Although politics should not be linked to sports, the fact is that the development of the soccer world is like a microcosm of international relations. There are many countries in the soccer world that have deep historical, political and cultural ties with each other, and have even gone to war, which has led to the continuation of their national feud on the field. The rivalry between the two is so intense that every time they play, the field is turned into a battlefield, and watching them play is like watching a war!
"The Hand of God of Argentina sends England away.
Argentina and England have a long history in soccer and are considered arch rivals in the field. The rivalry was formed in the early 1980s, when a 10-week-long Falklands War broke out between Britain and Argentina over the disputed territory of the Falkland Islands in 1982, which ended with the Argentineans surrendering in defeat. The two countries, separated by the Atlantic Ocean, were also at loggerheads over the incident, and their tit-for-tat attitude extended to the soccer field.
Every time the two national teams met after the war, there was a lot of talk. In the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the last 8 match is a classic, the king of the ball Manatana scored a world goal, of course, it is very popular, but his hand of God scored a goal for Argentina to open the first record, but it makes the England who went out of the tournament hate. 1998 World Cup in France, the two teams met in the round of 16, during the match, Beecham sneak kicked Szemonyi, the referee was shown a red card directly expelled from the field, which indirectly led to the England again This indirectly led to England being knocked out of the World Cup by Argentina. However, in recent years, not many Argentinean players have chosen to go to
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The relationship between the two parties has also eased.
Greece and Turkey will lose anytime.
Greece and Turkey have always been enemies. The earliest ancient Greek civilization originated from the Greek Peninsula and the entire Aegean Sea, but in 1453, the Turkish Ottoman Empire destroyed the Eastern Roman Empire and ruled Greece for a long time. In the early 19th century, Greece became independent after the intervention of Britain and Russia, but the two sides have always been in dispute over the territories inherited from the Eastern Roman Empire and have often clashed, with the division of the Aegean Sea and the Cypress issue being the best examples in recent years.
When the two sides met in the group stage of the 2008 Europa League, the defending champions, Greece, lost 1-4 after taking the lead at home. The players were scolded and even received death threats from the fans after returning to their home country; when Greece came to play as the visitors, the match had a lot of fireworks, but the Greek players tried their best to beat the opponents 1-0, and the public's anger was calmed down.
"North and South Korea must make peace.
When it comes to feuds in Asia, of course, the North-South Korean dispute must be mentioned. Theoretically, the two countries have been at war since the end of the Korean War in 1953, as they have never signed a peace agreement. Although the two armies have been at war on the battlefield, they have always been at peace on the field, with South Korea winning six of the 14 meetings between the two sides and drawing the remaining eight.
Most recently, South Korea visited Pyongyang for the first time in 30 years to play in the Asian zone outside the 2019 World Cup. However, according to players quoted from the tournament, it was not a peaceful trip for the North Koreans. North Korea refused entry to South Korean fans and media, and the match was not broadcast live; there were a lot of difficulties for South Koreans outside the stadium, and even more fights on the field, with flying sand and stones, as Choi Young-il, the vice president of the South Korean Football Association, described it: the match was like a war. And
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Star Son Heung-min also said that the opponent's kicking style was rough and the South Korean players were lucky not to be injured.
[Croatia, Serbia, you and me]
In the 1990s, a war broke out between Croatia and Serbia, the big brother of the former Yugoslavia, in a bid for independence. The feud between the two peoples further contributed to the break-up of Yugoslavia, and a clash during a soccer match in 1990 was considered as one of the triggers of the war. On May 13, 1990, Dinamo Zagreb hosted Red Star Belgrade in a soccer match. As rivals in the former Yugoslavia league, fans of the two teams had always been in a constant state of conflict, and the anti-Serb sentiment in Croatia at that time also intensified the hostility between the two sides.
The match atmosphere pushed the fans of both sides to the extreme and clashes broke out in the stands. Although there were riot police at the scene, it was hard to stop the fans from pouring into the stadium, and the situation got out of control very quickly. Dinamo's then captain, Boban, kicked a police officer in order to protect a fan who had been roughed up by the police, and the Croatian star was banned from representing Yugoslavia in the 1990 World Cup. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, players from both countries have been fighting on their own, and Croatia, which reached the World Cup final in 2018, has a significantly better record than Serbia.
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With Ukraine having clashed repeatedly in recent years, Europe
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The avoidance mechanism has long been in place to prevent the two countries from being drawn in the same group in international competitions and club matches.
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The invasion of Ukraine has brought relations between the two countries to the point of incompatibility.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia
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still maintained great influence within Ukraine, but by 2004 the color revolution in Ukraine and the gradual convergence of Ukraine to the West led to a breakdown in relations between the two countries, and Russia
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Ongoing agitation for the independence of pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine has led to ongoing conflict.
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annexation of Crimea, the two countries entered a state of hostilities; in 2018 Russia
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The World Cup, as the hosts, did not allow Ukrainian citizens to enter the country to watch the game. The last time the two national teams met was in 1999, and Ukraine, which was down by one goal, was equalized by Shufu Zhenko before the end of the game, making it a 1-1 draw. As a result of the avoidance mechanism, the national teams and clubs of the two countries have seldom played each other in recent years. 2022 Russian Federation
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After the Ukraine, the Russian men's and women's national teams, as well as the clubs, were recognized by the international community as the most important players in the world.
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[The White Rose defuses U.S.-Iranian tensions]
The United States supported the totalitarian rule of the Shah of Pahlavi and provided him with substantial military and economic assistance in exchange for Iranian oil supplies. However, this provoked discontent among religious conservatives in Iran, and eventually led to the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution on November 1, 1979, in which demonstrators seized the U.S. Embassy and held 99 diplomats and military personnel hostage as a protest against the United States.
In the 1998 World Cup in France, Iran and the United States met in a group stage match, but the game was not affected by politics or war. Before the match, the American players took the initiative to shake hands, and all the Iranian players gave each other white roses as a symbol of peace, and both sides smiled for a group photo. In the end, Iran won the match 2-1, and the American players congratulated their rivals after the match, defusing tensions between the two countries.
