Classic World Cup: Higuita gets it all wrong

Video / Ari Last / 24 March 2010 / Leave a comment Free £25 Bet

Eccentric keeper shown the perils of living on the edge...

Rene Higuita revelled in a reputation built on flamboyancy and showmanship. However, against Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup, things went horribly awry.

Attempting to take on Roger Milla some 40 yards from his unguarded goal, the Colombian was dispossessed by the veteran forward. And despite an audacious lunge at the ankles of the 40-year-old, the keeper was not able to save himself from the infamy of having conceded one of the softest goals ever scored in a World Cup.

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