Posts Tagged ‘1986 world cup’
Back when it was fun to watch Brazil
In 1986 people from around the world still really wanted Brazil to win the World Cup. Now no one gives a shit. I've always loved this goal although I didn't see it live as it was on during the middle of the night. Pat Jennings was 41 at the time but was still quality, which makes the goal that much better. I think Josimar was supposed to be [...]
A brief history of Germany v Argentina at the World Cup
2006 In the quarter-finals Germany and Argentina ended 1–1 after extra time; the hosts edging out the Argentinians 4–2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals. Alemania - Argentina Mundial 2006 - Watch more Videos at Vodpod. 1990 Without doubt the worst game of football I've ever seen. The final between West Germany and [...]
Panini Legends #17: 1986 Danish hero
Part of the wonderful 1986 Denmark team, he went on to do absolutely bugger all with the Chelsea youth team. To end the agony, merely scroll down to the bottom of the page... Here's the full Panini back catalogue thus far: 1. Dutch Lady’s man 2. French porn star 3. Massive beardy weirdy 4. Mid 90s England international 5. 80s afro [...]
World Cup classics: France 1 – 1 Brazil (Mexico 1986)
The most memorable quarter-final match of one of my favourite World Cups saw the clash of the two great teams of the tournament. Thankfully, the FIFA idiots had started considering European viewers by this point of the tournament and had stopped scheduling middle of the night fixtures, hence the 13-year-old me actually getting to watch this one on [...]
