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Published: July 15, 2018 4:57:50
Against defending champion Brazil, France took advantage of the opportunity to win the 1998 World Cup thanks to a double by Zinedine Zidane. (Source: Reuters)
Bunyan is a Siberian Biberian bear in Krasnoyarsk, 4,000 kilometers from Moscow, where, before midnight Sunday, France or Croatia splashed bottles of champagne without restraint, or soak in tears torrential. On Saturday morning, Bunyan crushed a slice of watermelon with a Croatian flag, convincing the zoo keepers that Croatia will be crowned champion of Russia.
Bunyan is the last heir to the inheritance of Paul the Octopus. Paul died three months after predicting the triumph of the World Cup in Spain – his latest prediction, even if it was the only false one, that England would host the 2018 World Cup (well, they almost brought him back at home). Whether Bunyan's soft legs are divinely gifted or not, it is as well as the final editions of the World Cup have developed over the years, from tactical confrontations to the old to the predictions, to the 39, team and trainings, through meditation. There is nauseating stuff, but it only increases the fervor and the intrigue while the big one month goes to one game, which would reverberate to another. moments of relaxation, crazy genius or ingenious madness, either from the stinging volley of Andres Iniesta, Zinedine Zidane's absurd head shot, Roberto Baggio's biggest touch, or Mario Goetze's scintillating toes.
. boredom about the finals of the World Cup, recurrent bbadity only illuminated by those moments of madness or genius. Untie these unique moments, and you would be dealing with a lot of cowboys, teams that would pamper themselves with extra padding of wool, which they would protect themselves instead of trying to encrypt the enigmatic software of the opponents. It is the arcanism of the new age.
The beautiful idealism of the biggest match of the world's greatest sporting event is thus a long-lost cause in the sepia hues of men with limpid limbs, dressed in yellow shirts and short shorts floating like spriteful orbs. So was it supposed to be? Should teams play to win or please? Roberto Martinez, the enterprising manager of Belgium, who venerates the altar of Pep Guardiola, does not approve the prerogative of the players to please the public. "I would say win, win, win …"
Few teams, in this millennium, have achieved both – the last was perhaps Brazil 2002, although the tournament was light after the mbadive exodus of the first teams. Fewer people are always trying to achieve this, and they are quite justified, even making the argument out of context.
Even Spain, considered the most aesthetic team since the wizards of Tele Santana, could not join beauty to business. Unlike their triumphs in Euro, the World Cup was won with an equal amount of collective attrition and individual brilliance. The final against the Netherlands was, for long periods, sad, an endless trial of short pbades. Four years later, Germany, after playing a thrilling football brand for most of the World Cup, shrank to their shells, as forced by the ghosts of German clichés of combat and resilience even if they finally got their schadenfreude
No good answer
Again, the question of what makes a great football match has no objectively correct answer but asks a range of people and some themes are likely to emerge: goals, end-to-end action, intensity, quality, drama, incident, controversy. It is inconceivable to demand that all these heady ingredients manifest themselves in a single game, but even half of these prerequisites would include a clbadic. Alas, watch how some of the finals unfolded.
The 1990 edition ended with a defending tilting defender in the 85th minute for a tackle on Gustavo Dezotti's neck, which, according to commentators, was the only dramatic moment of the match. Whatever the case may be, the general consensus was that the final suited the chore of temper that was the central theme of the tournament.
He was tied, if not at all, by the next World Cup final, a 120-minute nap -fest animated by the last touch of the match, when Baggio whistled the ball into the upper floors of the amphitheater stadium Padasena, making him a tragic soul-crushed hero of Shakespeare's proposal. In comparison, the next four years were more lively, although the older generation challenged the very definition of what makes football lively.
Depending on their age, they would like to unrestrictedly tell all the action embellished by nostalgia in Mexico. City in 1986, that Argentina won 3-2, that they could have looked in a crowded room on the neighboring TV.
Or the carefree rear wheel of Clodoaldo, who scored the famous goal of Carlos Alberto in the 1970 final and an Italy, or return of Franz Beckenbauer inspired after the total football goal against Holland.
Perhaps, it's a trick of the mind that exaggerates the beauty of the past, what is heard and read is sometimes more endearing than what you see, second-hand nostalgia, but the finals of the World Cup have tended to be more gloomy, a dystopian journey, where players drag themselves with the ball as if there was a dynamite ticking between the rubber layers
Idealism and romance
At least the most romantic of football romantics, Johan Cruyff felt it.
"The finals of the World Cup are boring because the teams are afraid of losing, they can not be blamed, because the losers are no longer romantic," he lamented. It could be a lament, but it's a symbol of age, where tragic heroes are doomed rather than commonly, where the price you pay for losing a World Cup gets bigger, emotionally and emotionally. monetarily.
Restore the idealism and romance of the finals of the World Cup. They surely have explosive men to make love – think of Antoine Griezmann, or Kylian Mbappe, or Luka Modric, or Ivan Rakitic. It might be good if the final is a thriller, for the Russian edition, for But the clique of skeptics and pessimists will say that the final in Brazil had, besides Mesut Ozil and Co., a certain Lionel Messi. That of Jo 'burg has had the best bademblage of creators of this decade – from Xavi to Iniesta via Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. Still, both were far from exhilarating rates – not boring, but not high-octane stuff either.
The two matches inevitably ended without a goal in normal times, which is good if the goalkeepers on both sides were shaken. They also point out that Croatia has won two of its three knockout KOs, and the other in the last minutes of overtime. They would throw in the inherent pragmatism of the French coach Dider Deschamps.
But football has the ability to surprise. If Argentina and Germany can be heard to present a worker type match, Croatia, who looks like a worker, and pragmatic France can produce a humdinger for ages. The part of the joy of football, therefore, lies in the unknown, the total ignorance of what you will see when you arrive at the stadium or turn on the telly. This is what makes even an Octopus at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center in Germany and a brown bear in a Krasnoyarsk zoo are relevant and famous
Out without a bang
Few World Cup finals since Italia & # 39; 90 were up to par, with matches being decided by margin fines. Here is a recap
Italia & # 39; 90, Rome
Germany of the West 1 Argentina 0
The approach of Diego Maradona and Co face to the & # 39; 39, West Germany was the last of the most annoying parts of the history of the World Cup. Argentina has been reduced to nine men. Six minutes from the end, Roberto Sensini blocked Rudi Voller with a penalty. Andreas Brehme scored the winning goal
1994, Rose Bowl, United States
Brazil 3 Italy 2 on penalties, 0-0 AET
The Italian Daniele Mbadaro had a good view on goal in the first half and Bebeto missed a goalkeeper for Brazil during overtime. Brazil held the advantage but Italy started the shootout as a favorite. Franco Baresi and Roberto Baggio missed, as did Mbadaro. And Brazil celebrated its fourth triumph in the World Cup
1998, Saint-Denis, France
France 3 Brazil 0
Brazil was thwarted by Ronaldo's convulsion before the final. Uncertainty about its availability has affected the entire team. France throws itself on the occasion thanks to a double of Zinedine Zidane, while Emmanuel Petit puts the icing on the cake, scoring in the 93rd minute
2002, Yokohama, Japan [19659010] Brazil 2 Germany 0
Germany had only one good goal attempt, when Oliver Neuville was denied by the woodwork. Ronaldo opened the account for Brazil in the 67th minute. The mistake of German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn led to the opening of Brazils' score. Ronaldo doubled the gap in the 79th minute and Brazil scored a fifth record
2006, Berlin, Germany
Italy 5 France 3 on penalties, 1-1 AET
Zidane's head on Materazzi eclipsed the action. Zidane opened the scoring with a Panenka penalty before Materazzi scored the equalizer. In the penalty shoot-out, Italy hit the penalty perfectly while David Trezeguet missed France
2010, Johannesburg, S. Africa
Spain 1 Country Low 0, AET
yellow cards in the final – nine in the Netherlands and five for Spain. While Nigel de Jong escaped red despite a kung fu kick to Xabi Alonso, John Heitinga was sent off for a second offense. Andres Iniesta scored in the 116th minute to win his first world title in Spain
2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Germany 1 Argentina 0, AET [Espagne] 19659010] Gonzalo Higuain and Lionel Messi lost opportunities as Benedikt Howedes' header bounced off the wood. Substitute Mario Gotze dropped to an Andre Schurrle center in the 113th minute and returned the ball to the winner's home.
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