By DPA,
Berlin : This day in World Cup history – June 10.
1934 – Luis Fernando Monti becomes the first player to play in two World Cup finals. After appearing for Argentina in the 1930 final which they lost 2-4 against the hosts Uruguay, Monti moved to Italy and played for his new country. He played in the 1934 final for Italy against Czechoslovakia, which the hosts won 2-1 after extra time. He is the only person to have played two World Cup finals for different countries.
1966 – English striker David Platt is born. The Aston Villa striker was in the England squad in Italia 1990 and scored against Belgium in the round of the last 16 in the final minute of extra time, making it the latest goal scored in World Cup history. England go on to beat Cameroon in the quarter-final before facing Germany in the semi-finals. Stuart Pierce and Chris Waddle fail to score in a penalty shoot out and England is knocked out. Germany go on to win the World Cup, beating Argentina in the final.
2006 – Togo’s German coach Otto Pfister resigns over a pay dispute four days before the African country’s first World Cup match. Pfister later returned to the team, but could do little as the West African country crashed out at the first hurdle after losing all three group games.
2006 – Sweden are held to a goalless draw by a 10-man Trinidad and Tobago team, who celebrate the draw as if it was a victory. It does not help them much though as they lose their two following games and go out, while the Swedes mange to advance as runner-up behind England after drawing with the England and beating Paraguay.