Monday, June 29, 2020

On this day in 1950, the shocking upset over England

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‪๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ #USMNT‬ 1-0 ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
‪๐Ÿ“ ‬Belo Horizonte
‪๐Ÿ‘” ‬Jeffery
‪๐Ÿ“‹ ‬World Cup GS

Haitian-born forward Joe Gaetjens scored the lone goal in the 38' as the US, who were 500-1 odds so win the whole tournament, beat the "Kings of Football" in one of the biggest upsets in the history of football.

Scorer: Joe Gaetjens 38′

USA: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Joe Maca, Ed McIlvenny, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Gino Pariani, Joe Gaetjens, John Souza, Ed Souza

ENG: Bert Williams, Alf Ramsey, John Aston, Billy Wright, Laurie Hughes, Jimmy Dickinson, Tom Finney, Stan Mortensen, Roy Bentley, Wilf Mannion, Jimmy Mullen

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