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The World Cups have, especially in the start, been the complete dominance of South America and
Europe. Therefore, throughout the 1950's and 1960's, the "rest of the world", that is, Asia, Africa
and Australia had to play between them for one meager qualifying spot.For the 1966 World Cup in
England, this "rest-of-the-world" spot went to the small and closed Communist dictatorship of North
Corea.
England and Argentina have one of the most intense rivalries in world football, surely the only
classical cross-continental footballing rivalry. Being two of the most passionate footballing
nations in the world, and much more closely associated than many know (indeed, the English brought
football to Argentina in the 19th century!
For the World Cup in England the home nation was full of expectations. Having never won a World Cup
before, everyone thought that England should excell at home, and had indeed assembled a very strong
team, where the West Ham captain Bobby Moore, led what became the best defense of the World Cup. In
midfield the star was Bobby Charlton from Manchester United, an extraordinary offensive midfielder
After North Corea's sensational victory against Italy in the first round, the Asians became very
popular, and thousands of fans followed them to their quarterfinal encounter in Liverpool.They were
to face on the best teams in Europe at the time, Portugal, who was lead by the best player in
Europe at the time, the Mozambican Eusebio.
