Tag: football

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It’s is no secret that the last time England won the Football World Cup was in 1966.
However, the tournament was also the debut tournament for two teams. The first was Portugal. The second was a country from Asia.
Identify the second country.

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North Korea
North Korea actually beat Italy 1–0 on the way to reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost to Portugal 5–3.
North Korea & England were not the best friends at the time. Read about the Political Gymnastics the hosts (England) did for the event.

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The following is a tweet from the FIFA, noting the retirement of a player. The player is the third-highest international goal scorer among active players, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Can you identify him?
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Sunil Chhetri, the current captain of both Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.
He will play his last match on 6-Jun in India's second-round World Cup Qualifier match against Kuwait at the Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
Watch Sunil's Message to all his fans on his retirement.
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