Showing posts with label France 1998. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France 1998. Show all posts

Friday, December 06, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE TWO MANAGERS THAT HAVE THE RECORD OF COACHING FIVE DIFFERENT NATIONAL TEAMS TO THE FIFA WOLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

Parreira & Milutinovic
Bora Milutinović and Carlos Alberto Parreira are the only two managers to have coached five different teams at the FIFA World Cup.  

Milutinović managed the host Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica at Italia 1990, host the United States in 1994, Nigeria at France 1998 and China in Korea/Japan 2002.  

Parreira managed Kuwait at Espana 1982, United Arab Emirates at Italia 1990, Brazil in USA 1994 and Germany 2006, Saudi Arabia in France 1998 and host South Africa in 2010.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

DO YOU KNOW WHEN DAVID BECKHAM SCORED SCORED HIS FIRST GOAL FOR ENGLAND'S THREE LIONS?

Becks!
David Beckham made his first international cap for England's Three Lions on September 1, 1996 against Moldova in a France 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Wembley Stadium under Glenn Hoddle as manager. 

He however, scored his first goal for his country against Colombia at the FIFA World Cup tournament in a last group game with his trademark long range freekick.


Friday, June 15, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE MOST CAPPED GOALKEEPER TO EVER PLAY FOR THE SELACAO OF BRAZIL?

Cláudio Taffarel is the most capped goalkeeper to have played for the Selecao of Brazil winning 101 caps from 1988 to 1998 with his last against the Les Bleus in the France 1998 FIFA World Cup final in a 0-3 loss. He made his debut for the national team on July 7, 1988 against Australia in a  Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup, playing all four games and conceding two goals in an eventual win. He was also in goal for the following year's Copa América, in another international conquest (during his 10-year career, he appeared in five editions of the tournament).

Claudio Taffarel

He played for clubs like FC Parma of Italy (twice), Internacional of Brazil, Reggiana of Italy, Atlético Mineiro of Brazil and Galatasaray SK of Turkey where he helped win the UEFA Cup in 2000 against Arsenal FC by saving penalties in that final.