World Cup with 33 teams?

Ireland asked FIFA to add its team as an extra team to the WC to make it 33 teams. I would say it is a smart attempt, but I don't think FIFA would accept it though they promised to discuss it. It will put a lot of pressure on how to organize the groups, and it is like a temporary solution to defects, rather than correcting the defect itself.

It will add a lot of pressure to the FIFA in the future. What would happen if Italy were disallowed a correct goal in the Quarter Final? Will FIFA qualify it to the Semi-Final? What if the WC final was decided on a goal by hand or an offside?

FIFA reacted correctly to previous issues in fooball. When Germany and Austria game was fixed in 1982, and Algeria disqualified from the group stages, FIFA adjusted the regulations to make last group games to be played at the same time in 1986.

It became very apparent, without video replays, the game, in many incidents, is unfair.

Maradona: amazing skills

since i started my first blog with rare video that maradona fans might not love a lot, i didicate my second post for rare videos for Maradona and his skills, and not in real games

And here are more stuff to enjoy:
amazing maradona training of free kick ; another passing accuracy ; Maradona, messi and tevez playing soccer padminton ; The New Life is Life ; and the original life is life ; and one more video ok, I added one more

Maradona used his hand 4 times

Was it intentional? or it was just a footballer basic instinct, to try to reach to the ball? Watch this movie and you will find an interesting answer: the goal against England in 1986 was the third time Maradona used his hand, and it was not the last:




- The first time was against River Plate in 1981. He scored one of his famous goals in that same derby.

- The second time, was with Napoli in 1985, the goal was disallowed..

- The third one was the 1986 quarter final, I didn't insert it as everyone knows it.


- The fourth incident was against USSR in 1990 WC first round. It was the second game and Argentina lost to Cameroon. Later they tied with Romania. It was the only victory in the first round. It was 0-0 when Maradona saved a goal by his hand. If the referee gave that PK, history might have been changed. Would Maradona be sent off? That incident was the first second for Sergio Goycochea, the heroic Argentina keeper in the WC. He came after Nery Pumpido injury.

What is interesting, that Maradona always used his left foot to score, but when it comes to hand, he used the right one (though the goal against River Plate was not too clear on which hand).