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100 GREATEST WORLD CUP MOMENTS 1958-1974 1978-1982 1986-1990 1994-19981978 25. Archie Gemmill's mazy run for Scotland against Holland leaves four defenders for dead before he scores the third goal in a famous victory. 26. Referee Clive Thomas blows the whistle for full-time as Brazil's would-be winner against Sweden flies into the net. 27. Brazilian Nelinho’s 30 yarder bends past the Italian goalie. 28. Arie Haan’s unstoppable 40 yard goal for Holland against Italy. 29. Mexico mess up their free kick and W Germany’s Rummenigge runs the length of the pitch to score at the other end. 30. Peru’s goalie Ramon Quiroga was known as El Loco for his mad dashes upfield and against Poland he gets booked for a foul in his opponents’ half. 31. Argentina’s Mario Kempes evades three Dutch tackles to score in the final.
1982 33. A Brazilian attack against the Soviet Union is foiled but the clearance only reaches Socrates. A few side-steps later, and the ball is smashed in from the edge of the box. 34. Dummy by Falcao, Eder hits it with the outside of his foot as Brazil beat Soviet Union. 35. This goal by Gerry Armstrong against Spain puts N Ireland through to the second round for the first time ever. 36. Free kick: John Robertson for Scotland scores after Graeme Souness and Frank Gray pretend to collide with each other. 37. Bryan Robson’s volley after just 27 seconds to set up England's 3-1 win against France. 38. England’s Ray ’Butch’ Wilkins is sent off for hurling the ball at the ref’s feet against Morocco. 39. A whistle blows in the crowd and Kuwait stop playing, allowing France to run through and make the score 4-1. Huge argument and confusion until Prince Fahid President of the Kuwaiti FA persuades the team to play on and the referee to disallow the goal. 40. The most sickening foul ever. With French striker Battiston through on goal the German goalie Schumacher leaves his area to punch Battiston so hard in the face there are fears for his life. 41. Scotland’s Graeme Souness chips forward for John Wark to control.. The ball finds Narey who stuns the Brazilians with a 20 yard drive. 42. The German and Austrian teams play out a 1-0 win for Germany, just enough for both to go through to the second round at the expense of Algeria. 43. Scotland's Alan Hansen and Willie Miller collide to let Soviet forward Shengelia through to score. 44. Graeme Souness of Scotland beats two defenders before slotting home from 25 yards against the Soviet Union. 45. Eder’s astonishing free kick against Argentina hits the bar, but Zico knocks it in. 46. Paolo Rossi’s brilliant hat-trick gives Italy a 3-2 win over Brazil to go through into the semi-finals. 47. Great build-up leads to a goal for Tardelli to make it 2-0 for Italy against W Germany.
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