Tantrums, trickery and tragedies of World Cups past

Updated: 2014-04-25 10:53

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Rooney treads on Carvalho - 2006 Germany World Cup

Tantrums, trickery and tragedies of World Cups past

Referee Horacio Elizondo of Argentina blows his whistle after England's Wayne Rooney (9) treads on Ricardo Carvalho of Portugal in the 2006 World Cup quarterfinal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, July 1, 2006. Carvalho was injured in the tackle and soon substituted. England lost 3-1 on penalties and Beckham has since resigned his captaincy. [Photo/icpress.cn]

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