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Before Gareth Bale was Freddy Eastwood. The main hope of Wales, which almost everyone has forgotten
In August 2007, the 23-year-old striker scored a goal during his debut in the Wales national team, thanks to which Bulgaria was replayed. The blow impressed: Eastwood demonstrated desire, technique and precision, which was not expected from a beginner.
“It was a special goal. Finally, we have a football player who knows how to play on the edge. We heard about his exploits, and immediately tried to call him into the national team of Wales, ”recalls coach John Toshack. Continue reading
Interesting facts about the FIFA World Cup 2018
1. The World Cup Final turned out to be surprisingly productive: France and Croatia scored 6 goals for two. So many goals in the World Cup finals have not been scored since 1966, but then it took extra time. In general, only once in the entire history of the championship did more were scored in the final: in 1958, Brazil defeated Sweden with a score of 5: 2. And yet – in the final of 2018 alone there are more goals scored than in all previous finals that took place in this century!
2. The record of the world championships in the number of games from the start without zero draws has been broken. Previously, it was equal to 26 matches, now it has grown to 36. In the final round of the group tournament, France and Denmark, by clear mutual agreement, played 0: 0 – and more this result did not repeat until the finish. Continue reading
Interesting facts about the World Cup
Very little time remains before the start of the World Cup, which will be held in our country. And the very first such tournament was held in 1930 in Uruguay. During this time, very interesting stories happened at the world football championships. For example, none of the European teams did not want to participate in the first tournament. The club owners did not want to let their best players go to far Uruguay. Even despite the fact that the organizers promised to pay all costs. Even FIFA President Jules Rome had to intervene. By persuasion and threats managed to convince to take part in the championship teams of France, Belgium, Romania and Yugoslavia. But none of the European teams could not fight for victory: Uruguay and Argentina met in the final match. In 1950, the final tournament was held in Brazil. In the decisive game on the field went Brazil and Uruguay. In the victory of the Brazilians, no one doubted. Continue reading