A Brief History of the World Cup

Paying the Penalty
Pop quiz: Name the only World Cup to begin and end with a penalty miss. That would be USA '94, if you accept that Diana Ross pushing her kick wide of the posts during the opening ceremony counts. Sadly for Italy and their talismanic midfielder Roberto Baggio, his penalty kick during the final shootout against Brazil, which he ballooned over the bar, brought the curtain down on a drab final, which ended 0-0 after 120 minutes of tortuous play.

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