Golden Goal (1998)
As if soccer wasn’t exciting enough already. FIFA officials decided that it was time to introduce the “golden goal” rule. The aim of this introduction was to encourage teams to play less defensively during extra-time. The rule created last minute finishes that can never be forgotten, like the 113th-minute finish by Laurent Blanc on home ground in 1998.
Golden Goal (1998)
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Germany Vs. Germany (1974)
If we didn’t know better, we might have supposed that the group fixtures were, well, fixed. During the Cold War, both East and West Germany were put in the same group. Although the West were favored to win since they were the home team, East Germany took the victory of 1-0.
Germany Vs. Germany (1974)
