WinkieWATP
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Italia 90. 10 years old at the time. Loved it
I agree with you,that Brazil team would in my opinion take care of any of the other post 1970's world cup champions,I also agree about Maradona,brilliant but tainted,as I said before, just my opinion mind.Going by the results so far it’s mostly younger fans who are voting.
Anyone old enough to remember 1970 doesn’t need to look any further.
Outstanding football and no cheats like you see nowadays.
But the World Cup is always a good watch.
1970 watched it as a school kid. It was all very new and fresh, we had Pele playing great and the exciting lads from Peru. ITV also started the football panel which from memory featured Derek Dougan, Pat Crerand, Malcolm Allison and a former Arsenal full back whose name escapes me. The best for me and of course was finished off by the 4th Brazil goal scored by Carlos Alberto.
That was the last world cup where Brazilian played "their" way. They were sensational, but got caught out by Italy by shocking defending. By far the best team never to win a world cup. Some classic games too, Germany France semi, Italy Germany final. Best ever, no argument from me.
I think Maradona won one of Argentina’s World Cups on his own.I agree with you,that Brazil team would in my opinion take care of any of the other post 1970's world cup champions,I also agree about Maradona,brilliant but tainted,as I said before, just my opinion mind.
Yes, thanks. that's the man. As I remember it he was the quieter member of the panel (probably why I forgot his name) and was up against the characters of Dougan, Allison & Crerand.BOb McNab was the Arsenal player who you are thinking about. If I remember correctly he had been one of the last players released from the England squad.
Some absolutely great football was played in 1970.
Spain 82.
Zico was outstanding.
one of the best games I have ever seen Brazil 2 Italy 3
Argentina 78,Kempes,Ardiles,Passarella,Luque a team full of quality and fans that created an atmosphere second to none,It made up for the shambles of a tournament from Scotland.
Germany 1974 first World Cup i remember cruyff and beckenbauer great players
Scotland in the same group as Brazil, Yugoslavia and Zaire
Mexico 70 for me.
That Brazil team played football like I'd never imagined was possible before.
Truly magical stuff!
Football,there is no logic to it.And yet we were the only team to beat Netherlands in 90 minutes
That was the last world cup where Brazilian played "their" way. They were sensational, but got caught out by Italy by shocking defending. By far the best team never to win a world cup. Some classic games too, Germany France semi, Italy Germany final. Best ever, no argument from me.
Personal highlights
70 & 82 for the brazillian teams.
74 for the dutch team
78 for kempes and the tickertape
86 for maradona doing it almost on his own.
98 for the french team
2010 for the spanish team
That semi must have absolutely drained the Italians. Would be I interesting to know how long they had to recover before the final.I was 9 at the time of Mexico 70, so it's the earliest one I remember and no other since has really lived up to my expectations. First sticker album, a magical Brazil team featuring a player I'd never seen playing before - Pele, the W Germany v Italy semi-final that I was allowed to stay up late to watch, etc, etc.
That semi must have absolutely drained the Italians. Would be I interesting to know how long they had to recover before the final.
The Brazilians just seem to bounce about the park as if they were made of elastic.Ive watched that game about 8 times BB. It was a festival of football.
The Brazilians just seem to bounce about the park as if they were made of elastic.
Longer than I thought. Thanks for that.Almost 4 days, 17th to 21st June - https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1970/matches/#knockoutphase
Good call, would be some game between those two!I think the Dutch in 1974 would go close to that Turps.
Good call, would be some game between those two!
There is a great documentary on it, how the Brazil federation decided they needed to become more European after 82. Still produce superb footballers, but never had a team like that again.I think that in terms of football ability, and style and quality and grace and elan the Brazilian team of 82 were actually better than the 1970 team. However they blew it against Italy and are not remembered in the same way - and rightly so.
I feel that in most things Scottish its always shite or sugar. By that I mean McLeod has been ridiculed for his pre tournament boasts, however given the squad available where many were amongst the best in a country dominating European football we had every right to be at least optimistic. Remember the Finals contained a mere 16 teams and I would have placed us comfortably in the top half but behind Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Holland, and W. Germany.Argentina 78 for me, got caught up in the whole "Allys Army" thing, people in Scotland genuinley beleived we had a chance to qualify, but of course we failed again, still we did have the best goal of the tournament, Archie Gemmills goal against Holland one of the best ever
Also the Panini stickers during that world cup was excellent & a good summer.Spain 82 for me. Was 14 and loved football at that time. Everything about it was magical.