The First World Cup Goal Scorer and other Quick Facts

Lucien Laurent of France scored the first goal in the World Cup as France beat Mexico, 4-1

 



 

 

Get other quick facts about the first World Cup: Uruguay 1930:

 

 

 

ü  Only 13 teams participated: 7 South American Teams(Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay); 4 European Teams(Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia); 2 North American Teams (United States and Mexico)

ü  Date: July 13-30,1930

ü  Political history of the time: Centenary celebration of Uruguay First Constitution

ü  Match venue:  Montevideo (the capital)

ü  The stadia- 3(Estadio Centenario(90,000 capacity), Estadio Pocitos(1,000 capacity), and Campo Parque Central(20,000 capacity )

ü  First goal scorer: Lucien Laurent of France in 4-1 win over Mexico

ü  First clean sheet: Jimmy Douglas of United States in 3-0 win over Belgium

ü  Semi Finalists: Argentina, Uruguay, the United States and Yugoslavia

ü  Finalists: Uruguay vs Argentina: 4-2

ü  Finals attendance: 93,000

ü  Countries that bid for the world cup hosting: Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary and Uruguay

ü  Then FIFA President: Jules Rimet

ü  Seeded Teams: Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, and the United States

ü  Number of matches played: 18

ü  Groupings- 4 groups: Group A(Argentina, Chile, France, Mexico); Group B(Yugoslavia, Brazil, Bolivia); Group C(Uruguay, Romania, Peru); Group D(United States, Paraguay, Belgium)

ü  First Semi Final: USA vs Argentina: 1-6

ü  Second Semi Final: Yugoslavia vs Uruguay: 1-6

ü  Total number of goals scored: 71

ü  Tournament highest goal scorer: Guillermo Stábile of Argentina(8 goals)

ü  Team with the highest goals scored: Argentina (18)

ü  Team with the highest goal conceded: Mexico (13)

ü  Teams that scored no goal: Belgium and Bolivia

ü  Teams with the least goals conceded: Brazil (2)

ü  The first Hat trick hero: Cea of Uruguay (against Yugoslavia in the Semi Final)

 

Brief on the Final Match- Uruguay 4: Argentina 2

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on 30 July

The hosts scored the opening goal through Pablo Dorado, a low shot from a position on the right. ^]Argentina, displaying superior passing ability, responded strongly. Within eight minutes they were back on level terms; Carlos Peucelle received a Ferreira through-ball, beat his marker and equalised. Shortly before half-time leading tournament goalscorer Guillermo Stábile gave Argentina a 2–1 lead. Uruguay captain Nasazzi protested, maintaining that Stábile was offside, but to no avail. In the second half Uruguay gradually became ascendant. Shortly after Monti missed a chance to make the score 3–1, Uruguay attacked in numbers, and Pedro Cea scored an equaliser. Ten minutes later a goal by Santos Iriarte gave Uruguay the lead, and just before full-time Castro made it 4–2 to seal the win.^[

 

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S/NO	TEAMS	NO OF GAMES PLAYED	NO OF GOALS SCORED	NO OF GOALS CONCEDED
1	Argentina	5	18	9
2	Chile	3	5	4
3	France	3	4	3
4	Mexico	3	5	13
5	Yugoslavia	3	7	7
6	Brazil	2	5	2
7	Bolivia	2	0	8
8	Uruguay	4	15	3
9	Romania	2	3	5
10	Peru	2	1	4
11	USA	3	7	6
12	Paraguay	2	1	3
13	Belgium	2	0	4
*		36/2=18	71	71



 

Ryan Giggs 150th Goal for Manchester United in a 2:1 Victory over Wolfsburg

 

 

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs joins the '150 club'

Competition: UEFA Champions League 2009/2010

Game: Group B Game

Date: 30th September 2009

Stadium: Old Trafford

Other Statistics: Giggs 700th appearance for Manchester United


Ryan Giggs scored his 150th Manchester United goal, then set up Michael Carrick for the winner as the Red Devils came from behind to beat Wolfsburg.

Giggs became the ninth United player to reach the milestone, although his free-kick needed a hefty deflection before beating Diego Benaglio.

However, it was not such a great night for Michael Owen who, after being picked to start in front of watching England coach Fabio Capello, lasted just 20 minutes before limping off with a groin injury.
Owen revealed earlier this week that he had not given up on his World Cup dream and United boss Sir Alex Ferguson handed him an instant opportunity to impress Capello, who was at Old Trafford to see if United could extend their winning start to Champions League Group B.

Tomasz Kuszczak was also included, with both Ben Foster and Dimitar Berbatov named on the bench, which is where Obafemi Martins started for the German champions, who stuck with the free-scoring strike partnership of Edin Dzeko and Grafite.

Zvjezdan Misimovic almost provided Grafite with a shooting opportunity inside the opening couple of minutes.

The Brazilian turned supplier shortly afterwards after Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick got themselves into a tangle inside the United area. This time Misimovic was able to shoot but Kuszczak got down to make a comfortable save.

Anderson nicked the ball away from Makoto Hasebe and immediately shifted the ball out to in-form Welshman Ryan Giggs, who crossed from the left for Owen but he could not keep his header on target.

Wolfsburg needed no incentive to attack and when Patrice Evra's wayward pass landed at the feet of Dzeko, the tall Bosnian immediately took aim, although his effort lacked direction.

Grafite left Ferdinand for dead close to the by-line but Christian Gentner's shot was so poor it actually went backwards.

On his 50th European appearance, Wayne Rooney had not made much of an impact and a pass intended for Antonio Valencia rolled harmlessly over the dead-ball line.

Rooney curled a free-kick just wide and play had not continued for much longer before Dimitar Berbatov was introduced for Owen, who presumably had aggravated a groin injury mentioned by Ferguson yesterday.

Anderson only just failed to get his head onto Giggs' free-kick and United were unable to force anything from the throw that followed.

What Capello must have made of Owen's premature exit was anyone's guess.
However, the Italian would have been impressed by the backheel from Berbatov that sent Valencia flying through.

Unfortunately, just as at Stoke on Saturday, the Ecuador star's finish was poor and left the Wolfsburg goal unthreatened.

United thought they had scored on their next attack though when Berbatov got on the end of Carrick's lofted pass and hooked a cross back for Rooney to finish.

However, the nearside assistant raised his flag for offside against John O'Shea, who initially had gone towards the ball but pulled out when he knew Berbatov was on the scene.

Somehow, Berbatov managed to squeeze a pass through a crowd of defenders, which left Carrick one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Diego Benaglio came out on top though, making a fine low save at close range.

A thunderous Rooney strike crashed into Alexander Madlung as United attempted to turn the screw.
Gentner sent a near-post header just wide, then Berbatov appeared to get caught in two minds after collecting Sascha Riether's poor pass and discovering both Giggs and Rooney were breaking either side.

Berbatov then sent a half-volley spinning over from Giggs' cross before Nemanja Vidic was booked for a foul on Grafite.

Evra was forced to concede a corner at the start of the second half, which almost proved disastrous for United.

Misimovic curled it over for for Ricardo Costa, who met the half-volley cleanly, but without accuracy.

Although they were spending increasingly long spells on the back foot, the German outfit pushed forward when they could and were just about worthy of parity.

Anderson was not far away with a decent effort, then the Brazilian, who scored his first United goal at Tottenham earlier this month, raced onto Rooney's back-heel and brought a fine one-handed save out of Benaglio.

It seemed the Red Devils were about to take command. Instead, Wolfsburg swept down to the other end and scored.

The visitors thought they might have had a free-kick when Misimovic went down. But Hasebe chose to ignore the protests and continue, taking Grafite's return pass before chipping to the far post where Dzeko rose above Evra to steer a header into the corner.

United needed a quick response, and they got one through a trusty source after Anderson had been fouled on the edge of the area.

Giggs' free-kick was not one of his best as it deflected into the Wolfsburg wall, but it didn't really matter as it ended up in the bottom corner for the equaliser and Giggs' 150th goal for United.
Karim Ziani replaced Hasebe 18 minutes from time, although by then United had got into their stride and were pushing for victory.

Having missed earlier, Carrick was under pressure to score. And, after Rooney and Berbatov had started a move, Giggs stretched to push the ball into the England man's path and he curled home a splendid first-time shot.

Valencia was substituted nine minutes from the end, with Darren Fletcher introduced, while Martins replaced Grafite at the same time.

Wolfsburg pressed hard for an equaliser but it would not come, leaving United well set for a knock-out plac after just two outings.

Football Great Comebacks: Portugal 5-3 North Korea

 

 

 

Portugal Came from 3-0 Down to Beat North Korea, 5-3

Competition: World Cup, England 1966

Date: July 23, 1966

Stadium: Goodison Park

Man of the Match: Eusebio (scored 4 goals)

How it happened

Against all the odds, unfancied North Korea stunned Eusebio's Portugal in the opening stages of their quater-final at Goodison Park in 1966. The Asian side held an unthinkable 3-0 lead with just 25 minutes on the clock; thanks to goals from Park , Lee and Yang in the 1st, 22nd and 25th minutes respectively.

Portuguese machine finally kick-started into life. Eusebio led the charge, pulling one back just two minutes later before adding another and then registering his hat-trick on 57 minutes.

He added a fourth just before the hour mark to put Portugal ahead for the first time in the match and the turnaround was complete inside just 32 minutes.

Jose Augusto added a fifth for gloss as the Portuguese breathed a huge sigh of relief while the Koreans were left to wonder what might have been.

Champions League Quarter Final Draw 2016:

 

 

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The draw for the 2016 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals was made on Friday, with holders Barcelona set to face La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.

 

Manchester City, who have reached this stage for the first time, will face Paris Saint-Germain.
Bayern Munich's reward for their remarkable comeback against Juventus in the round of 16 is a tie with Benfica, while Real Madrid will take on Wolfsburg—also in their first quarter-final appearance.

Here is confirmation of all the draws:

Wolfsburg	vs.	Real Madrid
Bayern Munich	vs.	Benfica
Barcelona	vs.	Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain	vs.	Manchester City

 

 

Schedule: 

 

1st Leg:  5th April, 2016: FC Bayern Munchen vs SL Benfica

                                          FC Barcelona  vs Club Atletiko de Madrid

 

               6th April, 2016: Vfl Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid CF

                                          Paris Saint-German vs Manchester City FC

 

 

2nd Leg: 12th April, 2016: Real Madrid CF vs Vfl Wolfsburg

                                            Manchester City FC vs Paris Saint-German

 

               13th April, 2016: SL Benfica vs FC Bayern Munchen

                                            Atletiko de Madrid vs FC Barcelona 

 

Drogba's 100th EPL Goal in Chelsea 3:1 Loss to Wigan Athletics

Didier Drogba Scored his 100th EPL Goal for Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea, but were still Humbled by Roberto Martinez' Wigan, 3:1

 

Date: Saturday 26 September 2009

Stadium:  DW Stadium, Wigan

Competition: English Premier League

Managers:
                  Wigan Athletics:  Roberto Martinez (Current Everton Manager)
                  Chelsea: Carlo Ancelotti

Startup Formations:

Wigan (4-2-3-1): Kirkland; Melchiot ©, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame;    N'Zogbia, Scharner, Rodallega; Scotland (King)

Chelsea (4-3-2-1): Cech; Bosingwa (Kalou), Carvalho, Terry ©, A Cole; Essien, Mikel (Belletti), Lampard; Anelka, Malouda (Hilario); Drogba

Man of the Match was Wigan's number 20 - Hugo Rodallega

Scorers: 
             Wigan- Titus Bramble ;Rodallega; Scharner
             Chelsea - Drogba


How it happened:

Titus Bramble put the Latics a goal to the good with a thumping first-half header, but despite dominating the first half, Wigan were unable to extend their lead heading into the interval. Carlo Ancelotti's side re-emerged after half-time with renewed vigour and it took them a matter of mere moments to draw level, with Didier Drogba's shot squirming under the body of former Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland. Chelsea's joy was short-lived, however, as referee Phil Dowd pointed to the spot after Petr Cech was harshly adjudged to have brought down Hugo Rodallega. The Czech was subsequently shown a straight red card, much to the dismay of club captain John Terry, and Rodallega lashed the spot kick beyond substitute goalkeeper Henrique Hilario. Matters went from bad to worse for Chelsea as Paul Scharner slid in to score a third goal for Wigan, whilst Ashley Cole was stretchered off with a serious-looking injury.

To exacerbate the situation for the Blues, as well as losing their unbeaten, 100% record thus far this season they have slipped to second place in the Premier League after Manchester United comfortably saw off Stoke City 2-0 at the Britannia Stadium. Liverpool were 6-1 victors over Hull City and at a five-goal victory for Tottenham will also compound Carlo Ancelotti's woes as the team must prepare for a trip to Cyprus to face APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League before the Blues host Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in eight day's time.

After several changes for the mid-week win in the Carling Cup over local rivals Queen's Park Rangers, Ancelotti was once again tinkering with his starting eleven, with Petr Cech returning in goal. José Bosingwa joined John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho in the defence alongside Ashley Cole, with Branislav Ivanovic, Juliano Belletti, Yuri Zhirkov and Sam Hutchinson all making way. Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba also returned whilst Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and John Obi Mikel all returned to the starting eleven. Florent Malouda retained his place, but Joe Cole missed out due to illness and Michael Ballack was left out due to a calf injury.

The game started positively for the all-change Chelsea team, who were wearing their striped away kit for the first time in a competitive match. Michael Essien's early volley was the first opportunity of the match and produced a fine save from Chris Kirkland, who did well to push the low effort wide of his near upright. The resulting corner was ultimately fruitless, but the Blues were applying a lot of pressure to a stubborn-looking Wigan defence.

Nicolas Anelka then poked across goal after good work by Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard had two efforts on goal sandwiches by a decent opportunity for Hugo Rodallega to stretch his legs, but Ricardo Carvalho was alive to the danger and cleared his lines. Lampard's first effort; a dipping, central freekick was gathered at the second attempt by the Wigan goalkeeper, and the England midfielder then sent a shot skimming past the post. The first fifteen minutes had gone well for the visitors, and the travelling fans were in good voice.

But the positive attacking play of Chelsea was instantly nullified when Titus Bramble headed Wigan ahead, somewhat against the run of play. Taking a short corner, Charles N'Zogbia was given far too much time to whip in a cross from the by-line, and Bramble rose highest to power home beyond the orange-jerseyed Cech. Moments later the lead could have been increased but Paul Scharner's effort from long range was wide of the target. The Blues were suddenly on the back foot, despite dominating the opening exchanges.

Chelsea were offering next-to-nothing going forward - the goal clearly having affected their confidence. Their lack of intent was giving Wigan confidence, and Henry Thomas and Rodallega in particular were enjoying solid first-half performances. Only a slip by Scharner at a pivotal moment during a Wigan attack prevented the Latics from creating another shooting opportunity, and the hosts were clearly in the ascendancy come the half time whistle.

It had taken a superb save from Petr Cech to keep the score at 1-0 just seconds before the break; the Czech blocking a close-range volley from Emerson Boyce with his frame. With barely seventy seconds played in the second half, the significance of that particular save was increased as Drogba made amends for a quiet first half showing with his one hundredth Chelsea goal. Malouda did well to fashion some space in the box, and Drogba's poked effort went through the legs of Kirkland as the England goalkeeper crouched to pick the ball up. It was a fortuitous equaliser, but a half-time hair-dryer treatment towards his troops by Ancelotti had appeared to have woken the Blues up.

But all the confidence gained from that early and deserved equaliser was quickly drained as Cech was ridiculously shown a straight red card for fouling Rodallega. The Wigan striker had burst into the box and attempted to round the Chelsea goalkeeper, and though contact was minimal between the two players, the forward fell to the floor as his team-mates appealed for a penalty. Replays show that Cech certainly caught the striker, but with Ashley Cole and John Terry covering, there was no feasible reason for the Chelsea star to be given his marching orders. Substitute 'keeper Hilario - on for the sacrificed Malouda - was comprehensively beaten by Rodallega as the DW Stadium erupted.
Chelsea were being backed into a corner by Wigan, and they looked for respite through Drogba, but his acrobatic bicycle kick was off-target. At the other end, Carvalho excelled once again to clear a pass from Thomas as N'Zogbia looked to break into the area, whilst substitutes Juliano Belletti and Salomon Kalou combined for the visitors, only to see the latter completely fail to connect with the ball.

Rodallega then shot wide from a freekick after a foul by Essien outside the area - the Ghanaian had been below-par, much like his colleagues, and the visiting supporters were constantly frustrated by the poor distribution of Essien and his fellow midfielders. With just eight minutes left, Lampard failed to convert a cute cross from Drogba that had been well-fashioned by the Ivorian. An earlier save from Terry by Kirkland with the scores at 1-1 when the Chelsea skipper should have scored was looking more and more likely to cost the Blues as the seconds ticked past.

Ashley Cole was then forced off with injury and the nine men of Chelsea were finished off by Wigan when Figueroa crossed for Scharner to shoot beyond Hilario. Chelsea were beaten for the first time in ten competitive games under Carlo Ancelotti, and a first Premier League defeat since March sees the Blues sink to second place in the Premier League behind Manchester United. High-flying, free-scoring Liverpool await next Sunday.

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