FIXED: The truth in pictures about England and the USA at the World Cup
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By Nick Harris 8 June 2010 Along with the many 2010 World Cup articles about the first match in Group C - between England and the USA on Saturday - there have been, and will be, plenty of references to the famous, fabulous occasion when the USA beat England 1-0 at the 1950 World Cup. No doubt photographs will be reproduced purporting to show the moment when Joe Gaetjens scored the winning goal. Beware. It’s quite possible that what you’re seeing is false. There is no known photograph in existence showing Gaetjens actually scoring that goal, with him in the shot as the ball goes into the net. As we illustrate below, photos that pretend to show the moment have been faked. They have been graphically fixed, in fact, to pretend the ball was inside the net at a moment when it was actually outside the net (more of which in a moment). This tale of fakery and fixing has been told before, among the cognoscenti of football history. But it’s thanks to one of those figures - the esteemed football historian, Colin Jose - that we tell the story today in a little more detail. (Thanks are also due to the US Soccer Hall of Fame, who own and display the only two real known photos of the goal, neither with Gaetjens in shot). Colin Jose is an old friend of
FIXED: The truth in pictures about England and the USA at the World Cup
FIXED: The truth in pictures about England…
FIXED: The truth in pictures about England and the USA at the World Cup
By Nick Harris 8 June 2010 Along with the many 2010 World Cup articles about the first match in Group C - between England and the USA on Saturday - there have been, and will be, plenty of references to the famous, fabulous occasion when the USA beat England 1-0 at the 1950 World Cup. No doubt photographs will be reproduced purporting to show the moment when Joe Gaetjens scored the winning goal. Beware. It’s quite possible that what you’re seeing is false. There is no known photograph in existence showing Gaetjens actually scoring that goal, with him in the shot as the ball goes into the net. As we illustrate below, photos that pretend to show the moment have been faked. They have been graphically fixed, in fact, to pretend the ball was inside the net at a moment when it was actually outside the net (more of which in a moment). This tale of fakery and fixing has been told before, among the cognoscenti of football history. But it’s thanks to one of those figures - the esteemed football historian, Colin Jose - that we tell the story today in a little more detail. (Thanks are also due to the US Soccer Hall of Fame, who own and display the only two real known photos of the goal, neither with Gaetjens in shot). Colin Jose is an old friend of