Germany have history on their side, because while it's 1-1 in finals, Argentina have failed to win any of the other five competitive fixtures between the two nations. One quest will end today, as this fixture becomes the World Cup's most familiar final, edging ahead of Brazil-Italy. Germany are still waiting for their fourth World Cup, while Argentina's hunt for their third goes on. A bravura performance.ġ990: Monzon is sent off for killing Klinsmann, by the looks of it. Off you go, lads! Thanks to a late Brehme penalty, the Germans had their third World Cup, and deservedly so! Argentina can console themselves with having irritated purists and folk who would be known today as hipsters worldwide, so hats off to them for that. West Germany were too good, and the referee wasn't having any of Pedro Monzon and Gustavo Dezotti's nonsense.
He missed a penalty against Yugoslavia, then put another in the same place to knock out the hosts Italy, a country he had nearly plunged into civil war before kick-off with some hilarious Naples-is-not-Italy divide-and-rule mind-games.
He did for fierce rivals Brazil with one of the great assists, setting up Claudio Caniggia while being mugged and playing with a dodgy foot. He turned goalkeeper against the USSR and got away with it. Maradona sashayed through the entire tournament effectively flicking Vs left, right and centre. Apart from the bit where he set up the goal that won a World Cup.ġ990: Argentina at Italia '90 is one of the great under-rated World Cup campaigns. Skeeter.1986: El Diego was actually pretty quiet in this match. Requests for information as to its provenance merely produced the usual response from the Ministry of Magic: ‘We do not comment on the top secret work of the Auror department, as we have told you no less than 514 times, Ms. The famous lightning scar has company: Potter is sporting a nasty cut over his right cheekbone. At 3pm today they got their wish when, to the accompaniment of loud screams, Potter took his young sons James and Albus to visit the players’ compound, where he introduced them to Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.Ībout to turn 34, there are a couple of threads of silver in the famous Auror’s black hair, but he continues to wear the distinctive round glasses that some might say are better suited to a style-deficient twelve-year-old. Their presence has ensured large crowds along the cordoned area, all hoping for a glimpse of their heroes. The Potter family and the rest of Dumbledore’s Army have been given accommodation in the VIP section of the campsite, which is protected by heavy charms and patrolled by Security Warlocks.
Fans from all corners of the globe stormed towards the area where members of Dumbledore’s Army were rumoured to have been sighted, desperate above all else for a glimpse of the man they still call the Chosen One. As the crowd stampeded, tents were flattened and small children mown down. We’ve seen many a famous face from the wizarding world grace the stands here in the Patagonian Desert – Ministers and Presidents, Celestina Warbeck, controversial American wizarding band The Bent-Winged Snitches – all have caused flurries of excitement, with crowd members scrambling for autographs and even casting Bridging Charms to reach the VIP boxes over the heads of the crowd.īut when word swept the campsite and stadium that a certain gang of infamous wizards (no longer the fresh-faced teenagers they were in their heyday, but nevertheless recognisable) had arrived for the final, excitement was beyond anything yet seen. There are celebrities – and then there are celebrities.