The Quandary of Quiroga
Tonight's offering, submitted for your approval... The Quandary of Quiroga or The Fix is IN?
Why did most news services post the following storyline?
Just in from the Forbidden Zone (replete with Dr. Zaius warning from our previous post), or should we call it the FIFA zone?
Argentine born Quiroga allowed Argentina to score six times, as the host nation won 6-0. As many goals as he had allowed all other opponents in the tournament.
And it doesn't stop there, FIFA in fact are in the midst of a multi million dollar bribery scandal involving FIFA officials and the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
The New York Times recently proclaimed "Throw FIFA Out of the Game", while John Oliver on HBO ripped FIFA prior to the Cup.
FYI, with over $1 Billion in the bank, and $4 Billion coming in from this Cup alone, FIFA has non profit status.
There's an example of your FIFA fix, in action. Dr. Zaius was right. Stay thirsty my friends.
"Goalie Tim Howard made 16 saves. The most saves in the World Cup since 1966, when they started keeping records."
We issued a challenge in our last post, can anyone tell me whose record Tim Howard broke?
We issued a challenge in our last post, can anyone tell me whose record Tim Howard broke?
I doubt it, as the storyline provided leaves one little to work with in finding the old record. But this is by design and request.
Just in from the Forbidden Zone (replete with Dr. Zaius warning from our previous post), or should we call it the FIFA zone?
The previous World Cup record for most shots
saved in one match was 13 and came in 1978 by... drum roll please...
Peru's Ramon Quiroga in a first round
scoreless match vs the Netherlands. And? Damm good goalie to shut out the eventual Cup runner up, right? Not so fast Joe...
In the second round Brazil was in Argentina's group and had beaten Peru 3-0 and Poland 3-1. Argentina had beaten Poland 2-0 and drew with Brazil 0-0. So in their final game, to top the group, Argentina needed to beat Peru by four goals.
Pretty tall order vs an outstanding goalie who outside of allowing Brazil 3, had allowed only 3 goals in his other 5 starts. Right? Get to the point Jim...
In the second round Brazil was in Argentina's group and had beaten Peru 3-0 and Poland 3-1. Argentina had beaten Poland 2-0 and drew with Brazil 0-0. So in their final game, to top the group, Argentina needed to beat Peru by four goals.
Pretty tall order vs an outstanding goalie who outside of allowing Brazil 3, had allowed only 3 goals in his other 5 starts. Right? Get to the point Jim...
Argentine born Quiroga allowed Argentina to score six times, as the host nation won 6-0. As many goals as he had allowed all other opponents in the tournament.
What's up Doc? Can't a goalie have a bad day? This relegated Brazil to a third place game and put the host nation in
the final vs The Netherlands. Oh? I get it, point shaving, match fixing...
Which will lead you to the fact that World
Cup games (an 80 year old Peruvian Senator admits to being in on the 1978 fix) and whole tournaments have been fixed. The book with all the sordid details on the 1978 tournament fix: (Argentina's 1978 World Cup - The Ugly Truth).
And it doesn't stop there, FIFA in fact are in the midst of a multi million dollar bribery scandal involving FIFA officials and the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
The New York Times recently proclaimed "Throw FIFA Out of the Game", while John Oliver on HBO ripped FIFA prior to the Cup.
FYI, with over $1 Billion in the bank, and $4 Billion coming in from this Cup alone, FIFA has non profit status.
There's an example of your FIFA fix, in action. Dr. Zaius was right. Stay thirsty my friends.
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