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Witness: Eusebio's magic revived in tale of 1966

By Paul RadfordJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - I can still remember the look on Eusebio's face as North Korea took a 3-0 lead over his Portuguese team in the World Cup quarter-final at Goodison Park in Liverpool 44 years ago.The Black Panther, as he was known, second best player in the world to Pele himself at the time, gathered the ball from the back of the net, turned and ran back to the center spot with a look of grim determination which said: "That's enough now. I'm going to sort this out even if I have to do it all by myself."It was an extraordinary moment. I was standing in the crowd of more than 40,000 as stunned as everyone else, wondering if I was dreaming.North Korea had arrived for the finals as a mild curiosity and rank outsider. Nothing suggested what was to come after their first two games, a 3-0 defeat to the Soviet Union and a 1-1 draw with Chile.But then came the biggest soccer upset ever, one which no one could really believe. They beat Italy 1-0 in their third group game in...

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