Photos: Happy heroes in their victims’ shirts

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Marc Baecke

Spain 1982 | Group stage
Camp Nou, Barcelona

The left-back was infallible against Mario Kempes, Diego Maradona and Co in the tournament’s opening match. Baecke and the Belgians celebrated one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history in white and blue stripes.

Faouzi Mansouri

Spain 1982 | Group stage
El Molinon, Gijon

The defender helped Les Fennecs pull off a sport-shaking shock in green and white and commemorated it in white and green.

Bruno Conti

Spain 1982 | Final
Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Paul Breitner, Pierre Littbarski, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge must have wished Conti was in a white uniform before and not after the final whistle. The exhilarating winger sealed a spectacular individual World Cup by setting up Alessandro Altobelli for the Azzurri’s third goal.

Diego Maradona

Italy 1990 | Last 16
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin

The Seleção dominated, but the Albiceleste emerged triumphant thanks to some trademark genius from ‘El Diez’. Maradona collected the ball inside his own half, excellently eluded three challenges and slipped it to Claudio Caniggia, who rounded Taffarel and scored. Maradona then swapped shirts with Muller and rejoiced.

Jurgen Klinsmann

Italy 1990 | Last 16
Stadio San Siro, Milan

The striker celebrates in an orange jersey after one of the best individual performances the tournament has ever seen.

Gary Lineker

Italy 1990 | Quarter-final
Stadio San Paolo, Naples

After scoring two spot-kicks in a dramatic success, Lineker traded his Three Lions jersey for an Indomitable Lions one and posed for a celebratory shot with David Platt.

David Beckham

France 1998 | Group stage
Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens

The Three Lions No7 capped his first World Cup start with a fantastic free-kick and then seized himself a souvenir: Carlos Valderrama’s No10 shirt.

Lilian Thuram

France 1998 | Final
Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Thuram helped France keep a fifth clean sheet of the tournament and duly won the adidas Bronze Ball. After exchanging shirts with Brazil winger Denilson, the defender posed for a photo in canary-yellow holding football’s most famous trophy.

Korea Republic players

Korea/Japan 2002 | Group stage
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Choi Yongsoo, Lee Chunsoo, Kim Taeyoung, Hong Myungbo, Choi Jincheul, Song Chonggug and Seol Kihyeon applaud the Taegeuk Warriors supporters in American jerseys after overcoming an early deficit – and a Brad Friedel penalty save – to snatch a decisive draw.

Rivaldo

Korea/Japan 2002 | Quarter-finals
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka

Rivaldo left the pitch in Rio Ferdinand’s shirt after his fine finished sparked a fightback victory.

Jens Jeremies

Korea/Japan 2002 | Semi-finals
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Hong Myungbo’s top was added to Jeremies’ collection after Rudi Voller’s charges edged a place in the final.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

South Africa 2010 | Quarter-finals
Port Elizabeth Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Van Bronckhorst consoled and traded jerseys with his former Arsenal team-mate Gilberto Silva after helping the Oranje into the semi-finals.

David Luiz

Brazil 2014 | Quarter-finals
Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza

The stylish centre-back bagged a glorious knuckleball free-kick, while the Colombia No10 got a consolation from the spot that ultimately seized him the adidas Golden Boot. David Luiz graciously consoled a crying James upon the final whistle and was rewarded with his shirt.

Kylian Mbappe

Qatar 2022 | Semi-finals
Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

After competing against him down the flank, Mbappe swapped shirts with his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate and close friend Achraf Hakimi.