Uruguayan Who Spoiled Brazil’s 1950 World Cup Party Gets Ticket
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Alcides Ghiggia is coming to Brazil’s World Cup party after all.
The 87-year-old ruined Brazil’s event the last time it was held in the country, in 1950, by scoring the winning goal for Uruguay to deny the hosts the Jules Rimet trophy. Ghiggia, the last surviving member of that Uruguayan squad, had been overlooked for a ticket with the opening game of this year’s tournament set for today in Sao Paulo.