Favourite World Cup?

[martyn20]

1990, we did well and it was a very happy time for me. 2002 because I did not think I was going to be around to see it a few weeks before

 

[W.C.]

David Coleman's report and commentary are absolutely sublime: here's a clip.

Brilliant. Love his use of the word 'stupid'. Perfect.

Well done to the ref for sending off a couple. If that had been Howard Webb he wouldn't have.

 

[W.C.]

For me 1994 when we weren't there. Romaina Argentina is my gretaest moment in world cup history. Slide rule pass from Hagi to Dumitrescu. What a tournament. Great stat for you too here. The only tournament where the only nil nil draw was the final. Take that home and smoke it. USAs first tournament, it was magnificent and yes, we weren't there.

Good shout.

22 years old, with very little to worry about. The matches were perfectly timed, one game before pub time, one game after. Used to watch most of it at a friend's flat on the seafront. Pop out for games on Hove lawns in the sunshine. Played 'Striker' on his SNES. Final was a disappointment but what a month. Didn't know what to do with myself afterwards.

 

[Juan Albion]

1958. Even though I was still only a figment.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Italia 90 as I was there.

 

[wellquickwoody]

Italia 90 as I was there.

Ditto.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

He didn't break his nose. It was David who was knocked out (and sent off a few minutes later for the kung fu kick). The player who had his nose broken was Maschio, after another punch that the ref ignored.

Gwylan...I bow to your superior knowledge...There was so much going on I got confused ( not difficult at my age! )

 

[Mo Gosfield]

English refs don't exactly cover themselves in glory at WC games: Ken Aston completely failed to keep control of that game, Graham Poll and his three yellow cards and Howard Webb losing control of the final. Thank god for Jack Taylor.

...and yet Ken Aston rose to the highest levels of the game ( must have been best mates with Sir Stanley Rous! ) Agree about Jack Taylor. Very few referees would have had the bollocks to award a penalty against the home side, in the first minute of a World Cup Final.

 

[Ludensian Gull]

1970 World Cup in Mexico, for some reason that one sticks in my mind more than any other.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

I'm amazed this has reached three pages and no-one's said 1966. I'll never forget the euphoria I felt at the final whistle. It was a pretty good tournament too: Eusabio's goals, North Korea beating Italy, that amazing Portugal/N Korea QF; the last decent Hungarian team, the last sight of Garrincha.

Hungary were really good in 66 and Florian Albert was a magnificent centre forward. I was surprised and disappointed when they got ' muscled out ' of the quarter-final by Russia.
Eusebio and Garrincha. I still salivate now at those two names. What would either be worth today? Eusebio was so good that he is still the all-time footballing legend in Portugal and Ronaldo may not surpass him. He was simply explosive.
Garrincha....wow...could beat men for fun, over and over again. Shunned the limelight and preferred to play with his mates on the beach or in the street. Didn't realise how much he was loved and how good he was. He played for fun. In his prime he was unstoppable. Like so many geniuses he was self-destructive.

 

[Vicar!]

1990 the football may have been dire, but the atmosphere was wonderful.

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

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France 1998, simply for that goal that put Holland into the semis.

Honourable mention to USA 1994 "****z" - http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...aG6IFI&usg=AFQjCNFntRkTlUBglSd0nbuS6dYeSLMANQ

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

I'm amazed this has reached three pages and no-one's said 1966. I'll never forget the euphoria I felt at the final whistle. It was a pretty good tournament too: Eusabio's goals, North Korea beating Italy, that amazing Portugal/N Korea QF; the last decent Hungarian team, the last sight of Garrincha.

Hungary were really good in 66 and Florian Albert was a magnificent centre forward. I was surprised and disappointed when they got ' muscled out ' of the quarter-final by Russia.
Eusebio and Garrincha. I still salivate now at those two names. What would either be worth today? Eusebio was so good that he is still the all-time footballing legend in Portugal and Ronaldo may not surpass him. He was simply explosive.
Garrincha....wow...could beat men for fun, over and over again. Shunned the limelight and preferred to play with his mates on the beach or in the street. Didn't realise how much he was loved and how good he was. He played for fun. In his prime he was unstoppable. Like so many geniuses he was self-destructive.

I was one year old, I can't remember it.

 

[mikeyjh]

I went to '98, '02 and '06 and while it's difficult to decide between them, I'll plump for Japan 2002, just a fantastic experience - . I kind of feel sorry for anyone embarking on a world cup visiting career now, in the 90s and 00s we had a load of tournaments that were in countries that were absolutely safe, really easy and reasonably cheap to travel to and around. I'm not sure that mix applies so well to South Africa and Brazil and certainly not Russia an Qatar.

I'm very much looking forward to France '16 as I think that will be the best tournament from a fan perspective in a generation.

 

[thekinglives]

Germany 2006. Best time of my life. So well organised too.

Agreed. Amazing time out in Germany.
Went to all the England games, and several other matches too. Just so well organised out there.

 

[Bladders]

Espana 82 for me

 

[Austrian Gull]

Has to be Spain 82 - there were some amazing games.

Honourable mentions for Mexico 86 (in spite of the bloody awful picture and sound quality) and USA 94.

 

[keaton]

Italia 90

Now everyone talks about the boring football, but there were some great games and my Best of Italia 90 and Every Goal of Italia 90 are among the ten videos I still have

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

2002 for me

-bizarre kick off times meaning the occasional FOOTBALL BREAKFAST
-top performances by the host nations
-ridiculously passionate fans
-plenty controversy...roy keane quitting, rivaldo clutching his face, korea getting decisions in their favour etc.
-england looked alright
-senegal
-hakan sukers fastest world cup goal ever
-brazils front 3 of ronaldo, rivaldo, ronaldinho
-england beating argentina
-holders france imploding

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Where's the POLL

I enjoyed Germany 2006 the best.