Favourite world cups

[Heathblue]

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1978, Argentina the best IMO, Holland beat Argentina earlier in the tournament.

[tpcnw]

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I think you mean the 1066 final when the Normans won it on pelanties? Unlucky England!

Ah yes a good typo. 1966 of course.

[Dorcus]

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I think you mean the 1066 final when the Normans won it on pelanties? Unlucky England!

Why on Earth did England play it at Hastings? Was Wembley being refurbished then?

[Dorcus]

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I remember an Italian headed goal scored by Roberto Bettega during one of the group matches in either the 1978 or the 1982 World Cup which I thought was the best headed goal I've ever seen. The ball flew into the net like a bullet.

However I've never been able to find video of that goal on Google. Anyone remember it and can trace the video of it?

[DannyP_93]

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Being half-Bulgarian it has to be 1994 for me.
The Stoichkov free-kick to beat Germany & reach the semi-finals gets mentioned over there even more than '66 does in England!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqaPYRD7Bso

[ToTaL ITK]

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My favourite was the won that got stolen by a bloke called Jack Russel and was found by a truffle pig called Pinky perky. That was my favourite.

[bobh]

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My favourite was the won that got stolen by a bloke called Jack Russel and was found by a truffle pig called Pinky perky. That was my favourite.

That Jules Rimet trophy was class, pity it fell into the hand of Brazilian criminals. Almost certainly melted down.

[NinianKnight]

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1958 Wales were robbed

[tpcnw]

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1958 Wales were robbed

MBE announced today for Cliff Jones, who was one of the stars of the Welsh side in 1958. The first International I saw live was Italy in 1968 and it was his final appearance for Wales at the age of 33.

[the other bob wilson]

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I remember an Italian headed goal scored by Roberto Bettega during one of the group matches in either the 1978 or the 1982 World Cup which I thought was the best headed goal I've ever seen. The ball flew into the net like a bullet.

However I've never been able to find video of that goal on Google. Anyone remember it and can trace the video of it?

[The Lone Gunman]

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Interesting thread.

I don't have a favourite tournament, never been that big on World Cups to be honest, although there have been plenty of games I've enjoyed. One that sticks in the mind was Northern Ireland's victory over Spain in 1982, I can remember really enjoying that.

Probably a reflection of the ages of the people who use this message board, but I see a number have chosen tournaments in the 1970's as their favourites (1978 was the first I can remember watching). There were just 16 teams competing in those finals. Amazing to think the same number will be eliminated at the group stage this year.

There were 16 teams involved from 1934 to 1978. It was 24 teams from 1982 to 1994, and then 32 teams from 1998 to 2022. To me, 48 teams being at this year's tournament pushes it into the realms of farce, not to mention three different countries hosting matches.

[jon1959]

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My memory of past World Cups is very patchy, but my favourite team was the Dutch in 1974 - Johan Cruyff, Johnny Rep, Johan Neeskens, the van de Kerkhofs, Ruud Krol, and some others.

The great names, the aura, the ridiculous skill, the Orange fans, and the fact that they were not England. Total football!

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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John Lennon was seen wandering around looking for his independence there, it just seemed to vanish in The Hayes.

Purple Hayes?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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I think you mean the 1066 final when the Normans won it on pelanties? Unlucky England!

The victory was down to Norman wisdom.