Greatest FIFA World Cup Matches of All Time

The Top Ten
1 1982, Italy beat Brazil 3-2
2 1970, Italy beat West Germany 4-3

The semi-final of the 1970 FIFA World Cup between Italy and West Germany is known as the "Game of the Century". It was played on 17 June 1970 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Italy won 4-3 after five goals were scored in extra time, a record number of scored goals during any 30 minute extra time during a FIFA World Cup game. The record is still standing after the 2018 World Cup.
Official attendance was 102,444.
The winning goal of Italians was from Gianni Rivera, just one minute after Gerd Müller equalized the game.

3 2006, Final, Italy 1-1 France (5-3) Penalties
4 1982, West Germany 3-3 France
5 1966, Final, England West 4 - 2 Germany
6 1950, Uruguay 2 - 1 Brazil
7 1970, Brazil 1-0 England
8 1974, West Germany 2-1 Netherlands
9 1954, Hungary 4-2 Uruguay

After the 'Battle of Berne', the 'Magical Magyars' had to face the World Champion Uruguay.
Puskas could't play but the same was for Varela, both injuried.
After an amazing match Hungary won 4-2 in extra time with two headballs of S.Kocsis.
Media claimed that this was the best match ever took place till then.

10 1986, Argentina 2-1 England
The Contenders
11 1938, Brazil 6-5 Poland

World Cup classic at extra time.
Leonidas da Silva scored 3 goals and Ernst Wilimowski 4, the first player who managed to do so in a World Cup match. Leonidas' goal at 93" was scored without him wearing the right boot, which tore and was left off his foot in the swampy pitch.

12 1954, West Germany 3-2 Hungary
13 1958, France 6-3 W.Germany

The third place play off match with Just Fontaine scoring 4 goals.

14 1954, Hungary 4-2 Brazil

One the way to the final the 'Magic Magyars' had to play with the two finalists of the previous World Cup.
First was Brazil in a match after named 'the battle of Berne'. Continuous raining, tough competition,42 free kicks, two penalties, three players send off.The fighting between the players continoued in the dressing rooms.
FIFA left unpunished the two teams.

15 1986, France 1-1 Brazil France (4-3) Penalties
16 1970, Brazil 3-1 Uruguay
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