Articles > Newspapers > U.S. Newspapers, Major Markets > Deseret News (Salt Lake City) articles > July 2006

Article: World Cup in review

Article from:
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Article date:
July 9, 2006
Author:
Copyright

1. Sweden's Markus Allback scored the 2,000th goal in World Cup history. It was Sweden's first goal in its 2-2 draw with England in a Group B match. Goal No. 1,000 was scored by Rob Rensenbrink of the Netherlands in 1978.

2. Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal to become the tournament's all-time leading scorer, topping German Gerd Mueller's record by one goal.

3. Switzerland became the first team eliminated from a World Cup without conceding a goal. The Swiss lost on penalty kicks in a second- round shootout against Ukraine.

4. Portugal's Ricardo Pereira was the first goalkeeper to save three shots in a penalty shootout at a World Cup.

5. Germany is the only team to have been involved in ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Soccer-World Cup: Women's World Cup ...
Sports Network;  July 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... enthusiastic crowds. The 1991 Women's World Cup also marked the first time in FIFA history ... referees were appointed as officials in a World Cup. Six women were given matches as either ... The U.S. won the first Women's World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Norway in front ...

Article: World Cup Prosinecki Makes World Cup ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  June 15, 1998 ;     288 words ...Croatian midfielder Robert Prosinecki made World Cup finals history Sunday night when he became the first player ... countries. Prosinecki represented Yugoslavia in the 1990 World Cup finals and scored a goal against the United Arab Emirates ...

Article: Contenders for the crown: usual suspects such as Norway, Germany, ...
Soccer Digest;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Age Steen FIFA ranking: 2 World Cup history: 1991 (runners-up); 1995 ... Theune-Mayer FIFA ranking: 3 World Cup history: 1991 (fourth place); 1995 ... Liangxing Ma FIFA ranking: 4 World Cup history: 1991 (quarterfinals); 1995 ...

Article: Soc: 1990 World Cup history
AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... News (Australia) 05-18-2006 Soc: 1990 World Cup history PARIS, AFP - The 1990 World Cup witnessed the lowest goals-per-game average ... Argentines. It was West Germany's third World Cup win. Argentina's performance was typical ...

Article: Soc: 2002 World Cup history
AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... News (Australia) 05-18-2006 Soc: 2002 World Cup history PARIS, AFP - The first World Cup ever to be staged outside Europe or the Americas ... hallmark of the tournament from the outset, when World Cup debutants Senegal beat holders France with ...

Article: This day in World Cup history - June 11
The Hindustan Times;  June 10, 2006 ;     467 words ... ... Here's how June 11 has shaped up in World Cup history: 1933 - The first-ever World Cup qualifying match is played between Sweden ... qualify for the finals in Italy in 1934. The World Cup finals in 1930 had no qualifiers as only 13 ...

Article: World Cup History of World Cup ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  July 6, 1998 ;     344 words ...Following are summary of teams who qualified for the World Cup semifinals since 1930 (tabulated under team, times in finals four, World Cup participations and percentages): Germany 9 14 64.3% Brazil 9 16 56.3% Italy 7 14 50.0% Uruguay ...

Article: This day in World Cup history - July 8
The Hindustan Times;  July 7, 2006 ;     441 words ... ... Here's how July 8 has shaped up in World Cup history: 1980 - Robbie Keane is born. The Irish ... Franz Beckenbauer become the first person in World Cup history to captain and coach a World Cup-winning side. 1998 - French defender Laurent ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives