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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, English
commentary.
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20.
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West Germany 2 Holland
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World Cup second round, Milan, June
24, 1990 |
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19. |
Germany 0 Italy 2
World
Cup semi-final, Dortmund, July 4, 2006 |
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18. |
Barcelona 4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 3
Cup-winners Cup final, Basle, May 16,
1979 |
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17. |
France 3 Portugal 2
European
Championship semi-final, Marseille, June 23, 1984 |
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16. |
Liverpool 5 Alaves 4
Uefa
Cup final, Dortmund, May 16, 2001 |
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15. |
Blackpool 4 Bolton 3
FA
Cup final, Wembley, May 2, 1953 |
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14. |
Manchester United 2 Bayern Munich 1
Champions League final, Barcelona,
May 26, 1999 |
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13. |
Brazil 1 Uruguay 2
World
Cup final, Rio de Janeiro, July 16, 1950 |
Not
Available |
12. |
Italy 3 Brazil 2
World
Cup second group stage, Barcelona, July 5, 1982 |
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11. |
West Germany 3 Hungary 2
World
Cup final, Berne, July 4, 1954 |
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TOP 10
10. |
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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9. |
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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8. |
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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7. |
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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6. |
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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5. |
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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4. |
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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3. |
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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2. |
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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1. |
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 |
0
: 2 |
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
/ 07 |
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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