The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Semi finals
Imagine playing an entire World Cup match with a fractured ankle, yet still managing to score?
Ferenc Puskás, one of football’s greatest legends, did exactly that in the 1954 World Cup final when Hungary played West Germany!
Puskás is believed by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, he played 85 games and scored 84 times for Hungary, and was Europe’s top scorer in 1948.
But that’s just half the story.
After refusing to return to Hungary after the 1956 Revolution (which broke out while the national team were abroad competing in the Euro Cup) he went on to play for Real Madrid.
Puskás scored 514 goals in 529 matches in both the Hungarian and Spanish leagues.
When he passed away at age 79 he was given a state funeral and was buried under the dome of St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest on 9 December 2006.
Whenever I hear the name Puskás, I think of this man, however, apparently, it's a fairly common surname in Hungary.
These are my predictions for the semi final stage of the @blocktrades World Cup contest.
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Score Team vs Team Score
3 France vs Belgium 1
2 Croatia vs England 1
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Photo credit: By FORTEPAN adományozó Magyar Bálint - FOTO:Fortepan
Personally I believe the final game will be Belgium and Croatia, lets wait an see.