Three thousand five hundred women in Iran were allowed to attend a soccer match for the first time in 40 years.
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FIFA World Cup Final is held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer star, scored his 1,000th goal.
The world's first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.
South Africa played host to the first FIFA World Cup in Africa.
Manchester City became the first English Premier League soccer team to win four consecutive seasons.