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Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

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  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 3,111
    follett said:
    Canada v South Africa was the third ever World Cup knockout match not involving a European or South American team
    With the new format they will be common soon. Australia Vs Egypt still to come in this round, and Canada Vs Morocco now confirmed for the last 16.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,075
    Justin Kluivert's missed penalty against Morocco was 26 years to the day after his father Patrick missed a penalty against Italy at the 2000 Euros. Both hit the left hand post.
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 3,111
    England's win over DR Congo is the first time in a World Cup since the World Cup Final in 1966 where they have conceded the first goal and come back to win.
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,462
    DyerConsequences said:
    England's win over DR Congo is the first time in a rWorld Cup since the World Cup Final in 1966 where they have conceded the first goal and come back to win.
    It’s coming home. 😉
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,075
    Only one country has won the World Cup without later winning it at least once more. This wasn't true from 1998 to 2026 but order has now been restored.

    (This is only true if you accept the German view that modern-day Germany is the same country as West Germany).
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,675
    Lamine Yamal's DAD was born in 1992.

    Actually i should probably add this to the 'things that make you feel old' thread.
  • Jac_52
    Jac_52 Posts: 1,521

  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,614
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,665
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    That’s a football fact that doesn’t sound true because it isn’t.

    Haaland on his own scored 7.
    That Chelsea prick scored against us in the semi.
    I’m pretty sure there was a lot of talk about a bunch of Sunderland players who scored in the group stages too. Also, Merino got a couple as did Havertz.

    So really not true. 😂
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,337
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    What a shite "fact" aha

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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 31,004
    edited July 21
    sam3110 said:
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    What a shite "fact" aha
    I think the fact should state it was the first by an England player at the WC, from the Premier League.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,569
    guinnessaddick said:
    sam3110 said:
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    What a shite "fact" aha
    I think the fact should state it was the first by an England player at the WC.
    My memory isn’t so good nowadays, but I think I remember some England player or other scoring in a game before the third place play off match?
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,195
    guinnessaddick said:
    sam3110 said:
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    What a shite "fact" aha
    I think the fact should state it was the first by an England player at the WC.
    Rashford is contracted to Man U.

    This is the worst 'fact' in this thread's history 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 31,004
    SporadicAddick said:
    guinnessaddick said:
    sam3110 said:
    Rufus is a dogs name said:
    Declan Rice's goal v France in the 3rd place play off, was the first goal scored in this World Cup by a player from the Premier League 
    What a shite "fact" aha
    I think the fact should state it was the first by an England player at the WC.
    My memory isn’t so good nowadays, but I think I remember some England player or other scoring in a game before the third place play off match?
    From the Premier League.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,150
    England became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to have two players score more than five goals at a single edition of the tournament
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,675
    North Lower Neil said:
    England became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to have two players score more than five goals at a single edition of the tournament
    This was also matched by France.

    Mbappe 10 goals
    Dembele 6 goals.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 28,054
    No France didn’t match it 
    they were not the first team. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,150
    France became the second team in FIFA World Cup history to have two players score more than five goals at a single edition of the tournament. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 100,741
    North Lower Neil said:
    France became the second team in FIFA World Cup history to have two players score more than five goals at a single edition of the tournament. 
    I presume your point is the fact that Bellingham / Kane already had six goals, whilst Dembele only had five goals pre- the 3rd Place Game
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 28,054
    Nah the point is that it said England were the first. 

    that can’t be matched 

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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,675
    MrOneLung said:
    No France didn’t match it 
    they were not the first team. 
    Having two players score more than 5 goals was matched, obviously they were not the first if they matched it.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,675
    Since 2020 West Ham have spent more on transfers than both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich..............to end up in the Championship.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,569
    I fear Jason Arday has been setting up Facebook groups


  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 24,150
    edited August 4
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddjmd6189yo

    Some good ones on there about the amount of new managers in the Premier League this season.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,816
    Half (actually 49%) of all players who have played in the Premier League have shared a pitch - either playing with or against - James Milner.  

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