later, Argentina’s little general football onto the world stage. moniker of the Middle East’s A legend is born 04 05 against bitter rivals England (the scored a spellbinding individual Maradona after his extraordinary He was the youngest player at Korean surprise Banks for the 06 1982 had resulted in goal. Starting in England’s half, he 10 one-man goal in 1994 against the tournament and missed the Trumping West Germany’s upset memories The irresistible British defeat of Argentina) at the weaved his way upfield, ditching Baggio’s brilliance Belgium. The Saudi dynamo first two games through injury, in ’58 was North Korea’s stunning ’ diving save from a game 1986 World Cup, Diego Maradona four opposition outfield players After a subdued first half, Italian controlled the ball from his but 17-year-old Pelé still stamped dispatch of Italy from the 1966 tracer-like Pelé header in Mexico Attack vs defence. Passion vs put his hand up for Argentina – before blasting diagonally past maestro Roberto Baggio stepped own half, stood up five players himself as a potential superstar at group stages 1-0. The losers had in 1970 will go down as one of the pragmatism. Artists vs artisans. quite literally. Even the La goalkeeper to give up in style in a group game against and then shot past the keeper to the 1958 World Cup in Sweden. His rotten tomatoes thrown at them best moments for a goalkeeper at Attach what labels you wish to Albiceleste legend conceded his his side a 2-0 lead. Voted FIFA’s Czechoslovakia in at the help his side defeat Belgium and first goal in Brazil’s 5-2 final win at Genoa airport when they a World Cup. Even the Brazilian the 1982 second-round match icebreaking quarterfinal goal World Cup goal of the century. 1990 World Cup. Following a progress to the second round. 

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Saeed Al-Owairan scores for against Belgium, 1994

Warriors put the world on notice 13 with an epic golden-goal 2-1 win Tragic over Italy in the round of 16. repercussions Physical and controversial it may Andrés Escobar had never scored have been, yet the South Koreans an own goal in his senior career showed it was no fluke when they until Colombia’s must-win World scraped past another heavyweight, Cup match against hosts USA in Spain, on penalties to make the 1994. It was his first and last. The final four (losing 1-0 to Germany). fancied South Americans were bounced out of the tournament 17 by the subsequent defeat; Escobar Don’t call it was shot and killed in a nightclub a comeback #17 2002 carpark on his return to Colombia. A sub-par Ronaldo was off his game in the 1998 World Cup final, 14 Brazil losing 3-0 to the day #14 after he reportedly suffered an 1998 Owen goal came of age in 1998 epileptic fit. But one of the most with his blistering second-round devastating strikers the game has (above); Ronaldo (right); strike against Argentina. The seen would not be denied four sends the Socceroos to the 18-year-old still had plenty to do years later, destroying Germany 2006 Cup (below) after a lovely ball from David with both goals in the Yokohama Beckham put him in space, but decider in 2002. that he did; shrugging off one pursuer, rounding another and 18 finishing in style. Alas, the match Johnny on the spot ended in heartbreak for England, Yes, this wasn’t part of the main who had Beckham sent off before event, but after three decades in it lost on penalties. the World Cup wilderness, every Australian sports fan would 15 forgive us for squeezing this in. #18 2006 Dramatic licence With the Socceroos and Uruguay won few friends in the locked at 1-1 after extra time in the semifinal against Turkey in 2002, two-legged 2005 play-off series, with one of the more ludicrous the final 2006 qualifying spot went acts of simulated injury seen on down to penalties at ’s ANZ a football pitch. When a ball was Stadium. Ahead 4-3, John Aloisi kicked innocuously at his leg while stepped up to the mark. The waiting to take a corner, Rivaldo former striker snapped his collapsed clutching at his face. left-foot shot over goalkeeper While fined for his theatrics, Brazil Fabian Carini, sending 82,698 won both match and tournament. spectators into delirium and the Socceroos to the Cup for the first 16 time since 1974. Hosts with the most In five previous World Cups 19 hadn’t won a game; One butt, no ifs ALOISI: SENDING THE co-hosting the tournament in With a goal in the 2006 final, SOCCEROOS TO THE WORLD 2002 they won over a nation. the scene was set for silky-skilled Surprise pool winners, the Taeguk three-time world player of the  CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1974 WORLD CUP TALKABOUT

# 20 2006 UNLEASHED ONE OF THE LEAST EFFECTIVE HEADBUTTS SEEN IN SPORT year Zinedine Zidane to bow out with a fairytale World Cup for France. But after 110 minutes of absorbing football, things turned sour. Riled by Italian player , Zidane unleashed one of the least effective headbutts 2006 Battle seen in sport. He was sent off and of : Portugal vs the France lost in a penalty shootout. Netherlands (and above); Zidane 20 headbutt (left) Pitch battle Four send-offs, 16 yellow cards and a booking every five and a half minutes. Portugal was victorious in #19 2006 the second-round clash with the Netherlands in 2006, however, “The Battle of Nuremberg” will be remembered as one of the most brutal ever witnessed.

blank canvas on which Coach Class to work. But the two-time A-League-winning mentor nge Postecoglou wants higher level,” Postecoglou with Roar knows to go platinum. And with says. “If we are going to the results-thirsty Australian so much talk still about become a force in football, public a little better than that. Australian football’s the hardest sport in the world, “People understand what “” – we can’t be looking back. We kind of phase we are in, but a side that peaked in the need to be creating better I won’t take liberties with mid- with such teams, every time.” could have that.” Instead, he wants to use international stars as So far, he’s walked the scarcely managed a tougher the Brazil experience to build , Mark talk. Postecoglou has shown pool in Brazil for their first for next year’s AFC Asian Viduka, a penchant for fresh faces; serious examination: South Cup, to be held in Australia and – who a band of footballers in their American heavyweight Chile for the first time (January could blame the Socceroos early 20s, including Mat Ryan, (June 13), 2010 runner-up the 9-31). The expectations will be coach for aiming higher? , , Netherlands (June 18) and substantial. “I’m driven for us “We did have a fantastic Curtis Good and Jason defending champion Spain to perform well at the World group of players who served Davidson have already (June 23). Wry judges have Cup and the Asian Cup off the us well at the highest level, featured in his side. With suggested it’s a draw that back of that. If people see a but now there’s an opportu- players of their ilk, the coach actually works in the new team building, the promise nity for another group of hopes to form the next great coach’s favour – the lack of of a new era, I’m sure they players to take us to an even generation of Socceroos. expectations giving him a will get behind it.”

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