Which player was assassinated on returning to his homeland after scoring an own-goal in the World Cup?
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escobar, colombia was actually eliminated because of his own goal, that's why they killed him
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His name is Abedi pele.i think he retired though now and without doubt he was their best player and its a pity he never played in the world cup.He used to play for marsieles in france
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Diego Maradonna.  His goal against England was described by him as "A little bit the head of Maradonna, a little bit the hand of god".\n\nIt was described by everyone else as handball, and therefore it should not have stood and he should have been sent off for deliberate handball.
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It is Franz Beckenbauer. I wonder what's going on with him at this moment. I saw him playing with with his arm tied by bandages to his body after breaking his collar bone because he refused to be taken out of the game in the finals during the world championship of 1974 (correct me if I'm wrong).\nThose were the days of good soccer!\nHail to him.
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It does not happens so frequently to score an own goal in the world cup. This year we have already seen two (Gamarra for Paraguay and Zaccardo for Italy) but normally the best players of a national team should not score against their own  team !\nPlease find a source link where you can find an interesting thing : a player: Andrés Escobar, from Colombia ... was murdered after his own goal !
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(~~)\nPapa Bouba Diop \nHe shot to fame after scoring for Senegal against France in the Lions shock 1-0 win on the opening day of the 2002 World Cup, then playing for RC Lens of France having been signed from Grasshoppers. He followed that goal up by scoring another two goals against Uruguay.
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no, it was an own goal in the match against paraguay (which england won 1-0) from the paraguay captain carlos gamarra. owen was substituted part way through - terrible decision though, we missed him.
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That's Marco Tardelli. You're probably referring to his famous scream when he scored the second goal in the world cup final in 1982 against Germany:\nhttp://www.nazionaleitalianacalcio.it/jpg/spspa16.jpg
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Andreas Escobar was killed by a soccer fan soon after he returned home from USA '94. \nHis team Colombia were one of the favorites, and the Colombian people were  shocked by their early exit. \n\nEscobar scored a clear own goal in their loss to USA in the groups, game lost by Colombia by 1-2 that I believe was crucial. \n\nThe killer was sentenced to jail for 43 years, but was released after serving just 11 years.
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well... in 1958 in Sweeden, France beat 9-0 to Neitherlander Antilles, an small island from the Caribe area... 1 of the goals was an own goal from the very innocent goalkeeper.\n\nbut if I have to tell you one own goal that really make a difference was the one that Escobar made on the game USA 2 - Colombia 1... it causes not only the elimination in the groups of his national team on the USA World Cup 1994, but also he was killed when he arrives to Colombia because of that.\nSo I think that was the worsest one in WC history since 1930 to these days... HE GOT KILLED BECAUSE OF THAT !!!\n\namazing :(
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The player you search for is Bastian schweinsteiger.\nLionel Mesi rules...
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many players did. which world cup?
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No one remembers who won the world cup. Just Zidane head butting that Italian guy...what is his name?
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GERMANY.\n2 goals by Ronaldo.\nWorld Cup 2002 in South Korea/Japan
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soccer of course \npeople kill them selfs for soccer over there
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According to Anne Rapin "Something quite extraordinary happened on the evening of Sunday, July 12, 1998: France, playing at home against the current title holders, Brazil, won the World Cup. By three goals to nil. An event with unexpected national and international repercussions... "\n\nHope this is what you were looking for...
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Gerd Muller (Germany)\n14 total goals\n10 goals in 1970 World Cup\n4 goals in 1974 World Cup