Hello friends, here I show you the continuation of the anecdotes of the second part of the world cup, since there are many things to tell I decided to do it in 3 parts. Now feel comfortable looking for a popcorn and enjoy a walk through history of football.
Throughout the years have heard many stories about the world that sometimes says "Guaou" I do not think so but in reality that has happened I hope you enjoy the ride we start.
Can not we play barefoot? Well, we're going
The first edition of the World Cup held after the Second World War was hosted by Brazil. Several teams refused to attend the meeting due to political issues despite having qualified.
This was not the case with the selection of India. They did not accept to go to Brazil, in spite of having the tickets already bought, since some Hindus pretended to play barefoot, just as they had done at the Olympic Games in London in 1948. FIFA did not accept their request and they did not show up. This world cup was held with only 13 participating teams. To give you an idea, the World Cup in Brazil has 32 participating teams.
The public dictates sentence
Surely a World Cup would not be the same if it did not arouse the passions it arouses in its followers. Many of them are capable of everything and more in order to be able to attend a match played by their national team.
This is what happened in Brazil 1950 when in one of the finals that have gone down in the history of the World Cups, more than 205,000 spectators witnessed the match live. Can you imagine two Camp Nou filled to bursting? The game that faced the host team, Brazil, against Uruguay is better known as the "Maracanazo". Against all odds the Uruguayan team won the trophy. According to the organization 173,830 spectators paid their entrance. That means that 31,170 spectators snuck in. This final contrasts with the one that was played at the Montevideo World Cup in 1930, attended by only 300 spectators.
The forties
We must remember that at certain ages it is not good to practice sport. Many doctors advise to lead a healthy life. Practice it at a certain age, but responsibly. Footballers are not more than 35 years old when they usually announce their withdrawal. In any case there is always someone who resists early retirement.
This is the case of the Cameroonian Roger Miller more commonly known as "Roger Milla", who changed his surname to make it sound more African. Well, Mile, has the honor of being the oldest player who has played a final phase of a World Cup. At 42, he won one of the most outstanding performances in the 1990 World Cup in Italy and even managed to score a goal. Pat Jennings, 41, and Dino Zoff, 40, follow him. Of course, it should be noted that the latter were goalkeepers and should not have run too much.
By the back door
The World Cup of England 1966, apart from was stolen a few months earlier as I have already commented and being one of the most corrupt world that is remembered, also took its toll on the Italian team. North Korea against all odds eliminated Italy with a goal from Pak Doo Ik who at 31 years of age was a dentist and military in the city of Pyongyang.
In fact, all the members of the North Korean team were single army commanders, a condition they had to meet to integrate the team. Without any qualms, the North Koreans had already taken their tickets back. However, the surprise jumped and who had to return home was the Italian team. The Italian coach, Edmondo Fabbri, anticipating the incidents on his arrival in Rome, neither short nor lazy, decided to change his destination and landed in the city of Genoa. They also did it at night to avoid the fans. In spite of everything, the selection was received to clean tomatazo in the airport Genovese. Fabbri's plans went wrong from the beginning.
Italian players that disputed that encounter, declared later that some North Korean soccer players, taking advantage of their similar aspect, changed in the half part of the encounter by other companions. Excuses of a bad loser, since this fact has never been confirmed.