Alcides Ghiggia sits alone on a stage. He has bandy legs, his hair is combed back, his eyes are tired, he has a large nose and big ears. His face is wrinkled. He is now 87 years old. He is telling the ...

Legendary Uruguayan forward Alcides Ghiggia died on Thursday at the age of 88. Ghiggia died on the 65th anniversary of his winning goal in the final game of the 1950 World Cup, giving Uruguay a ...

Alcides Ghiggia, the Uruguayan soccer great who scored the winning goal in a stunning 2-1 victory over Brazil in the final game of the 1950 World Cup, died July 16 in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo ...

Alcides Ghiggia, the hero of Uruguay's legendary Maracanazo upset of Brazil in the final game of the 1950 World Cup, has died at age 88. Ghiggia, who scored the second goal of La Celeste's shock 2-1 ...

Shortly before passing away, Alcides Ghiggia discussed his title-winning goal for Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup and Brazilians’ affection for him thereafter. “Only three people have ever been able to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAO PAULO, June 11 (Reuters) - Alcides Ghiggia, the man who scored the winning goal for Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup, is set to ...

Uruguay soccer great Alcides Ghiggia is in critical condition in a coma with multiple injuries and breathing problems following a traffic accident. His son Arcadio Ghiggia, told the daily El Pais ...

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia, who scored the winning goal in the final game of the 1950 World Cup to give Uruguay a stunning 2-1 victory over Brazil — still recalled as Brazil's ...