All is fair in love and war and in football too. Take a look at these top 10 world cup ‘unjustified’ goals and judgments that made some heroes and won some matches! (Ref: The Telegrapgh)
1. Diego Maradona: The Hand of God 1986
Probably the most controversial movement in the history of World Cup soccer, Diego Maradona’s hand of God goal controversy lasted for over 20 years! Maradona apparently raised his left hand above Peter Shilton’s head to punch the ball into the net during Argentina’s quarter-final win over England.
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2. Joe Jordan – Scotland v Wales, World Cup qualifier 1977
Striker Joe Jordan rose with defender Dave Jones to challenge Asa Hartford’s throw into the box. To the surprise of the Welsh fans and players, referee Robert Wurtz pointed to the spot believing Jones to have flicked on the ball with his hand while TV replays showed otherwise. Scotland duly scored to book their place at the 1978 World Cup Finals in Argentina.
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3. Geoff Hurst – England v Germany World Cup final 1966
Geoff Hurst’s hit’ during extra time at Wembley remains the most hotly-debated controversy at a World Cup tournament to date. Enhanced technology has fuelled the fire as the footage shows the ball did not cross the line.
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4. Brazil v Sweden, 1978 World Cup
Welsh referee Clive Thomas annoyed the whole of Brazil by blowing the full-time whistle milliseconds before Zico’s header crossed the line to deny the Brazilians a 2-1 first-round win over Sweden.
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5. Kuwait v France, 1982 World Cup
Kuwait’s Alain Giresse scored a rightful fourth goal for the French team. The Kuwaiti players claimed they had heard the referee Miroslav Stupar blow the whistle in the build up, and hence stopped playing. Kuwait FA president Sheikh Fahid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah demanded the referee to disallow the goal and he did! France still went on to win 4-1, even though Stupar disallowed five France goals during the match.
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6. South Korea v Spain, 2002 World Cup
Two legitimate goals scored by Spain were disallowed in their quarter-final contest against South Korea. Referee Gamal Ghandour ruled out Kim Tae-Young’s own goal seemingly for an infringement in the buildup – although TV replays are inconclusive. Fernando Morientes’ golden goal in extra-time was ruled out too South Korea progressed to the semi-finals on penalties.
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7. West Germany v Austria, 1982 World Cup
This was the historical match that forced FIFA to schedule final group matches at the same time following this shameful carve-up. Both the teams were placed in for the final Group Two match. A 1-0 or 2-0 win for West Germany would have secured their places in the knock-out stages at Algeria’s expense. West Germany won the game 1-0 and Algeria’s protests fell on deaf ears and the result stood.
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8. Argentina v Peru, 1978 World Cup
Argentina’s first World Cup success on home was clouded in controversy on and off the field. The hosts had to win their final game against Peru by four clear goals to restrict Brazil’s goal difference and reach the final. Argentina rose to the challenge, knocking six past Peru goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga, who was ‘coincidentally’ born in Argentina.
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9. Haiti v Italy, 1974 World Cup
At their first World Cup Finals appearance, Haiti’s creditable showing in their opening match against Italy, which they lost 3-1, was overshadowed afterwards when defender Ernst Jean-Joseph failed a dope test. He was subsequently beaten up by his own officials and flown home.
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10. Croatia v Australia, 2006 World Cup
English referee Graham Poll put his hopes of officiating the World Cup final in Germany with a series of errors in Australia’s crucial final group match. The official’s biggest error saw him dish out three yellow cards to Croatia’s Josip Simunic before finally sending him off. He also awarded a first-half penalty to Australia for Stjepan Tomas’ handball, but failed to spot an even more blatant handball by the same offender later in the match.
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