5 of the Most Spectacular Third Place Playoff Games in World Cup History

In all but one of the 19 completed editions of the World Cup staged - with 1950 being the only exception - FIFA decided to contest a third-place play-off in which a pair of physically and mentally drained teams were forced to battle it out for the dubious prize of a bronze medal just days after crashing out at the penultimate hurdle. However, on a positive note, they do tend to be entertaining and full of drama as both sides are still eager to earn a place on the podium. Ahead of their meeting...

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