Unfortunately you're a bit hard to hear from the Ronaldinho free-kick-repeat on :( Ah yes, the 2002 World Cup. As a R9-fan it was so satisfying to see him come back to this performance (I mean most goals in a WC since the 70s) after the 1998 World Cup and the injury hell that had followed. Actually fun fact (though it was mentioned in Raymar's video on R9) there weren't particular high hopes for Brazil at the start of the 2002 World Cup. They had lost the Copa America to Honduras in 2001 (finished fourth; while R9 was out with injury. They won the editions in 1997/1999 with him) and did poorly in the qualifying process. I think that because the expectations were low, that might have actually worked in their favor, pressure-wise. The other fun fact, that German squad was actually pretty bad and nobody had expectations for them, either😅 There's of course the young-ish Klose and Ballack, but the true hero of that squad was actually the goalie Oliver Kahn. It's pretty much a commonly accepted fact that he carried that German team hard to that finale. While he spilled Rivaldo's shot in the finale that lead to Ronaldo's goal, it has to be said that in one of his earlier saves he tore a ligament in his fingers that probably lead to the spill. He's actually the only goalkeeper ever so far that won the Golden Ball award at a World Cup and the only goalie who has finished in the top 3 of the Ballon d'Or voting twice. He has some insane reflexes, maybe you could react to him, too? This would be a good vid: th-cam.com/video/rDKD4kdkpFo/w-d-xo.html He also had a somewhat insane personality on the pitch, crazy ambitious and aggressive for a goalkeeper (one of his teammates is famously quoted: "I'm only afraid of two things, war and Oliver Kahn." lmao), combined with a few moments of madness (he once fisted the ball into an opponent's net, with the words "I thought the goalie is allowed to use his hands inside the penalty area" 😂😂).
As add on: Ronaldo said he had that haircut to get the media and teammates talk about sth else than his injuries, received another one during the England game (stated that it helped him mentally), so it's both a very silly haircut and a smart move. Recently he apologized to all moms at the time, since a lot of kids got that haircut. Also I'd say the first goal in the final is more R9 (if you watch that entire play, R9 won that ball back tenaciously after he lost it when he got double-tackled, passed it to Rivaldo who made the shot and R9 didn't just sit back to admire his work he did up to that point but was in place when the ball was spilled.) The second one is definitely on Rivaldo with the masterclass dummy 👌 (fun fact 3: Klose actually pulls a similar move in the legendary 7:1-trashing of Brazil; he must have had vivid memories of this match haha)
Also add on 3, not 2002-specific but I think that nails being scared of Brazil-era, look how scared the French defense was 1998 of R9 (is only like a minute so probably better off watching it on your own time): m.th-cam.com/video/EUaDKtMawww/w-d-xo.html
@@glasseskoala7422 Man, so many good stories. 😂 Before the final Brazil manager went to the room and had a conversa with the forwards. He said something like “don’t matter who gonna score, if you see your teammate in a better position, pass the ball”. They said “Ok”... After the manager left the room, Rivaldo said “Garrincha spent his whole life passing the ball, today Pele is here to deliver the trophy and people only talk about him. I’m not passing the ball” ... Ronaldo said “I’m not passing the ball either”. If you see he really tried to score and didn’t passed the ball. Also Brazil manager told Ronaldo to not try to divide the ball with the keeper to avoid injuries. Ironically he didn’t followed his advice and scored the first goal.
Unfortunately you're a bit hard to hear from the Ronaldinho free-kick-repeat on :(
Ah yes, the 2002 World Cup. As a R9-fan it was so satisfying to see him come back to this performance (I mean most goals in a WC since the 70s) after the 1998 World Cup and the injury hell that had followed. Actually fun fact (though it was mentioned in Raymar's video on R9) there weren't particular high hopes for Brazil at the start of the 2002 World Cup. They had lost the Copa America to Honduras in 2001 (finished fourth; while R9 was out with injury. They won the editions in 1997/1999 with him) and did poorly in the qualifying process. I think that because the expectations were low, that might have actually worked in their favor, pressure-wise.
The other fun fact, that German squad was actually pretty bad and nobody had expectations for them, either😅 There's of course the young-ish Klose and Ballack, but the true hero of that squad was actually the goalie Oliver Kahn. It's pretty much a commonly accepted fact that he carried that German team hard to that finale. While he spilled Rivaldo's shot in the finale that lead to Ronaldo's goal, it has to be said that in one of his earlier saves he tore a ligament in his fingers that probably lead to the spill. He's actually the only goalkeeper ever so far that won the Golden Ball award at a World Cup and the only goalie who has finished in the top 3 of the Ballon d'Or voting twice. He has some insane reflexes, maybe you could react to him, too? This would be a good vid:
th-cam.com/video/rDKD4kdkpFo/w-d-xo.html
He also had a somewhat insane personality on the pitch, crazy ambitious and aggressive for a goalkeeper (one of his teammates is famously quoted: "I'm only afraid of two things, war and Oliver Kahn." lmao), combined with a few moments of madness (he once fisted the ball into an opponent's net, with the words "I thought the goalie is allowed to use his hands inside the penalty area" 😂😂).
As add on: Ronaldo said he had that haircut to get the media and teammates talk about sth else than his injuries, received another one during the England game (stated that it helped him mentally), so it's both a very silly haircut and a smart move. Recently he apologized to all moms at the time, since a lot of kids got that haircut.
Also I'd say the first goal in the final is more R9 (if you watch that entire play, R9 won that ball back tenaciously after he lost it when he got double-tackled, passed it to Rivaldo who made the shot and R9 didn't just sit back to admire his work he did up to that point but was in place when the ball was spilled.)
The second one is definitely on Rivaldo with the masterclass dummy 👌 (fun fact 3: Klose actually pulls a similar move in the legendary 7:1-trashing of Brazil; he must have had vivid memories of this match haha)
Also add on 3, not 2002-specific but I think that nails being scared of Brazil-era, look how scared the French defense was 1998 of R9 (is only like a minute so probably better off watching it on your own time):
m.th-cam.com/video/EUaDKtMawww/w-d-xo.html
@@glasseskoala7422 Man, so many good stories. 😂
Before the final Brazil manager went to the room and had a conversa with the forwards.
He said something like “don’t matter who gonna score, if you see your teammate in a better position, pass the ball”.
They said “Ok”...
After the manager left the room, Rivaldo said “Garrincha spent his whole life passing the ball, today Pele is here to deliver the trophy and people only talk about him. I’m not passing the ball” ... Ronaldo said “I’m not passing the ball either”.
If you see he really tried to score and didn’t passed the ball.
Also Brazil manager told Ronaldo to not try to divide the ball with the keeper to avoid injuries.
Ironically he didn’t followed his advice and scored the first goal.