Interesting story about that incident, actually ...
... After Zaire lost 9-0 to Yugoslavia (with the referee sending off the wrong player - incidentally the ref *should* have sent off Mwepu, the man you see booting the ball away there), the team apparently received a visit from the benevolent President Mobutu, who told them that another humilating defeat (i.e. by more than three goals) would have very serious repercussions for the players and (most likely) their families.
That moment comes when Zaire are 3-0 down with not long to play - it's Mwepu's idea of gamesmanship, trying to unsettle the Brazilian and stop him scoring. Most players would have just taken ages to retreat 10 yards - not this guy!
Credit to him, it worked (in a sense) - Brazil didn't score and the game ended 3-0 ...
Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot on June 17th 2006 at 19:17:02
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- Well done Ghana (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jun 17, 18:51:15
- Indeed 2nd best I've seen after Argentina v Serbia.... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 17, 18:53:00
- The number of times they got behind the Czechs was amazing... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jun 17, 18:54:47
- africans have come a long way from this (YOU TUBE WARNING!) (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:13:21
- John Terry special (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 17, 19:17:37
- Interesting story about that incident, actually ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 19:17:02
- heard that before, not sure i believe it though (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:20:49
- I'm not sure ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 19:23:50
- i believe the stuff about mobutu (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:32:53
- More here: (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 19:29:32
- strange that the article doesn't mention the free kick (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:41:25
- yeh too be fair I've seen that footage as well (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 17, 19:43:04
- strange that the article doesn't mention the free kick (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:41:25
- I'm not sure ... (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Jun 17, 19:23:50
- heard that before, not sure i believe it though (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:20:49
- could have said that about the czechs too though... (Other Football) - Swiss Yellow, Jun 17, 19:12:24
- africans have come a long way from this (YOU TUBE WARNING!) (Other Football) - Dave in France, Jun 17, 19:13:21
- The number of times they got behind the Czechs was amazing... (Other Football) - Klobo04, Jun 17, 18:54:47
- Indeed 2nd best I've seen after Argentina v Serbia.... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jun 17, 18:53:00
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