Talented midfielder Zinedine Zidane bowed his head past the yellow trophy, after being sent off in the 2006 World Cup final. In this match, Zidane scored from the penalty spot to help France lead 1-0, but was then equalized 1-1. In extra time, Zidane was sent off for hitting Materazzi in the chest. The French team then lost 4-5 to Italy in the penalty shootout. This was also Zidane's last match of his career.
Former player Diego Maradona scored a goal with his hand against England in Argentina's 2-1 win over England in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup. This was the most disastrous goal in history. Maradona later said that the goal was scored by "the hand of God".
Striker Ronaldo celebrates when scoring against Germany in the 2002 World Cup final. In this match, Ronaldo scored a double to help the team win 2-0, thereby winning the World Cup for the 5th time. The striker born in 1976 received the title of Top Scorer of the tournament with 8 goals and at the end of that year also won the European and World Golden Ball award.
The despair and suffering of a Brazilian fan after seeing his team lose 1-7 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals at home. This was Brazil's biggest loss in World Cup history. In this match, Brazil was missing two key players, Neymar and Thiago Silva.
Midfielder Andres Iniesta took off his shirt to celebrate scoring in extra time, helping Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in the final, to win the 2010 World Cup. Iniesta's shirt has a line of words in memory of his colleague Daniel Jarque - a player who passed away earlier from heart failure.
In Uruguay's match against Italy in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, striker Luis Suarez had a noisy ball when biting Italian center back Chiellini in the shoulder. Suarez was not given a red card by the referee but was later fined by FIFA, banned from participating in football activities for 4 months and fined 65,000 pounds.
England captain Bobby Moore lifted the 1966 World Cup gold trophy at home. In the final, England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time. To date, that is still the only major title of the Three Lions.
