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July Answers for Football History Quiz
Soccer World Cup: Answer 1
The French Just Fontaine
Just Fontaine has participated in only one World Cup, but he did not miss his chance
to make history. During the 1958 World Cup, he scored 13 goals, a record that is not
surpassed until today.Two of the 6 matches he played that year stand out among others. The first is the opening game against Paraguay, where he completed a hat trick
by scoring three goals. The second is during the small final against Germany, where
he scored four goals to end France’s 1958 World Cup campaign in third place.
Soccer World Cup: Answer 2
Emmanuel Petit
With the game in injury time, Brazil’s Denilson forced Thuram to concede yet another
corner on the left. But poorly drawn, the corner was collected by the French Christophe Dugarry, who immediately launched a counterattack.Dugarry ran the left flank and
found Patrick Vieira upfield, who immediately sent the ball to Petit. Petit received it inside the penalty box and kicked the ball past the Brazilian goalie Taffarel. Petit’s goal
is also that 1000th goal scored in the history of the French national football team.
Soccer World Cup: Answer 3
13 countries
Thirteen teams went to the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. 7 teams were from South
America, 2 from North America, and 4 from Europe. Some European teams refused to
participate because of the length and cost of travel.
Soccer World Cup: Answer 4
The winger Garrincha
Pele owes some of his greatest moments to Garrincha, who possessed one of the
most brilliant dribbling skills in football (How to dribble a soccer ball) history. Garrincha
won the 1958 and 1962 World Cup titles with Pele. His talent was duly recognized in
his second championship, where he won the player of the tournament award.
Soccer World Cup: Answer 5
The German Oliver Kahn in 2002
The 2002 World Cup created another landmark in the history of soccer, when German captain Oliver Kahn became the first goalkeeper to win Best Player of the Tournament. He merited the award for having only allowed one goal before the finals, and
only three during the whole tournament.This recognition, however, was soured after
conceding two crucial goals in the final against Brazil. One of these goals was considered a result of King Kahn’s mistake, when he failed to stop a weak long range shot
by Rivaldo. The ball spilled off his hands and it ended up with Ronaldo, who only had
to push the ball into the net.