Five Slovaks have played in a World Cup final though.Slovakia 3 - 2 Italy
probably up there, knocked out by a team who plays at a WC for the first time
Think I read somewhere 7/11 Euro 76 winners where Slovaks too, including matey who chipped in the winning pen.Five Slovaks have played in a World Cup final though.
To take another first-time participant, Croatia 3-0 Germany >> Slovakia 3-2 Italy imo.
wiki disagrees. Says he didn't move from Prague until 33. (Well, except for taking that pen, of course.)Think I read somewhere 7/11 Euro 76 winners where Slovaks too, including matey who chipped in the winning pen.
Living in Prague all his life wouldn't necessarily make him Czech though.wiki disagrees. Says he didn't move from Prague until 33. (Well, except for taking that pen, of course.)
Am sure quite a few were Slovaks, however.
Being born there would though. Otherwise it'd be like calling you EnglishLiving in Prague all his life wouldn't necessarily make him Czech though.
Certainly. The fact that a lot of them turned out to be decent players and South Korea have turned out to be a decent side has led to history being rewritten to some extent, but at the time this was an absolutely huge shock.South Korea beating Italy in the second round in 2002 up there for sheer hilarity.
I was born in a grey area which allows me to pick and choose at will.Being born there would though. Otherwise it'd be like calling you English
Mitchell to respond with 'Well I was born in blah blah but doesnt make me anything but a ****' in 5...4...3...
Most of the football world is definitely still reeling from that one.Portugal 7-0 North Korea. Yeah, Korea is crap, but still.........we didn't expect that they'd thrash them by that much!