World Cup history: 14 June 1990: Milla dances into World Cup folklore
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One man who embodied all of that and captured the imagination of the Italia ’90 crowds was Cameroon striker Roger Milla.
At the age of 38 – or so it was claimed – the forward struck twice in a group match against Romania, but it was his celebration that caught the eye. After slotting past goalkeeper Silviu Lung to help his side to a 2-1 win, Milla (above) ran to the corner flag and danced round it – thus, a legend was born.
Milla would repeat the trick in the last-16 game versus Colombia as Cameroon became the first African team to make the quarter-finals.
He returned in the United States four years later, his goal against Russia at the age of 42 extending his record as the World Cup’s oldest scorer.
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