They say that history tends to repeat itself if it is not known. Therefore, at the gates of a World Cup in Qatar and to avoid future pangs of conscience, conveniently ‘refresh’ the episode just 40 years ago in which an Emir rescinded a legal goal in a World Cup tournament. Football and its stages.
What we tell you today took place on Valladolidnasa New Jose Zorrilla Stadium where the second match of the World Cup group stage in Group 4 was played on June 21, 1982 between France Y Kuwait.
This is the first (and the last until now) of the Persian Gulf nation’s involvement in a world and their lack of strength on the pitch and their pride in the box left them their mark on history in an embarrassing way just as remarkable: with an Emir dropping off the pitch in the middle of the game.
The reason he Fahid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, character in question, who at that time held the position as president of the Kuwaiti football federation and brother of the country’s Emir, had his team score a (legal) goal with a score against (3-1 ). Until then, everything is fine. The complaint stemmed from the fact that his players remained standing on the lawn during the previous play, believing they heard the sound of a whistle and, therefore, the play was canceled. We insisted, it was 4-1.
However, and after a series of riots in the dignified area of the Pucelano stadium asking ‘his’ team to leave the field, the Persian leader decided to get off the pitch and spoke to referee Miroslav Stupar ( Russia) until it, which had previously given the purpose as legal, repealed it.
So, Fahid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah returned to the box satisfied that he had reached justice in his own way and, from there, he saw how France scored another goal and ended up losing to his team regardless of that episode.
Good and sad ending
All of this, later, was allowed by FIFA despite the fact that it did not cause any serious damage in the match and the leader received a fine of 100,000 dollars which he had to pay in the coming weeks.
Eight years later, retired from football and immersed in his country’s politics, Fahid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah he was killed by Iraqi troops who raided Dasman’s Palace during the First Gulf War.
Source: La Verdad
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
