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Article: This day in World Cup history - June 11

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June 10, 2006
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Berlin, June 10 -- Here's how June 11 has shaped up in World Cup history:

1933 - The first-ever World Cup qualifying match is played between Sweden and Estonia in Stockholm. The host side wins 6-2 and goes on to win the group ahead of Lithuania and qualify for the finals in Italy in 1934. The World Cup finals in 1930 had no qualifiers as only 13 countries participated.

1974 - England's Sir Stanley Rous is defeated by Joao Havelange in the FIFA presidential elections. The Brazilian travelled the world in search of votes and made numerous promises to African and Asian delegates to secure their votes.

The changeover from the "old-style" leadership of Rous to Havelange is widely seen as a ...

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