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Uruguayan legend, Alcides Ghiggia, dies aged 88

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Video. Uruguayan legend, Alcides Ghiggia, dies aged 88

Updated: 17/07/2015 - 16:43 GMT+2

Alcides Ghiggia, who scored the winning goal for Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup, has died aged 88. The Uruguayan achieved legendary

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