Saddest Moments this world cup

If u Know What I mean... :P

Neymar expecting Germany to defeat

Brazilian
superstar Neymar said on
Thursday he wants Barcelona
teammate Lionel Messi to lead
Argentina to victory in the World
Cup final against Germany.
At an emotional press conference,
Neymar broke down in tears as
he relived the challenge which
broke a vertebrae in his back and
left him fearing he would be
paralysed.
With Brazil's dream of winning a
sixth World Cup decimated by
their 7-1 hammering by Germany,
Neymar said he wants Barcelona
teammate Messi to claim the
trophy on Sunday against the
Germans.

Senanayake Banned by ICC:SLC

Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) confirmed on Saturday (July 12) that Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect for an illegal action.

SLC said they had received the International Cricket Council Bowling Action Legality Assessment Report pertaining to the offspiner, and Senanayake exceeded the allowable 15-degree limit in the suspect deliveries tested.

The test was conducted by the Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff School of Sport in England.

“The Standard ICC Illegal Action Testing Protocol was used to assess the degree of elbow extension from the point of upper arm horizontal to ball release within the bowling action,” the SLC statement read.  “The 15-degree elbow extension threshold was exceeded in the four deliveries considered to be suspect in the fourth ODI played at Lord’s.

“The report concludes that Sachithra bowled with an illegal bowling action and consequently he is banned from bowling in international cricket, effective immediately. This matter will be referred to the SLC Cricket Committee for their recommendation.”

Senanayake, 29, who has made 51 international appearances since his debut in 2012, had his action cleared after biomechanical tests at the University of Western Australia showed that he adhered to the limits of ICC’s playing conditions during Sri Lanka’s A tour of England in 2011.

He was, however, forced to undergo further tests again after Marais Erasmus and Ian Gould, the on-field umpires, reported his action during the fourth England-Sri Lanka One-Day International at Lord’s on May 31, and all four types of deliveries for which he was tested were found to exceed the allowable 15-degree limit.

Just after he was reported, SLC said that since Senanayake had played many bilateral and ICC tournaments over the past two years and three earlier ODIs on the tour without a hint of suspicion, the issue raised by the umpires came as a surprise.

Senanayake bowled his quota of ten overs for 66 runs and a wicket on Saturday as Sri Lanka suffered their first ODI series loss to South Africa at home, after losing by 82 runs in the third and final ODI.

Senanayake has played in 37 ODIs and taken 40 wickets at an average of 34.82 and an economy rate of 4.62. He played one Test against Pakistan, but took no wickets. He has also played 17 Twenty20 Internationals and taken 18 wickets.

Remembering ARG V GER

When Argentina’s Jorge Luis Burruchaga appeared to knock the ball a touch too far ahead of him, having made a lung-bursting 40-yard run to get on the end of a sublime first-time pass from Diego Armando Maradona, West Germany custodian Harald Schumacher could not be seen in the TV shot. And while fans of La Albiceleste were surely cursing that “the keeper is going to cut it out”, their Die Nationalmannschaft counterparts must have been wondering “where’s Schumacher?”

There were only six minutes remaining of normal time in the Final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico™, and just three minutes earlier the Germans had underlined their trademark resilience by levelling the match at 2-2 – having been two goals down.

“It's incredible how many things people have told me about that goal. They said I knocked the ball on too far in front of me; that I ignored [Jorge] Valdano shouting for it to my left; that [defender Hans-Peter] Briegel almost caught me. But all I was focusing on was the goal in the distance,” recalled Burruchaga, speaking to FIFA.com. “I didn't see Valdano running alongside me through the middle, and nor did I hear Briegel behind me. It felt like the longest, most exhilarating run of my life.”

Fortunately for Burru, luck was on his side when it came to the aforementioned heavy touch. Having initially decided to clip the ball over the onrushing Schumacher, he ended up sliding a low shot through the legs of the then Cologne No1. The score now 3-2, the strike finally knocked all the fight out of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Co and secured a yearned-for second World Cup crown for Argentina.

An unexpected Final
Pre-tournament, La Albiceleste had touched down on Mexican soil earlier than any other side. Renowned for his attention to detail, coach Carlos Bilardo’s determination to ensure his squad were fully acclimatised to conditions in Mexico City – 2,200m above sea level – meant his charges found themselves at CF America’s training complex 30 days before the competition began. What's more, their shaky performances in qualifying and in warm-up matches had left Argentina supporters with scant hope of a repeat of their 1978 world title.

“The team arrived in Mexico low on confidence and nobody gave us much of a chance. On top of which there was a great deal of tension within the camp,” said Valdano, also in conversation with FIFA.com. “But, as the World Cup went on, the squad grew stronger and showed a great deal of character. I'd say that it was the biggest turnaround I've seen in my life. Before the first game we weren't even sure we'd beat Korea [Republic], but by the last game we had no doubts whatsoever that we were going to beat Germany.

First World Cup

The first world cup was in 1930 which was held in Montevideo in Uruguay .In the first world cup there are 13 teams participated,7 teams from South America 4 from Europe and 2 from North America.The First match was between France and Mexico which resulted 4-1 in favor of France .The first goal was scored by Lucien Laurent of France.The first world cup final was between Uruguay and Argentina in this Uruguay defeated Argentina by 4-2.The world cup was a big success because it was the new format even though some tournaments are occurred before this in Olympics and other competitions but this was the first pure football tournament so this was a big success.Then after every four year the tournament was conducted except in 1942 and 1946 because of World War 2.

Individual Awards:

1)Golden Boot for top scorer in the tournament.
2)Golden Ball for the best player.
3)Best young player award.
4)Yashin(Legendary Goalie) award for the best goalkeeper.

Team Awards:

1)Fifa fair play trophy for the best fair play .

2)Most entertaining team.

3)An all star team consisting of best players in the tournament.

Montevideo stadium:

 Uruguay team:

 Final (Uruguay v Argentina):

Ball used in first world cup

Cricketing Fact..

There are 13 ways to get out in cricket 
1) Caught 
2) Stumped 
3) LBW 
4) Run out 
5) Bowled 
6) Hit wicket 
7) Hit the ball twice 
8) Obstucting the field 
9) Handling the ball 
10) Time out 
11) Showing dissent to an umpire's decision 
12) Offensive behaviour on the field 
13) At non striker end if bowler doesn't do any action of bowling and nonstriker is out of the crease bower can get him out.(Mankading) 
Note:
Retiring doesn't count as out but the player might not be able to play rest of the match..