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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 2,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 23 world cup �?T90trivializing soccer a big show by Michael Lewis United press International who scored the first goal who played for two world cup teams who scored he most world cup goals ask no More. Here is everything you wanted to know about world cup soccer. First things first teams at first world cup 1930 a Argentina Brazil Uruguay Paraguay United states France Mexico Chile Yugoslavia Bolivia Romania Peru and Belgium. First game a Mexico is. France in Montevideo Uruguay on july 13, 1930. France won 4-1. First goal a Louis Laurent of France in the first half against Mexico. First multiple goal game a Maschinot of France who scored twice in the opener against Mexico. First hat trick a Guillermo Stabile of Argentina in 6-3 Victory Over Mexico 1930. First penalty kick a in Argentina a 63 Victory Over Mexico in 1930. There were five called by bolivian referee Ulysses Saucedo. First tie a Italy 1, Spain 1 1934. First replay a Italy edged Spain 1-0 after the first tie in 1934. First shutout a United states 3, Belgium 0 1930. First scoreless tie a Brazil 0, England 0 1958. First own goal a Ernst Loertscher for Switzerland is. Germany 1938. First ejection a Cerro of Argentina in 1930. First substitute a 1970 in Mexico. First injury a to French goalkeeper Alex thepot who was kicked in the jaw by a mexican player 10 minutes into his country a 4-1 Victory in 1930. First title game a Uruguay is. Argentina 1930 in Uruguay. Uruguay won 42. First televised game a 1954 in Switzerland. First goal scored in less than a minute a Reinante of France 40 seconds into his country a 3-1 Victory Over Belgium 1938. First penalty kick tiebreaker a West Germany a semifinal Victory Over France in 1982. The teams were tied 3-3 after regulation but West Germany prevailed �?�4 in the tiebreaker. First world cup Mascot a world cup Willie lion like boy1966 in England. Countries participating for first time in 1990 a United Arab emirates Costa Rica and Ireland. First participant from outside Europe or the americas a Egypt in 1934. Ill the Only time a a country played in every world cup a Brazil 14 this year. Four teams from British Isles qualified a 1958 England Scotland Northern Ireland and Wales advanced to final 16. A Host team had to qualify a Italy in 1934. A player scored in consecutive world cup title games a Vava of Brazil 1958, 1962. A player recorded a hat trick in a title game a England a Geoff Hurst against West Germany 1966. Countries lost consecutive title games a Holland 1974, 1978 and West Germany 1982, 1986. A team won the title outside its hemisphere a Brazil in Sweden 1958. A player scored in every game a just Fontaine of France 1958scoring a record 13 goals in six games and Jair Inho of Brazil 1970scoring seven goals in six games. Someone played for two world cup teams a Luisito Monti for Argentina 1930 and Italy 1934. A father son combination played a Domingus Daguia of Brazil 1938 and his son Ademir Daguia 1974. Odds and ends Best . Finish a semifinals of 1930 world cup. Biggest turnaround a West Germany lost 8-3 to Hungary in 1954, then routed Turkey 7-2. Players banned for drug use a Haiti a Ernst Jean Joseph 1974scotland a Willie Johnston 1978. Youngest player a Northern Ireland Snorman Whiteside 17 years 42 Days in 1982 world cup. Oldest player on world cup Champion a goalkeeper Dino Zoff 40, captained Italy to 1982 title. Most times in the final four a West Germany and Brazil 7 each. Fewest players used a 12, Brazil 1962. The unconquerable Pele shown Here in 1969, is the Only Man to play on three cup winners. Bouncing Ball coaches and Kings most successful coach a Vittorio Pozzo if Italy the Only coach to have won two world cups 1934, 1938. Most successful player coach a brazils Mario Zagalo the Only Man to have played for 1958, 1962 and coached 1970 world cup champions. The King who would be coach King Carol of Romania helped pick his country steam for the first world cup in having coaching License will travel a Rudolf Vytlacil and Blag Joe Vidinic Are the Only men to have coached different countries in a world cup. Vytlacil coached Czechoslovakia in 1962 and Bulgaria in 1966. Vidinic coached Morocco in 1970 and Zaire in 1974. Bora Milutinovic who guided Mexico in 1986, will join the pair when he coaches Costa Rica this year. Milestones 100th goal a Jonasson of Sweden 1934. 500th goal a Helmut Rahn of West Germany 1958. 1,000th goal a Robbie Rensenbrink of Holland 1978. Not always fair four countries went undefeated but failed to Advance to the next round Scotland 1974brazil 1978cameroon 1982england 1982. Sweden advanced to the quarterfinals in 1938 without playing a game. When Argentina played Uruguay in the first world cup title game in 1930, each wanted to play with its own Ball. A Coin flip decided the Argentine Ball would be used in the first half and the uruguayan Ball in the second. Argentina led 2-1 at halftime but Uruguay scored three times in the second half with its Ball to win 4-2. The Pele file the brazilian great never led a world cup in scoring nor is he the All time scoring Leader. He is third with 12 goals behind West Germany a Gerd Mueller 14 in two world cups and Frances just Fontaine 13 in one world cup. Pele played in four world cups and is the Only player to have been on three championship teams 1958, 1962, 1970. Usually Strong soviets under Par this time a hip apr the soviet Union which Fin-,lo7.,sec0i d in the european championship and won world cup Mec a 1s a Troue heading into the while president Mikhail Gorbachev a restructuring Fluke v1.et i As allowed players to go to european Inok 0 As meant that the full team Hasni to been id is a a and when in has payed it a a Hasni a in in i ids As Hurt. Defender Gela Metashvili was halt u,,4use soccer federation of soviet Georgia other h Rran of user soccer federation. An Anh cd a j or a Akhrin to Sheiba ignored the decision a Lea Ono Altu Dynamo Kiev. But he broke a foot in soviet Cha a Asp not Dynamo Moscow during the while the team has a Good selection of goalkeepers a Rinat a Sayer starts for Seville of the Spanish league a the coaches complain of difficulties with other parts of the lineup. Nikita Simonyan one of the teams coaches said the biggest concern is the absence of skilled defenders. Midfielder Vasily rats was moved to defender for an exhibition game against the Netherlands on March 28. Vladimir Bess nov 32, and Rookie Oleg Luzon i 22 both from Dynamo Kiev Are probable starters on the right Side of defense. Anatoly Demyanenko 31, still is the Best Choice to play on the left Side. Two midfielders a 28-year-old Sergei Aleinikov and 29-year-old Alexander Zaharov a play for Juven Tus of Turin which tied for third in the italian league. Lithuanian midfielder Vladas Ivanauskas also has been dropped from the roster because of the political problems Between the Republic and the Moscow government. But coach Valery Lobanovsky can choose from Dynamo Kiev players Gannady Litovchenko 26, Ivan Yaremchuk 28, and Pavel Yakovenko 24, As Well As 22-year-old Igor Dobrovolsky of Dynamo Moscow. Oleg Protasov is the Best among the towards who also include Alexander Bor Dyuk 27, and Vladimir Lutyi 28. Both play for Schalke 04 of the West German second division. The soviet team traditionally has been considered to be Strong but it has never been among the favourites for the world title. The soviets reached the quarterfinals in 1958, 1962, 1970 and 1982. Their Best performance was in 1966, when they finished fourth. The soviets were eliminated in the second round m Lyoo  
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