>>>>>>Association Football: March 20, 1976 - Aston Villa vs. Leicester City, ended in a 2 - 2 tie.
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>>>>>>One man scored all 4 goals!
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>>>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Own_goal
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>>>>>Think thats unusual ?
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>>>>>this from the same site
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>>>>>1994: In the preliminary round of the 1994 Caribbean Cup, Barbados deliberately scored an own goal in a successful attempt to advance to the final stage by forcing golden goal extra time against Grenada, as an unusual tournament rule awarded a two goal victory to a team that won in extra time. Needing a two goal victory to advance, Barbados found themselves up 2–1 with three minutes left in regulation time. After Grenada realised what had happened, they in turn tried to score against their own net while Barbados defended both goals for the final three minutes of the match.[8] Barbados won the game in extra time and advanced to the next round.
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>>>>Nah, that's just unsportsmanlike behaviour, far too common in footy and many other sports.
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>>>Actually I think this is fantastic. I wish I had seen that!
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>>OK, yes, it is literally "fantastic". If one looks at the big picture, the point of the game is entertainment, and it would have been quite entertaining!
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>There is a bit more to the World Cup than entertainment.

You're right, there's advertising, too.

>It is entertaining to most fans, including me, but winning and losing is a pretty intense matter to the participants. These aren't pickup games played for fun and recreation.

Why do the participants care?