DO YOU THE PLAYER THAT SCORED THE FIRST PENALTY KICK IN A FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL MATCH?

Johan Neeskens of the Netherlands while playing club football for AFC Ajax Amsterdam, scored the first ever penalty kick in a FIFA World Cup final match against West Germany in Munich during the West Germany 1974 FIFA World Cup only after two minutes which his team eventually lost 1-2 to two Gerd Muller's goals.

Neeskens was capped 49 times for his country, scoring 17 goals. He made his debut against East Germany in 1970, and played a crucial role in the West Germany 1974 and Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cups, playing in central midfield. 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW HOW OLD WAS ARON WINTER WHEN HE WAS PART OF THE DUTCH NATIONAL TEAM WHEN THEY WON THE UEFA EURO 1988 CHAMPIONSHIP?

Aron Winter

While with AFC Ajax Amsterdam, 21 years old Aron Winter wore the number 5 jersey for the Oranje (Netherlands national football team) that won the UEFA Euro 1988 Championship hosted by West Germany, but did not play in any of the five matches. They beat U.S.S.R. 2-0 in the final played at the Olympiastadion in Munich with Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten the scorers.