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This, Then, is the defining memory of World Cup 2002: a triangular haircut, a toothy grin and a young man dancing in delight. For Brazilian striker Ronaldo - who scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 defeat of Germany in Sunday's World Cup climax - it was about more than a quick-thinking 67th minute finish and a beautiful 79th minute shot. Yes, those two goals clinched him the Golden Boot award as the World Cup's top scorer, and drove Brazil to victory. But they also marked his triumphal return to the highest echelons of the sport after years...
...were the astonishing early eliminations - favorites Argentina and reigning champions France headed home after the first round. There were the shock victories, like Senegal's 1-0 win over the French in an opening match that set the tourney's roller-coaster tone, and the U.S.'s 3-2 defeat of Portugal that helped the Americans advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1930. And there were the Cinderella marches of host countries Japan and Korea, both of whom went further than anyone imagined. Maybe all these surprises seduced us briefly into believing in football's parallel universe...
...others, Germany was all about grit. Consider the character it must have taken for the side to rebound from its 5-1 defeat at the hands of England last September in Munich, went the argument. And look at how their team - depleted by the absence of several top players, including the injured Mehmet Scholl and Sebastian "Basti Fantasti" Deisler, who missed the tournament - hung together. The giant German 'keeper and captain Oliver Kahn - who made a series of awesome saves and was named as the goalkeeper of the games - oversaw a defense so mean it conceded just one goal before...
...Srichaphan, while the second seed Safin seemed powerless against the clever play of the Belgian Rochus. Afterwards Agassi and Safin admitted they had not been able to play well. But Sampras, who had won the Wimbledon title seven times in the last nine years, was stunned by his defeat. During the match, he read and reread a cheering note from his wife Bridgette, but it couldn't save him from defeat by the Swiss Bastl, who entered the tournament only when Spain's Felix Mantilla withdrew. "I plan on coming back next year," Sampras said. "I want...
...Supreme Court's last week before summer recess ended with a victory for school vouchers, a defeat for student privacy and another far-reaching death penalty decision. The highlights...