World Cup memories

chessington · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:23 pm

Skysports news have been showing live coverage of Bobby Robsons memorial service and they finished the service with Nessan Dorma (not sure how to spell it but you know what I mean) and it took me back to 1990 as I was at the first 3 group games in Cagliari.

That said, my greatest world cup memory has to be David Platts winner in Bologna and Waddle + Butcher doing the 'lets all have a disco' dance.

Any others.........

Compo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:26 pm

when we beat Cameroon they tore us apart that game and were unlucky to loose only Mr big-ears falling over in the box saw them off. Brilliant game and I was only 7 but can remember it clear as day.

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:33 pm

Lineker's hat-trick against Poland in 1986.

chessington · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:35 pm

Compo wrote:

when we beat Cameroon they tore us apart that game and were unlucky to loose only Mr big-ears falling over in the box saw them off. Brilliant game and I was only 7 but can remember it clear as day.

I mainly remember who linneker dived for both pens we got and yet no one has ever called him a cheat, he's a legend :roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY5GWKIOX_4

Roger Milla had a great tournament, not bad for a 58 year old :shock:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Loved the 1990 world cup, my first football memory and i got the video of the tournament and watched it for years, totally loved gazza after that tournament too, it made him.

chessington · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:38 pm

Warwick Hunt wrote:

Lineker's hat-trick against Poland in 1986.

forgot about that one, wasn't that game at about 2 in the morning or am I exaggerating. Just remember having school the next day and still being on a high having qualified from the group.

chessington · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:39 pm

Yubep wrote:

Loved the 1990 world cup, my first football memory and i got the video of the tournament and watched it for years, totally loved gazza after that tournament too, it made him.

IMO, football was re-born after 1990 and as you say alot of that was down to Gazza.

Warwick Hunt · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:40 pm

chessington wrote:

Warwick Hunt wrote:

Lineker's hat-trick against Poland in 1986.

forgot about that one, wasn't that game at about 2 in the morning or am I exaggerating. Just remember having school the next day and still being on a high having qualified from the group.

It was late but I think it kicked off at 10.30pm.

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 3:48 pm

I have very vague memories of the 1978 one in Argentina, but my first proper memories are 1982- Bryan Robson scoring after about 20 seconds v France, and I think Keegan and Brooking coming on as subs in a 0-0 draw that got us knocked out and everybody saying that they should've started the game.

The France match was a tea-time kick off, we'd just sat down to have tea and cos it was the World Cup my mam let us have the telly on while we were eating. The other game I mention was a later kick off I think.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:11 pm

italia 90 is the first one i can remember. I was 10. It was magical.

In fact it was that what got me into football well and truly.

As i said in another thread (may even have been on a different board) i spent the next year 'being' toto skillachi everytime we played footy.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

i was skillachi, gazza and roger miller.

My brother often tried to do a higueta when in goal and tried n take everyone on, lose the ball and look like a doyle.

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:19 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

Mexico '70 getting beat by West Germany 3-2 after being two up is one of my first memories of life! Sat in front of our "Ultra" Black and White telly in Kildale Grove. When England scored me Dad was jumping around and me Nannas Yorkshire Terrier Scrappy went for him!!!

Odd but I can't remember the 1970 or 1971 FA Cup Finals, first one I can vividly recall is Leeds v Arsenal in '72. By then we had a colour telly and had moved to Owton Manor. I can remember being most dischuffed when England got beat by Poland and that meant we weren't in the '74 World Cup.

Bobby Moore and the gold bracelet!

David Webb!

Halcyon Days!

Francis Lee was my very first stalking victim... FACT!

P.M.T. · **Joined:** Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:14 pm **Posts:** 968

" There's people on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now " :grin:

Compo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:30 pm

P.M.T. wrote:

" There's SOME people on the pitch, they think it's all over. It is now " :grin:

the barron · **Joined:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:42 pm **Posts:** 398

Scotland being tonked 3-1 by Peru in 1978 :laugh:

Archie Gemmill's goal against Holland was pretty good tho'....

Spender · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:43 pm

The Brazil v England game in Mexico and the Gordon Banks save from Pele. I know it's become a bit of a cliche, but at the time you just expected Banks to make that sort of save 'cos he could. The worst thing of the entire tournament was the introduction of Peter "The Cat' Bonetti who promptly let 3 in so we lost 3/2 against.....guess who.....Germany. :evil:

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:44 pm

Hand ball never great header..

alleztfc · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:13 pm

Betraying me age again but I remember being denied qualification by bloody Tomazcevsky, the Polish keeper in 1973. We'd have been tonked in Germany anyway.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:16 pm

Senegal beating France 1-0 in the opening game of Korea/Japan 2002. I remember somehow that a television had been put into one of the Woodwork classrooms in the Design and Technology block at school. Having heard a rumour that a television was on at lunchtime in an ampty classroom showing a World Cup game, all the lads walked overe there and watched at least the first half before leaving after lunch. :laugh:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I remember in 1998 our school, henrys, just abandoned lessons when england we're on during the world cup in france.

and in 2002 at college we played brazil at about 7:00am, this was during our exam period so we just went to college early, watched the games in the exam hall then sat the exam straight after.

Great thing world cups, the country just stands still.

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:55 pm

I remember 2002 because it was the first time that the school had decided to show a World Cup game live via a projected screen in the hall. They probably did that to prevent people from having an excuse for just happening to be late for school on the day of an England game. I remember in the lead-up to it there was talk of being able to watch the games whilst having breakfast. Mind you, because I still had to go to school, I could only see the first half of any of the Group games.

misterb2001 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:14 pm

ah the 2002 world cup. Was working at Garlands at the time, the cafe thing had just opened and they had the footy on. Watched the first half of England v Brazil at home and the 2nd half at Garlands.

Luckily i was standing in as team leader so i decided to not bother going in for the start of my shift as the footy was WAY more important.

Manager came looking for me, asking why i'm not at my desk. I was sitting next to one of the top guys who calmly turned around and advised the manager to get back to their job and leave us to watch the footy.... good job he was a mate :wink:

Dugoutpaddy · **Joined:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:23 am **Posts:** 1772

chessington wrote:

Skysports news have been showing live coverage of Bobby Robsons memorial service and they finished the service with Nessan Dorma (not sure how to spell it but you know what I mean)

Nessum Dorma = non shall sleep
sadx

Splod · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:50 pm

My dad took me to Ayresome Park to see a 1-1 draw between Chile and North Korea. The Koreans all looked about 5' 0". It was the lowest attended game at the 1966 World Cup.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:37 am

Splod wrote:

It was the lowest attended game at the 1966 World Cup.

No change there then for Boro!!!! confised

mr plow · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:00 am

1978 world cup in Argentina. Sweden v Brazil was 1-1 after 90 minutes, Brazil had a corner and took ages over it. Eventually when they took the corner, Clive Thomas the welsh ref blew for full time while the ball was in the air, Brazil "scored" but he disallowed it as the game was over! clappp

Seem to remember one of the games both teams turned up with similar strips, so one of them had to play in the local teams shirts?

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:29 am

MadJohn wrote:

The 1982 World Cup was the first one I ever watched and still the most memorable. Two games stand out, both of which resulted in fabulous teams getting eliminated. Paulo Rossi scored three times against Brazil in what was essentially a quarter-final. Brazil, with Zico, Falcao, Eder, Socrates et al, could only equalise twice. Then you had the semi between West Germany and the France of Platini, Giresse and Tigana. 1-1 at full time, France led 3-1 in extra-time before Rummenigge inspired a comeback. The Germans won on penalties ( :roll:

) with the help of their keeper Harald Schumacher who should not have been on the pitch for the shootout, having committed attempted murder on Patrick Battiston.

I vaguely remember that, but i think its mostly cos of the stories from my parents - cos we were on holiday at butlins and my dad took me to watch it in some social club thing there, and with him being french all the old gadgies who hated Germany kept buying him drinks!
he staggered in absolutely paraletic - and for a religious bloke like him it was quite an occurence....

I suppose because the story got told so often i remember it, but in all honesty I cant remember a thing about the game.

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6476

The earliest one I remember is Mexico 1986, mainly because of the Maradonna hand ball but his other goal was fairly spectacular, also for some reason I think that Lineker was wearing some sort of bandage on one of his wrists

Did Ray Wilkins get sent off then against Morocco

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:57 am

Wilkins got sent off in (I think) the first group game.

Lineker broke his wrist and played in a lightweight cast.

grabec · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:09 am

My main (probably only clear) World Cup memory is of a bloke I worked with who won a trip to Mexico for the World Cup, only to get food poisoning and end up in intensive care. Bad luck, that.

John Baldwin, he was called, I think.

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Grabec wrote:

My main (probably only clear) World Cup memory is of a bloke I worked with who won a trip to Mexico for the World Cup, only to get food poisoning and end up in intensive care. Bad luck, that.

John Baldwin, he was called, I think.

I know him, big Johnny Baldwin, though he didn't like us lot calling him Johnny, last I heard of him he got food poisoning whilst at the 86 world cup in mexica, poor guy.

ronaldo · **Joined:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:53 pm **Posts:** 861

1990!!! Red hot summer, was at work on lates when Germany game was on, not much work done, everyone was wired up listening to radio commentary. Watched the 3rd place play off in a pub in Kingston actually, think we got beat off Italy , wasnt Schillaci their main man? First game of the 90/91 season saw me at Brentford v Bournemouth that day, ticking another ground off. Was overjoyed when heard that pools had won at Chesterfield 3-2, Heck !! Fletcher still playing all these years on. Even went back 3 days later and beat them again in the League Cup. The start of a great season.

Happy Days!!!

poolie bri · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:18 pm

ADG wrote:

World Cup 1974

This squad:

Ruud Geels
Arie Haan
Wim van Hanegem
Kees van Ierssel
Rinus Israël
Wim Jansen
Theo de Jong
Jan Jongbloed
Piet Keizer
René van de Kerkhof
Willy van de Kerkhof
Ruud Krol
Johan Neeskens
Johan Cruyff
Rob Rensenbrink
Johnny Rep
Wim Rijsbergen
Piet Schrijvers
Pleun Strik
Wim Suurbier
Eddy Treytel
Harry Vos

The best football team EVER in the history of football. Almost repeated in 1978.

With this squad:

Piet Schrijvers
Jan Poortvliet
Dick Schoenaker
Adri van Kraay
Ruud Krol
Wim Jansen
Piet Wildschut
Jan Jongbloed
Arie Haan
René van de Kerkhof
Willy van de Kerkhof
Rob Rensenbrink
Johan Neeskens
Johan Boskamp
Hugo Hovenkamp
Johnny Rep
Wim Rijsbergen
Dick Nanninga
Pim Doesburg
Wim Suurbier
Harry Lubse
Ernie Brandts

Now that was Football

that was total football :grin:

grabec · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:19 pm

Yubep wrote:

My brother often tried to do a higueta when in goal and tried n take everyone on, lose the ball and look like a doyle.

You have much in common, then? :coool:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Fensy · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:15 pm **Posts:** 6476

Grabec wrote:

Yubep wrote:

My brother often tried to do a higueta when in goal and tried n take everyone on, lose the ball and look like a doyle.

You have much in common, then? :coool:

Yubep doesn't need to try the Rene Higuita scorpion kick to look like a doyle :wink:

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

I can pull that off to perfection fensy!

He was a character that feller like, scorpion kicks, half way line runs, how the hell did someone like that play international football?

PJ_Poolie · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:38 pm

Yubep wrote:

how the hell did someone like that play international football?

I think the amount of Cocaine use in Columbia could be a clue :laugh:

The thing is he was shite. He used to gt it took off him leading to goals all the time, I remember one against Cameroon in Italia 90 that was unreal!! If you'd done that in an England shirt you'd be deported, fook me we class David James as eccentric because he has had a few dodgy haircuts and flaps at crosses!

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:42 pm

PJ_Poolie wrote:

Yubep wrote:

how the hell did someone like that play international football?

I think the amount of Cocaine use in Columbia could be a clue :laugh:

The thing is he was poo. He used to gt it took off him leading to goals all the time, I remember one against Cameroon in Italia 90 that was unreal!! If you'd done that in an England shirt you'd be deported, fook me we class David James as eccentric because he has had a few dodgy haircuts and flaps at crosses!

In columbia the players dont get dropped they get shot

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