During the 22 editions of the World Cup, only two combinations of teams met in more than one decisive game.
The World Cup Qatar 2022 It is the 22nd of a story that began almost a century ago, in Uruguay in 1930, with a 12-year suspension when World War II took place, before which the editions corresponding to the years 1942 and 1946 were suspended. 21 finals were played and there were only two matches with more than one confrontation.
In today’s league, what happened four and a half years earlier can be repeated ever since France and Croatia they reached the semifinals on different sides of the table. To do this, they must beat Morocco and Argentina respectively, to repeat the duel that the Gauls won 4-2 in Russia to retain their second title.
In GOAL we reviewed the crashes that happened more than once.
ARGENTINA VS GERMANY
The duel between the Albiceleste and Der Mannschaft is unique in World Cup history and has taken place three times, with a European advantage of two to one. The first time they defined the title was the Mexico 1986 Y Carlos Salvador Bilardo’s team won 3-2. four years later, in Italy, the Germans took revenge and won 1-0 with Andreas Brehme’s penalty goal. And history repeated itself in Brazil 2014, although they needed extra time and Mario Gotze converted in the 113th minute the goal for the fourth German title.
BRAZIL VS ITALY
Two of the winningest teams in history met for the first time Mexico 1970 and it was one of the most brilliant wins of the final. The brilliant team starring Pelé achieved its third star in 12 years with a powerful 4-1. And the second crash was in United States 1994, on the first time the title was determined by penaltiesafter a boring 0-0 draw in the 120 minutes. Roberto Baggio’s shot into the stands was the most remembered image of that series that ended with the four-time Scratch championship.
Source: Goal