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1. Maybe the most famous goal of all time, but as any Englishman will tell you, this shouldn't have been a goal at all. Maradona knocks in a goal with his hand. This goal helped Argentina defeat England, at which stage of the 1986 World Cup?
2. Maradona followed up one of the most controversial goals of all time with one of the greatest of all time. Taking the ball inside his own half the Argentinean captain dribbled his way past five Englishmen, before slotting the ball past which English keeper?
3. Marco Van Basten struck a famous goal in the final of the 1988 European Championships. Van Basten goaled on the volley at an acute angle from the edge of the penalty box. Which team did he score against in this final?
4. Which Brazilian star's goal in the quarter final against England in the 2002 World Cup, left observers asking the question, was that a pass or a shot?
5. Manchester United capped off a golden era by claiming the 1999 European Champions League, and the treble (to add to their domestic double, the League title and the FA Cup). Coming from behind against fellow superpower Bayern Munich the "Red Devils" scored the winner in injury time, in the dying seconds of the game. Which Manchester United player scored the winner?
6. Perhaps the most famous piece of soccer commentary came from Kenneth Wolstenholme in the 1966 World Cup final. As England was in the process of defeating West Germany 4-2 he called the dying moments of the match, "Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now." Which player scored the goal that really did end the game?
7. During the 1970s the team from Holland was at the height of their powers, revolutionizing soccer with the "total football" approach. In the World Cup final of 1974, they scored the first goal without their opposition touching the ball. Who was this opposition?
8. Columbian Rene Higuita was as famous for his runs down the pitch as he was for his goalkeeping. In the 1990 World Cup, however, he met his match when during one such run he had the ball stolen from him by a wily veteran and was forced to watch helplessly as the ball was calmly slotted home. Which African player famously stole the ball and scored?
9. Perhaps the most costly goal of all time occurred in the 1994 World Cup when a Columbian defender accidentally put the ball in the back of the Columbian goal. When he returned to Columbia he was shot to death for his error. What was this unfortunate's name?
10. Italy met Brazil in the final of the 1994 World Cup. It was to be the first World Cup final decided by a penalty shoot-out. Brazil won and much of the blame fell upon the shoulders of the Italian legend that sprayed his penalty high. Who was this player?
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