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FOOTBALL NEWS & VIDEO - Whether you call it soccer or football, you are sure to be excited for this year’s World Cup in Qatar that starts today!
The hosts kick off the tournament against Ecuador and prior to the first kick of the ball at 16:00, I share what I think will happen in the match.
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Disclaimer: World Cup fever is in full swing and as a result, Dave Savides mixed up his times. The opening ceremony is at 16:00 SA time and not at 17:00 as stated in the video.
As we count down the 64 matches to find out who will lift the cup, here are the previous winners:
- 1930 in Uruguay: Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2
- 1934 in Italy: Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 (ET)
- 1938 in France: Italy beat Hungary 4-2
- 1950 in Brazil: Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1
- 1954 in Switzerland: West Germany beat Hungary 3-2
- 1958 in Sweden: Brazil beat Sweden 5-2
- 1962 in Chile: Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1
- 1966 in England: England beat West Germany 4-2 (ET)
- 1970 in Mexico: Brazil beat Italy 4-1
- 1974 in West Germany: West Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1
- 1978 in Argentina: Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-1 (ET)
- 1982 in Spain: Italy beat West Germany 3-1
- 1986 in Mexico: Argentina beat West Germany 3-2
- 1990 in Italy: West Germany beat Argentina 1-0
- 1994 in USA: Brazil beat Italy 0-0 (3-2 PKs)
- 1998 in France: France beat Brazil 3-0
- 2002 in Japan: Brazil beat Germany 2-0
- 2006 in Germany: Italy beat France 1-1 (5-3 PKs)
- 2010 in South Africa: Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 (ET)
- 2014 in Brazil: Germany beat Argentina 1-0 (ET)
- 2018 in Russia: France beat Croatia 4-2
#TacklingQatar2022: Manned by soccer fundi Dave Savides, the Corner Shop is the place to be for Soccer World Cup news. Savides, the long-time editor of the Zululand Observer, is tackling the coverage of the world’s greatest footie extravaganza for Caxton Local Media.
