‘Scotland’ Archives
Remembering Argentina ’78
The 1978 edition of the FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the tournament, was held in Argentina between 1st June and 25th June. Argentina had been chosen as hosts by FIFA way back in July 1966. Argentina had been a candidate to host the 1970 World Cup, but since Mexico City was hosting the 1968 Summer Olympics and had constructed new football [...]
New Zealand’s 1982 World Cup run
So now that the mighty All Whites have made it back to the World Cup, it seems like a good opportunity to reflect on the glory of their 1982 campaign. Let's start off with this humorous clip form the 'Unauthorised History of New Zealand.' On to serious business. No World Cup campaign, apart from England 2010 it would appear, is complete [...]
Home internationals and stuff, 14th November
Rubbish... Brazil 1 - 0 England Brazil 1 - England 0- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Funny... Wales 3 - 0 Scotland Wales 3 - Scotland 0- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Tragic... Ireland 0 - 1 France Ireland 0 - France 1- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Don't care... Greece 0 - 0 [...]
England joy, Scotland shocker
England 5-1 Croatia England booked their place in South Africa with a commanding victory at Wembley. England won a penalty after only six minutes when Aaron Lennon was hacked down in the box, Frank Lampard netting with ease. In the 17th minute Lennon had time to pick out Steven Gerrard in the box and the Liverpool captain headed home number [...]
An ancient history of Scotland v Holland
How could I miss the chance to crank this one out? Anyone will tell you the greatest match in World Cup history was Scotland's defeat of the footballing gods of Holland in the 1978 tournament; anyone from Scotland, that is. The euphoria and boundless optimism surrounding the squad's qualification for the footballing extravaganza evaporated when [...]
