The Top Ten Most Famous World Cup Moments

In the latest instalment of our World Cup Blog, we explore the most famous World Cups moments.

Miroslav Klose is the most successful player in the World Cup, scoring 16 goals. He broke the Brazilian Ronaldo's record against Brazil in Brazil. Kloses is one of 13 players to score a hat trick in his debut World cup. He is also one the players who has scored in four different editions of the tournament.

Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho during a match against Portugal in the World Cup 2006. Cristiano Ronaldo was on the bench and got him sent-off. Ronaldo scored the winning goal. The English press vilified both Rooney and Ronaldo. The game went to penalties. It was won by Ronaldo on penalties, as he had earlier scored. He was signed by Alex Ferguson from Everton in 2004. Wayne Rooney is only the third Englishman to be sent of for England.

The 1954 World Cup quarter-final between Switzerland and Austria was the most exciting game in football history. It was won by Austria 7-5. The score at half time was 5-4. The game was played in the native temperature. Austrian keeper Kurt Schmied suffered from hyperthermia.

The Maracanã Stadium in Brazil hosted the 1950 World Cup final match between Brazil and Uruguay. The attendance was 199,854, the highest in a football match. In the modern game, health and safety is king.

Brazil lost the 2014 World Cup to Germany 7-1. Brazil's unbeaten home record was broken. The Germans went on to win the World cup. The Top Ten Most Famous World Cups Moments is a list of the most memorable moments from the history of football. It includes Brazil, Germany, Brazil and Colombia. They are the last three teams to have won the tournament.

The 2010 World Cup saw Germany lose to South Korea. It was the first time Germany failed to qualify from the group stages. The 2010 tournament also saw Brazil beat Germany 7-1. The 2014 World cup also featured a defeat by Mexico. South Koreans beat Mexico 1-0 and Germany 2- 1. Young-Gwon Kim scored the only goal in extra time. Heung-Min Son scored for South Korean team. Germany lost the 2014 tournament. They were the defending champions. This is the 10th most famous World Cups moment.

Pele is the youngest goalscorer in World Cup history and the only other teenager to score in the finals was Kylian Mbappe, aged 19 years 207 days. Pele scored a hat trick in semi-finals against France and two goals in final against Sweden.

Zinedine Zidane assaulted Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final. MatersazzI scored the equalising goal for Italy. Zinedines was sent off for the assault. Italy won the game on penalties. The Top Ten Most Famous World Cups Moments is a list of the most famous moments from the last decade's football tournaments. It includes the one involving Zidsane and Matorazz.

Diego Maradona is considered a cheat by English football fans because he cheated England in the 1986 World Cup. Marada won the match for Argentina despite a handball incident. England lost the game 2-1. The goal that Marida scored is regarded as the goal of the century.

Andres Escobar was shot six times after scoring an own goal in the 1994 World Cup match against USA. The team had finished top of their qualifying group and Pele supported them. It is rumoured that a drug cartel invested heavily on Escobar's side after the defeat. He was killed in a nightclub in Medellin.