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  • The greatest world cup match ever?

    From KaiserD2@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 20 21:29:33 2022
    This was the most exciting final ever, I think, despite the disappointment of having it go to penalties. But I still think that
    Italy's 4-3 1970 win over West Germany, which I have probably watched
    half a dozen times, was a better match. And I'm not referring to the 5
    extra time goals only; the entire second half was a thrill a minute
    with the Germans storming the Italian goal. Beckenbauer was chopped
    down at the edge of the area just as the Germans brought on their
    second sub, and had to play the extra time with a separated shoulder
    and his arm in a sling. The Italians took shameless advantage of a
    weak Argeninian referee, but he had his revenge when the Germans
    equalized in the third minute of injury time--which in those days was
    a lot. The equalizer was a fantastic goal, and the man of the match
    was the venerable Uwe Seeler. If you haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIxr3kQnYvk&t=259s

    David Kaiser

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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 21 00:45:23 2022
    On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 2:29:41 AM UTC, KaiserD2 wrote:
    This was the most exciting final ever, I think, despite the
    disappointment of having it go to penalties. But I still think that
    Italy's 4-3 1970 win over West Germany, which I have probably watched
    half a dozen times, was a better match. And I'm not referring to the 5
    extra time goals only; the entire second half was a thrill a minute
    with the Germans storming the Italian goal. Beckenbauer was chopped
    down at the edge of the area just as the Germans brought on their
    second sub, and had to play the extra time with a separated shoulder
    and his arm in a sling. The Italians took shameless advantage of a
    weak Argeninian referee, but he had his revenge when the Germans
    equalized in the third minute of injury time--which in those days was
    a lot. The equalizer was a fantastic goal, and the man of the match
    was the venerable Uwe Seeler. If you haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIxr3kQnYvk&t=259s

    David Kaiser

    I think this match would be my choice too.

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