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TIL captain of Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) - Achmad Nawir and captain of Hungary - György Sárosi played each other at 1938 FIFA World Cup while also having doctorate degrees. Nawir was also spotted wearing glasses during that match, making him one of the fewest players to do so at World Cups.

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