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The long wait is worth it. Germany who won three Euros and three World Cup titles did not match the Spanish team during this final. Spain has never made a World Cup final and was in one other Euro final, aside from the 1964 triumph. That was a loss to France in 1984. For Fernando Torres who scored in the 33rd minute of the game said, it is the most significant day in Spanish history football in so many years. “We played the best for the entire tournament and we beat some great teams,” “We beat Italy, the World Cup champion, and we beat Russia and now Germany. That is how you become champion.” This is what Torres said. 51,428 people watch at Ernst Happel Stadium to witness this magnificent soccer tournament. The crowd is equally divided between Germany and Spain. Although the Spaniards are expected to go into a protective shell and without their leading scorer David Villa who recently had a leg injury, they continued to carry their attacks and were far more dangerous than the Germans u …

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1940 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pel , was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Under his leadership, Brazil earned three World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970). At 17 years old of age, he was already a first class player. He became one of the most famous athletes in the world. 1950 Brazil hosted the World Cup.This was the second time the World Cup had taken place in Latin America. During the World Cup final, the local team suffered one of its most humiliating defeats: Uruguay beat Brazil. 1952 The Brazilian men’s soccer team competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time. Brazil became the fourth South American country to qualify for the Olympic Games… 1954 The national squad placed sixth at the FIFA World Championships. 1958 World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden. Seventeen-year-old footballer Edson Arantes of Brazil caused a sensation when he led the Brazilian team to World Cup title. Pel became the youngest Latin American World champion …

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