Oh, and North Korea were actually three goals to the good before Eusebio decided to beat them single handedly. This game was in the World Cup quarter finals, and North Korea were coming off the back of a famous win over Italy. Things could get scary for you and your family.Ģ) Remember that North Korea - back in 1966 - were actually really good. Like Romario, Eusebio was a supreme goalscorer. Unlike Romario, Eusebio didn't exclaim that he'd scored over 1,000 career goals but he came pretty close to doing so.įor the perfect exemplification of the 'Black Panther's' talent, see his four goals in Portugal's come-from-behind win over North Korea in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.Īnd before you brush it off as 'only North Korea':ġ) Bear in mind the implications of thinking that.
Major Achievements: 1965 Ballon d'Or, 1966 European Golden Boot, 1968 & 1973 European Golden Boot, 1962 European Cup, 11 Primeira Liga titles, five Taca de Portugal titles. Teaming up with Romario at Barcelona in his prime, Stoichkov became one of the most feared forwards in Europe, and helped the 'Dream Team' to a UEFA Champions League triumph in 1991/92.Įusebio banging in a goal at the 1966 World Cup / Hulton Archive/GettyImages On top of this incredible international achievement, Stoichkov - particularly between 19 - enjoyed a pretty impressive club career too. Scoring six goals in the the 1994 FIFA World Cup - including one in each of the knockout rounds - Stoichkov came within touching distance of taking an eternally unfancied Bulgarian outfit to the final earning himself the Ballon d'Or in the process. Well, that's how good Hristo Stoichkov was in 1994.
Imagine being so good at football that you could single handedly drag Bulgaria to a World Cup semi final. Major Achievements: 1994 Ballon d'Or, 1990 European Golden Shoe, five-time Bulgarian Footballer of the Year, one UEFA Champions League, five La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey. Hristo Stoichkov at the 1994 World Cup / Rick Stewart/GettyImages
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