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.

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST COUNTRY TO PLAY IN THREE CONSECUTIVE EXTRA-TIME MATCHES AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

At the Italia 1990 FIFA World Cup finals, England's Three Lions managed by Bobby Robson became the first side in the competition's history to play extra time in three successive matches against the Rode Duivels of Belgium (second round), Indomitable Lions of Cameroon (quarter final) and West Germany who beat them on penalties in the semi finals.

 

 

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER WHO SCORED THE WINNING GOAL THAT QUALIFIED GERMANY FOR THE ITALIA 90 FIFA WORLD CUP?

Against Wales in a decisive last match at the Mungersdorfer Stadium in Cologne on November 15, 1989 to qualify for the Italia 90 FIFA World Cup, dimunitive midfielder, Thomas Hassler of Germany powered home an unstoppable volley to send the home crowd wild which was the little FC Cologne midfielder's first goal for his country that made it 2-1 which ensured qualification.