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...begin. In the second half of the opening game between Belgium and Argentina two weeks ago, a Belgian forward, Erwin Vandenbergh, the former European scoring champ, got the World Cup off on a brand-new foot. A pass from Teammate Alex Czerniatynski landed at Vandenbergh's toe. He had slithered through the Argentine defense like a British SAS unit, and stood alone before the goal. The crowd of 95,000, including Spanish King Juan Carlos, quieted for a moment: tradition hung in the balance. Ever since the single opening game was instituted back in 1966-five World Cups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Le Mundial des Surprises! | 7/5/1982 | See Source »

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