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The Telegraph and World Soccer Magazine have teamed
up to find out the greatest football matches of
all time. World Soccer have compiled a list of the
Top 20 in their summer edition.
These matches are available on our site now in DVD
format PAL
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West Germany 2 Holland 1
World Cup second round, Milan, June
24, 1990
The West Germany-Netherlands clash produced a repeat
of the Euro 88 semifinal. The match turned ugly after
22 minutes when Rudi Völler and Frank Rijkaard,
in an infamous moment, were dismissed after a bizarre
spitting incident.
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Germany 0 Italy 2
World Cup semi-final, Dortmund, July
4, 2006
Only a couple of superbly-executed Italian goals could
separate these two very evenly-matched teams on a
night of high drama in Dortmund. German dreams of
reaching the World Cup Final on home soil died in
Dortmund as two goals in the final moments of extra
time carried Italy into the Final.
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Barcelona 4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 3
Cup-winners Cup final, Basle, May 16,
1979
The 1979 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football
match contested between FC Barcelona of Spain and
Fortuna Düsseldorf of West Germany. Barcelona
won the match 4–3 thanks to goals by José
Vicente Sánchez, Juan Manuel Asensi, Hans Krankl
and Carles Rexach.
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France 3 Portugal 2
European Championship semi-final, Marseille,
June 23, 1984
The first semi-final between France and Portugal is
often considered one of the best matches in the history
of the European Championship. Domergue opened the
scoring for France but Portugal equalized through
Rui Jordão in the second half. The game went
to extra time and the drama began.
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Liverpool 5 Alaves 4
Uefa Cup final, Dortmund, May 16, 2001
This was the final that had everything: eight goals
in a period of normal time that was anything but normal,
two dismissals for a gallant Alaves side and, to crown
a truly extraordinary evening, a golden goal conceded
by Delfi Geli to give Liverpool their first European
trophy since 1984.
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Blackpool 4 Bolton 3
FA Cup final, Wembley, May 2, 1953
The 1953 FA Cup Final was known by many as 'The Matthews
Final', thanks to the wonderful display by Stanley
Matthews that led Blackpool to beat Bolton Wanderers
by four goals to three in Wembley's highest scoring
Final.
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Manchester United 2 Bayern Munich 1
Champions League final, Barcelona,
May 26, 1999
Manchester United completed a unique treble, after
a stunning victory in the European Cup thanks to injury-time
goals from Sheringham and Solksjaer.
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Brazil 1 Uruguay 2
World Cup final, Rio de Janeiro, July
16, 1950
Uruguay won the Jules Rimet World Cup for Association
football for the second time in the short history
of the championship. They fought back after being
a goal down, equalised, and then took the lead, leaving
the world's record crowd of nearly 200,000 Brazilian
fans completely dumbfounded and bewildered.
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Italy 3 Brazil 2
World Cup second group stage, Barcelona,
July 5, 1982
Brazil, World Cup favourites in many senses, are out
of the tournament. But the widespread sadness that
will be felt around the world about their demise must
be combined with immense respect and admiration for
the way Italy removed them at the Sarria Stadium in
Barcelona.
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West Germany 3 Hungary 2
World Cup final, Berne, July 4, 1954
It did not take long to realise that the rain-soaked
pitch was not going to spoil the quality of the football,
nor was it going to rob the Hungarians of what has
now become a habit for them - almost a necessary of
life - the inspiring effect of an early goal.
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England 3 Hungary 6
Friendly, Wembley, November 25, 1953
The match that changed the game. Hungary
arrived in England as Olympic champions and undefeated
for three years, prompting the English press to call
the friendly "the match of the century".
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Benfica 5 Real Madrid 3
European
Cup final, Olympic stadium, Amsterdam, May 2, 1962
Benfica were the first club to
challenge the hegemony of Real Madrid in the European
Cup. They had won their first title a year earlier,
in May 1961, against Barcelona in Berne. That summer,
19-year-old Eusebio was introduced to the first team.
He played a starring role as Benfica reached the European
Cup final again.
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Brazil 4 Italy 1
World
Cup final, Azteca stadium, Mexico City, June 21, 1970
The first World Cup final between
two previous winners produced one of the greatest
displays of attacking football ever seen on the world
stage. As the match report in the July 1970 edition
of World Soccer declared: "Here was proof that
football, played the way it was meant to be, with
artistry and skill, can still succeed in the modern
era."
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England 4 West Germany 2
World
Cup final, Wembley, July 30, 1966
Wembley stadium provided the setting
for the match that is for ever remembered for Geoff
Hurst's extra-time heroics and the histrionics of
Soviet Union linesman Tofik Bakhramov.
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France 1 Brazil 1 (France 4-3 on pens)
World Cup quarter-final, Jalisco stadium,
Guadalajara, June 21, 1986
Such
an epic match did not deserve to be settled by penalties.
But after a compelling 120 minutes, during which tournament
favourites Brazil and France, the European champions,had
traded attack upon attack, that was what had to happen.
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Hungary 4 Uruguay 2
World
Cup semi-final, La Pontaise stadium, Lausanne, June
30, 1954
The 1954 World
Cup final between Hungary and West Germany has been
dubbed the Miracle of Berne and is a milestone in
the history of post-war Germany. But the semi-final
between Hungary, the best team in the world at that
time, and defending champions Uruguay was the most
exciting game of the tournament.
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West Germany 3 France 3 (West Germany
5-4 on pens)
World Cup semi-final,
Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, Seville, July 8, 1982
When great matches of the World
Cup are recounted, there will always be a place for
this remarkable duel between French skill and West
German stamina.
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Real Madrid 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 3
European Cup final, Hampden Park,
Glasgow, May 18, 1960
Real
Madrid's demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt is the
most famous final in the history of the European Cup;
the match that opened people's eyes to the wider European
game. The victory in Glasgow secured a fifth successive
trophy for Madrid – still a record – and
ensured the club's place in football's hall of fame.
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Liverpool 3 Milan 3 (Liverpool 3-2 on
pens)
Champions League final,
Ataturk stadium, Istanbul, May 25, 2005
Though only two years ago, the "Wonder
of Istanbul" has already entered football folklore.
Liverpool's astonishing turnaround from 3-0 down to
draw 3-3 and then triumph in the penalty shoot-out
ranks as the greatest comeback in the history of the
game.
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Italy 4 West Germany 3
World
Cup semi-final, Azteca stadium, Mexico City, June
17, 1970
When World Soccer told Franz Beckenbauer
that the 1970 World Cup semi-final between Italy and
West Germany had been voted the greatest match, he
was not surprised. "It was the same when we voted
in Germany."
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World
Cup 1998 |
Holland |
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Argentina
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English |
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"Den-sational!" screamed the headline in
The People as Dennis Bergkamp's sublime last-gasp
winner condemned Argentina to defeat in a quarter-final
which saw both sides finish with 10 men. |
World
Cup 2006 |
Argentina |
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Serbia &
Montenegro |
Spanish |
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World
Cup 2006 |
Argentina |
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Mexico |
English |
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World
Cup 2006 |
France |
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Spain |
Spanish |
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World
Cup 2006 |
France |
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Brazil |
English |
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Euro
2004 |
Czech
Republic |
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Holland |
English |
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Euro
2000 |
England |
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Portugal |
English |
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UEFA
Champions League 2002/03
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Real
Madrid
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Man. United |
English |
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Man.
United
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Real
Madrid
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Spanish |
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One
of the most classic UEFA Champions League games. Real
Madrid won 6-5 on aggregrate in these twist &
dramatic matches. |
UEFA
Champions League 2001/02
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Barcelona |
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Real
Madrid |
English |
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Real
Madrid
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1 : 1 |
Barcelona |
Spanish |
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Relive
the classic battle of two Spanish giants in the semi-final
of 2001-02 UEFA Champions Leagues in which Real Madrid
won and marched on to get the trophy. |
EPL
2005-06 |
Chelsea |
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Man. United |
French |
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Chelsea at their best won Man United 3-0 and secured
the title second years in a row. Their great teamwork
and tactics are nearly perfect in this spectacular
match. The team are very strong all the field. Relive
one of Jose Mourinho's best match as a Chelsea manager. |
EPL
2004-05 |
Man.
United |
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Arsenal |
English |
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EPL
2004-05 |
Arsenal |
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Man. United |
English |
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Copa Del Ray 2007
Semi-final
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Barcelona |
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Getafe |
English |
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Getafe |
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Bacelona |
Spanish |
(Home
& Away) |
Amazing
battles!! This is one of the most dramatic emotion
football could achieve. Barcelona won 5-2 in the
first leg at their home. Getafe faught back to win
4-2 in the second leg and move to the final with
aggregate goals of 6-5.
The first leg also contains one of the best goals
from Leonel Messi that is very similar to Maradona's
most famous solo goal in World Cup 1986. Don't Miss!! |
2006
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Real
Madird |
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Mallorca |
English |
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La
Liga |
One of the most dramatic matches in Spanish La Liga.
Real was 0-1 down before the most important come back.
They surely won the league in the very last minute.
What an unpredictable season! Celebrate and say good-bye
to David Beckhama and Roberto Carlos with this Championship
winning match! |
2006
/ 07 |
Gimnastic |
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Barcelona |
English |
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La
Liga |
Barcelona won with one of the best preformance of
the season but didn't enough to defend their Champions. |
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