Word: brazile
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...them combined for one of the best goals of the tournament in Brazil's quarter-final match against England?a scintillating Ronaldinho run, finished off by a showpiece Rivaldo left-footed flick. (Earlier in the tournament Rivaldo provided the tournament's most distasteful piece of gamesmanship when he feigned a face injury from a ball struck by Turkey's Hakan Unsal that had hit him on the leg. The Turk was sent off for a second yellow card offense?an incident that earned Rivaldo heavy criticism and a not-so-heavy fine...
...Between their ability and their artfulness?and their 72-year history of qualifying for the cup?Brazil was from the quarter-finals the team-most-likely. And Germany the team-second-most-likely. After their ignominious exit from Euro 2000, the world thought it would be a long time before Germany could build a team with enough depth to duke it out at the highest levels of international football. Even at World Cup 2002, Germany's detractors pointed out that the side's route to the final was the easiest possible one. Aside from the plucky Irish?whose captain...
...Appearances at the World Cup by Brazil, the only country to have qualified for every tournament since the first in 1930 7 Appearances in the final by Brazil and Germany, though the two never played each other until Sunday...
...BEST HAIR Carlos Valderrama set the bar too high in Italia '90 and USA '94?nobody even came close to the Colombian's golden dreadlocks. Amid a riot of bad hairstyles at this Cup, the most distinguished look was bald. Take your pick from Sweden's Henrik Larsson, Brazil's Roberto Carlos and England's Ferdinand...
...WORST DIVE Italy's Francesco Totti's extra-time tumble in the South Korean penalty area earned him a yellow card?his second of the game?and expulsion. Dishonorable Mention: Rivaldo's shameful theatrics in Brazil's first game against Turkey...