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Diop, who delivered memorable World Cup upset, dies at 42

by Gerald Imray
| November 30, 2020 12:24 AM

Papa Bouba Diop, the tall Senegal midfielder who scored the goal that delivered one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history, has died. He was 42.

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