Greatest World Cup Match - not involving England

[Jimbo26]

I'll kick off with France v Germany. 1982 Semi Final

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

1970 World Cup Semi-Final: Italy 1-1 West Germany after 90 mins. 4-3 after extra time.

 

[Knightsworld]

Italy 3-2 Brazil 1982

 

[The Large One]

1970 World Cup Semi-Final: Italy 1-1 West Germany after 90 mins. 4-3 after extra time.

By all accounts, that was a SHIT game until extra-time.

I'll say USSR v Belgium in 1986 for the one point that the notion of playing slowly in the Mexican heat was blown away by two team who went at it hammer and tongs.

 

[essbee]

Brazil vs. Italy 1982.

Motty's favourite I believe.

 

[Durlston]

Holland 2-1 Argentina. Quarter-final in 1998.

Memorable for Dennis Bergkamp's wonder goal and great to see the Argies knocked out after they'd beaten England on penalties.

 

[Beach Hut]

Not WC Euro '84 France v Portugal semi-final......

Platini was immortal that day

 

[Beach Hut]

Italy 3-2 Brazil 1982

Good call, Rossi was on fire that day

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Italy 3-2 Brazil 1982

 

[tedebear]

Good call, Rossi was on fire that day

I thought he rode a bike?

 

[Beach Hut]

I thought he rode a bike?

Not the great Paulo Rossi, Juves finest forward and was a clinical scorer at Espana '82

 

[tedebear]

Not the great Paulo Rossi, Juves finest forward and was a clinical scorer at Espana '82

Ah I see, not a very talented Valentino Rossi then....

 

[Gav1901]

Italy 2-0 Germany 2006 world cup was a gooden but North Korea in 2002 played some outstanding games against people like Spain and Italy .

 

[El Presidente]

North Korea in 2002 played some outstanding games against people like Spain and Italy .

They weren't even at the competition

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Italy 2-0 Germany 2006 world cup was a gooden but North Korea in 2002 played some outstanding games against people like Spain and Italy .

generally bad to mix north and south korea up!

 

[Easy 10]

Bulgaria 2 Germany 1 in 1994

Highlight of the tournament. I went spack.

 

[cuthbert]

Italy 3-2 Brazil 1982

Thread over, that's the correct answer.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Cameroon 1 v 0 Argentina

 

[ArfurW8]

By all accounts, that was a SHIT game until extra-time.

I'll say USSR v Belgium in 1986 for the one point that the notion of playing slowly in the Mexican heat was blown away by two team who went at it hammer and tongs.

USSR`v Belgium was a magnificent match

 

[rcf0712]

for me it was the 1970 final when Brazil surely reached their entertaining peak beating Italy 4-2, surely the best goals ever in a final and the game that really showed my generation what flair footy was all about. That Carlos Alberto net bursting rip snorter has to be my favourite world cup goal of all time.