Tim Vickery in South America
In 'Back Home,' his excellent account of the 1970 World Cup, Jeff Dawson does a disservice to the first kings of the global game - after 90 minutes of their quarter-final with the Soviet Union, he writes "the score is that old Uruguayan party piece, 0-0".
Just 16 years earlier, Uruguay produced a very different party piece in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.
Sanford's Soccer Net @ Mar 24, 2010 8:15 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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