History of the World Cup

A wedding ceremony on the field in the «World Cup 1998»

From the wedding ceremony of the Danish Wiend and the Brazilian Rose on the grounds of the “Velodrome” stadium in Marseille in the World Cup in France.

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The 1998 World Cup in France witnessed an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of the World Cup, with a wedding ceremony held on the 23rd of July of that year on the grounds of the “Velodrome” stadium in the city of Marseille, in southern France, before the kick-off for the Brazil-Denmark match, where the Norwegian Oyvind Ekeland married the Brazilian Rose. Angela D'Souza.

The chapters of the novel of the unprecedented marriage ceremony in the World Cup finals go back to the results of the draw for the first group, which pitted Brazil against Denmark at the opening of the group matches, which prompted the two fiancés, the Danish Oyvind and the Brazilian Rose, to contact the International Federation «FIFA», and ask him officially to allow They get married before the start of the match, and on the field.

Argentine historian Luthiano Bernicchi stated, in his book “The Strangest Tales in the History of the World Cup,” that the International Federation studied the strange request of the fiancés, Oyvind and Rose, before giving the green light to hold the marriage ceremony on the field, by responding officially by approving the request, in a letter in which the official spokesman confirmed. To “FIFA” at the time, Keith Cooper, that “(FIFA) always confirms that football brings people together in a spirit of love, friendship and brotherhood, and accordingly your request was accepted.”

The ceremony was held an hour before the start of the match, in front of the fans, and in the meeting Denmark succeeded in beating Brazil 2-1.

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