World Cup scandal! The unbelievable plot to eliminate Brazil

[Lazie]

World Cup scandal! The unbelievable plot to eliminate Brazil

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/sport/...html?hpt=hp_c3

[Jangle]

Interesting. I don't recall this.

[Karl]

Old Story - WCup scandal! The unbelievable plot to eliminate

World Cup scandal! The unbelievable plot to eliminate Brazil


By Piers Edwards, CNN

updated 6:42 AM EDT, Wed June 18, 2014
(CNN) -- It's one of the greatest World Cup scandals and 25 years on Chile return Wednesday to the "crime scene" that resulted in the South American country being banned from the 1994 World Cup.

It's a story of brazen deceit and shameless subterfuge and had it not been for the photographic skills of just one man, Brazil's unimpeachable record of being the only side to have competed at every tournament would have been put into serious jeopardy.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/17/sport/...html?hpt=hp_c3

Was a hell of a deal at the time!!!!

...then another mystery was the loss by Peru in 1978:

In the Argentina 1978 World Cup, Peru participated as part of Group 4 with Scotland, Iran, and the Netherlands. With a midfield identified "as the best in the world" by Argentine sports magazine El Gráfico, Peru advanced to the second round as group leaders after defeating Scotland (3–1) and Iran (4–1) and drawing with the Netherlands (0–0).

The second round was divided into two groups, and Peru's results placed it in Group B with Poland, Brazil, and Argentina. After losing to Brazil (0–3) and Poland (0–1), Peru was practically "out of contention" despite having one more game to play against Argentina. This last match proved controversial because the Peruvians lost by a margin (0–6) that allowed the hosts to reach the final instead of Brazil. Rumors circulated that the match had been fixed, but nothing was ever proved.

[Willi]

Yuh young bwoy.

This was the biggest news back then.