Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:22 am
llangainbluebird wrote:First one I can remember clearly was England in 1966. Enjoyed them all, to be honest. Really hope that FIFA will change their minds on Quatar in 2022. It would be farcical. Only countries with a football tradition, and the stadia and infrastructure, should get the greatest sporting event of all, the World Cup.
Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:21 pm
Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:00 pm
litoblues wrote:i loved watching brazil in 82,, i remember being so gutted after italy beat them,, spoilt it for me..i still drool of some of their goals from that year....eder, socrates, junior, zico, falcao, and more, never seen football like that.
and i love all the world cups
Mon Jun 09, 2014 1:18 pm
Ray Bishop wrote:litoblues wrote:i loved watching brazil in 82,, i remember being so gutted after italy beat them,, spoilt it for me..i still drool of some of their goals from that year....eder, socrates, junior, zico, falcao, and more, never seen football like that.
and i love all the world cups
The best side that never won the World Cup. Whenever I see highlights of that Italy game it almost brings a tear to my eye. Brazil were magical in that tournament and they're my favourite team of all time. Espana 82 is also my favourite tournament, nothing has compared since, though Mexico 86 comes close.
What mystifies me is how many people enjoyed Italia90, don't get me wrong the tournament had some great stories, Cameroon, Roger Milla, the Riykaard/Voller spitting incident and Maradona infuriating the Italians,by claiming that Naples is hated by the rest of Italy and should get behind Argentina. But by and large the football was dross, the goals per game ratio was the lowest in World Cup history and was a big reason why Fifa brought in the back pass rule a couple of years later, the final was also absolutely dreadful, with the Argies stinking the place out with their negative, intimidating tactics. Along with South Africa 2010, Italia90 remains the worst World Cup I've seen and I've seen everyone since Argentina 78.
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