1982 World Cup Preview

Brian Moore introduces ITV's 1982 World Cup Preview preview programmes on the Friday night before the tournament kicked off on Sunday, alongside Ian St John & Brian Clough, ith reports from the England, Scotland and Northern Ireland camps. Original Broadcast: 9:25-10:15pm on the 11th June 1982.

[@bocjagne2878]

This is football gold! So glad to see the preparations before my very first world cup experience as an 8 year old. Totally fell in love with Zico and the Brazilian team as did almost everyone else who witnessed the tournament.

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

Best world cup along with 94..

[@bocjagne2878]

@@NOTODIVERSITY123 I agree mate! France 98 was good too but France were always going to win it. I just knew it.

[@antoniosassogarciafilho1476]

Well I am from Brazil and witnessed this world cup as a trauma for our entire country because our team wS really quite superior to the other ones ! But i think our players did not have the mental power to overcome Italy and the final victory of Enzo Bearzot players was fair and deserved

[@bocjagne2878]

@@antoniosassogarciafilho1476 I understand but I think they had the mental power. It was just bad defending that let them down during the Italy game but hey were far better than anyone else in that world cup and should have won it.

[@shairsko9360]

@@NOTODIVERSITY1232022 was even better tbh

[@johncarroll772]

The 80s world Cups were amongst the greatest world cups of all time.

[@martydav9475]

The '82 and '86 World Cups had the likes of Maradona, Platini, Socrates and Zico - no wonder they were great tournaments.

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

82,94, 2014 great world cups

[@adamw2911]

​@@martydav9475 Yep, absolute legends. The World Cup was so much bigger than anything else back then. The build up seemed to go on for ages.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@martydav9475 A lot of it was quite boring as people said at the time.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@NOTODIVERSITY123 '82 not bad, 94 boring, never watched 2014. 70/74, excellent - 78/86 not bad. After that I gave up for the most part and 1990 was an absolute disgrace. You would have to back to 1950/54/58 for a representation of everything that was good in the game.

[@markren2125]

My fav World Cup ever. Brazil with Socrates and Zico, England with Robson's early goal, Narey for Scotland, Paolo Rossi and Italy, Maradona, classic France-West Germany match.

[@elmariachi11]

It contained some horrific refereeing decisions.

[@markcusack6335]

Don’t forget Italy v Brazil…or Brazil v USSR…or Argentina v Hungry (opening match, Maradona mesmerising). All these games deserve to be watched in their entirety.

[@elmariachi11]

@@markcusack6335 Don't forget Belgium vs Argentina, the opening game where Argentina as world cup holders lost.

[@markcusack6335]

@@elmariachi11 My apologies - you are correct. Argentina v Belgium was the opening match of the 1982 World Cup, the holders defeating Hungary 4-1 (Maradona scoring two goals) in their second game (thank you, Wikipedia). Also, as holders, Argentina memorably losing to Cameroon in the opening fixture of the 1990 competition.

[@pellevanlig245]

The best WC ever !!! The reason why I fell in love with football at the age of 11. The WC, when the expression "joga bonita" was created. The WC that started the decade (the 80s) of technical football. The decade when the players still played for fun and for the beauty of the game.

[@Ruda-n4h]

The 80's was when football became obsessed with tactics. The last real deal was Mexico 1970 which is why everyone still talks abut it.

[@zenarcher9633]

The greatest World Cup for me, with the greatest Brazilian team I ever saw, it's an absolute tragedy they didn't win. Every game of the 2nd round Brazil, Italy & Argentina group was a classic. And the West Germany-France semi-final is the stuff of legend.

[@martydav9475]

Agreed, those Italy/Brazil/Argentina matches were worthy of World Cup finals themselves. What a pity we didn't get Brazil v France in the final - that would have been spectacular with that Brazil team and France with that famous and brilliant midfield of Platini, Tigana, Giresse and Fernandez.

[@leehammett8717]

Loved this world cup, my first. Magical, Brazil were just breathtaking, Italy, France and England were also great. Loved it all

[@DelSevenNine]

​@@martydav9475 They didn't make it to the final for a reason.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@martydav9475 Italy v Argentina was an awful match.

[@Ruda-n4h]

Brazil weren't really a team, only a brilliant midfield. A non-existent attack and a very suspect defence.

[@zzzaaa0990]

An awesome and powerful World Cup,the likes we will never be seen again. Brazil brought magic to the games. Amen

[@i.marr.6688]

The Brazilian team was magic Zico ,Socrates ,Falcao, Eder, Junior, Oscar, I was gutted when they lost to Italy ,that game was probably the best of the tournament

[@mrkipling2201]

Probably the best team to never win the World Cup.

[@martydav9475]

​@@mrkipling2201Along with Hungary in '54 and the brilliant Dutch in '74. Brazil were wonderful to watch but they should have played out time once they equalised against Italy but instead they kept going forward and left themselves exposed. Glorious to watch but almost too 'pure' for their own good

[@duneideannaer5990]

Jock didnt have Jinky in 82..... imagine the Brazilians fighting over his jersey at full time......?

[@i.marr.6688]

@@duneideannaer5990 If Jinky was English he would have been on the 1966 WC team and would have got far more recognition Jimmy Johnstone was one of the best dribblers the game had. In the 1970 EC game with Leeds even Bite your legs Norman Hunter couldn't stop him.

[@i.marr.6688]

@@mrkipling2201 Without a doubt they were, even over 40 years later that game still trills me

[@jozefserf2024]

Tele Santana's Brazil team lit up the world cup like no other since. Only the 1970 team compared.

[@jaysea32]

1982,when world cups were played in sunshine,the old telephone commentary and eruption of the crowd. No crowd muting like you get today. Great players we had never heard of then boom,the world cup made them household names. And before sky tv and money ruined everything.

[@tonygunk8261]

Italy 1990 was the last of the old school world cups. After that everything started to change.

[@jaysea32]

@@tonygunk8261 I think usa 94 was still magical.After that I don't think I enjoyed a world cup until brazil 2014.

[@tonygunk8261]

@@jaysea32 usa 94 was good but the terrible final soiled it for me a wee bit.

[@jaysea32]

@@tonygunk8261 True it was a crap final. But everything about that world cup was wonderful. The brilliant Baggio and bebeto and Romario. The sunshine and atmosphere. It was similar to mexico 86. I guess I just like world cups in sunshine. Not like the last wc in air conditioning stadia. Anyway my best world cups are 70,82,86,94,2014. I've only seen highlights of 70 and 82 but some magical moments there too. Here's hoping the next world cup brings us more joy.

[@Edward1312]

Jack Charlton at 10:30 "I can't see a pillar in this place where a view would be obstructed" - At the same time, the camera pans from one view obstructing pillar to another.

[@edwardcooper5479]

Lol must have been standing with his back to it !

[@michaelmuldowney8]

So many people no longer with us now. Brian Moore, Brian Clough, Jack Charlton, John Bond, Paul Mariner, Jimmy Greaves, Ian St John. Martin Tyler still banging away however.

[@randyborstol2491]

British football RIP.

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

Var killed football....soon it will be a no contact sport to totally bury modern day "football"

[@andisadler2897]

Vintage days of childhood. Dont forget John Motson.

[@andrewwilson711]

Barry Davies best commentator for BBC

[@andisadler2897]

@@andrewwilson711 motty by far. Obviously your not 50 and watched motson throughout his career. Also Kenneth Wolstenholme.

[@kc1973able]

1986 & Italia 90 were the two best nostalgia world cups for me. I was 13 & 17 at the time.

[@silversteel6312]

And that ladies and gentlemen is why we should all put on the kettle, visit the bathroom or simple turn the volume down when pundits speak😂 ITALIA! ITALIA! ITALIA! 🇮🇹 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@chrisbennett6260]

Brazil desrved to win for the spectacle of football

[@tomduggan51]

Classic Matches, Thanks indeed for providing this excellent preview programme for World Cup 1982. So well presented and great panellists and expert rundowns on the competing countries-total contrast to modern-day sports coverage. Captures perfectly the sense of anticipation felt before every World Cup!

[@Doggomorph]

We need all the previews in the playlist hahahaa I am loving this

[@badhamian]

Ah the sun, the sangria, the magic of Brazil great footy memories from my first world cup as an 11 year old 😊

[@lancechinnian4043]

Those opening titles take me right back! And theme music by none other than Jeff Wayne.

[@classicfootballmatches6167]

There is someting about all the old music from these programmes!!

[@mrkipling2201]

The Big Match theme music, Jubilation by Jeff Wayne, is the best they ever made.

[@Somaliland44]

Back in the day, when the "smaller" countries were patronized. And then Algeria smacked West Germany & Cameroon held Italy. But, Brazil❤! What a side. Great memories.

[@ocn14s]

It was incredible how the tournament turned out from the point of view as to who won it - if anyone said italy would have won it after the 1st round stage they would have been laughed at - they were dreadful and Rossi looked completely out of touch but by the end you would have to say they thoroughly deserved it - they beat the 3 best teams they could have had to play so they did it the hard way - I think the turning point was the game against Argentina and Gentile being allowed to stop Maradona - you wouldn't get away with that now in terms of how he did it

[@meisterlymanu5214]

he butchered maradona, and it riles me that Italy do it the unpretty way every single time they win a tournament.

[@EVOZORE]

@@meisterlymanu5214 At that world cup the only one who butchered somebody was the German Keeper Schumacher against France Player Battiston!

[@orzolega]

@@EVOZORE 👍

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

​@@EVOZOREPerfect!!!!!👍

[@paulwilliams8389]

I can remember during the 0-0 draw between Italy and Poland Ian St John saying "One thing's for sure, Brian - neither of these two teams are going to win the World Cup." Ironic that Italy won it with Poland finishing third.

[@TheMrbc74]

Jack Charlton “I can’t see a pillar that would obstruct peoples view” cut to shot of a pillar😂

[@johnhastings7841]

The first World Cup I remember.

[@TheCosmic7]

schöne Erinnerung!...Interesting to see how the World Cup 82 was portrayed in England.For me as a German,it was an extremely exciting World Cup!I was 11 years old.

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

As an Italian it was even more exciting

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@eymerichinquisitore9022 as a brazil fan paINFUL AS HELL

[@masteryoda498]

I have to say that Admiral English kit of the early 1980’s was the best looking English national team kit, ever.

[@seltaeb9691]

Hated flappy collars that began in the mid 70s. Liverpool never wore collars. Class.

[@mrkipling2201]

My favourite ever England kit was the 1986 World Cup one. The Umbro kit. Plain white shirt and socks and plain dark blue shorts. The away kit was even better. Plain red shirt and socks and Plain white shorts. Along with the light blue 3rd kit, sort of. We didn't really have an official 3rd kit, but we had the light blue shorts and socks against Argentina in 1986.

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

​@@mrkipling2201absolutely no doubts about that one. Elegance and subtle. The big shoulder bar Admiral kit was lovely but the wrong colour blue shorts (royal blue). The navy blue was a good decision and not as garish

[@mrkipling2201]

@@andrewphippsphillips1455 definitely. I know that the Admiral kit it a lot of people's favourite but I never really liked it myself.

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

​​@@seltaeb9691but a lot of your away shirts were ugly like the white and green from around the nineties with crown paints sponsors...ewe...and you lot started the shell suit wearing on the terraces...lol

[@djmaledettore]

Tantissimo rispetto al calcio britannico e alle loro trasmissioni sportive sempre fantastiche ed eccellenti! Un formidabile Brian Clough ospite dell'evento! Amici inglesi, tantissimo rispetto per la vostra meravigliosa visione del football! Thank you!

[@ElTeleVisorMexicano]

E non rispetto gli "esperti" di scommesse per le loro previsioni sbagliate. Le squadre africane che furono la rivelazione in quel Mondiale, con le quote peggiori. E dov'è lì l'Italia campione?

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

​@@ElTeleVisorMexicanoE poi mettono sempre loro stessi (inglesi) tra i favoriti, quando nella realtà nemmeno arrivavano agli ottavi di finale se gli andava bene ! Si sopravvalutano sempre con un immodestia irritante!

[@Stuart-bh9nh]

​@@gabrielesantucci6189England got through to the 2nd group stages and it was only because of their 0-0 draw with Spain that they were eliminated. So don't know what you're talking about.

[@MUSIC4TRUTH....]

The best world Cup ever.

[@hairynews8348]

Best World Cup theme tune ever !

[@chrisbennett6260]

amazing footage ,i rember watching these clips of the young Diego maradona goals against the soul music of Kool and the gang as an 11 year old and the sensational Brazilians what a treat .

[@damianmcdonagh7908]

I remember watching that program too. It was great watching Maradona's goals sequenced to the music.

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@damianmcdonagh7908 yje brazilians were spectacular , unbelievable ,yThrillling goals ,the greatest collection of goals scored from a internatiomal side in the history of the world cup , my first World Cup was the 78 World Cup as a seven year and i havent seen any international side to touch the 1982 Brazil team in terms of spectacular goals ,attacking free flowing football,excitment and thrilling build ups. Roberto falcao, Zico ,Socrates ,Eder ,Juniour Leandro unbelcievble the strikers carecca and reinaldo getting injured on the eve of the tournament was a massive blow how they didnt win that World Cup is a travesty of justice ,for the sheer ,thrilling goals and style of play they put on that year they never been the same since even though they won it 1994 ,and 2002 for sheer entertainmebt and creating a spectacle and festival of football they have fallen short of thoes incredible standards and displaces of Football Art they put on in spain 1982

[@alessandropozzi9339]

....as italian, great memories and what incredible win, one of the best World Cup edition...

[@Somaliland44]

Tardelli's ecstacy in the final. Even after 41 years, still remember it. Tigana's tears, Socrates & Eder's thunderbolts & Algeria beating West Germany. Fabulous.

[@orzolega]

@@Somaliland44 👍

[@sonice228]

*the best

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@Somaliland44 my World Cup ended the day unbelievable went out , once they went out it was no lower a ballon of joy and ecstasy as the air went out

[@swanny7370]

I still remember where I was the moment Bryan Robson scored that France opener.

[@Stevonthemove]

So do i.i was behind the goal in bilbao🎉

[@corrupt1238]

The Brazil team won the hearts , minds & soul of any who witnessed their magical football.

[@chrisbennett6260]

100 percent

[@vasilypugh696]

What a treat! Thank you.

[@richbaillie1]

none of the pundits predicted an italy win

[@taharchaib5505]

I had a great time !!! I found a jewel !! I've been lookung that for so long !!!!

[@johnmc3862]

Thanks so much, was waiting for this, a long time mind! 😂

[@user-li4pf7bj7b]

Aah, the good old days- when steak & chips was the pre-match meal & beer was drunk to rehydrate.

[@AbdulKuddus-rm4pd]

Remember the intro like it was yesterday

[@markbunn4376]

Amazing to think 4 of the countries that qualified no longer exist (Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, West Germany & Soviet Union)

[@jaysea32]

And barring germany,it's made the tournaments weaker because of it. Countries like yugoslavia,Soviets and Czech were formidable on their day.

[@robz.3225]

@@jaysea32cuz the cheated with PED

[@jayfusion555]

Brilliant post!!! Brilliant.

[@justinwhittle6337]

I loved the commentary on them old 70's and 80's world cups

[@gazclint1]

A brilliant Brazil team and a ruthless Italian team , England didn’t stand a chance .

[@gratefuldead3750]

England wasnt bad. They easily won against france and cssr and only didnt go further because of lack of goalscoring against germany and spain being the better team in both matches.

[@Jackie-ji2sj]

Actually England did and went home undefeated, unlike Italy and Brazil.

[@gazclint1]

@@Jackie-ji2sj you’ll actually find Italy didn’t lose a game at that World Cup

[@pingobongo]

A tournament marred by the Disgrace of Gijon!

[@leehammett8717]

Rip Trevor Francis

[@mcyijsp5]

My first world cup. I remember being mesmerised by Brazil. I remember watching the Scot Narey score against Brazil which insulted them and they then put 4 past them. I remember Brian Robson scoring the fastest goal against France after 24 seconds and then England missing chances against Spain and getting knocked out. For NI fans i remember watching their game against Spain and Gerry Armstrong scoring the winner which qualified them for the next stage. I also remember watching Brazil v Italy, and Brazil getting knocked out was a travesty with a Paulo Rossi hat-trick. However, the Italians peaked at the right time after being rubbish in the first group stage. My only regret is not watching the final and missing the Classic Tardelli scream after scoring their second goal. Most of All, I loved the Atmosphere with all the sirens and horns in the background, which we never hear anymore at modern games.

[@andyhello23]

Never saw 1982 world cup, my first one was 1986, so interesting just to see what was going on in football back then.

[@DuderinoDeux]

A Great tournament it turned out to be

[@snshull]

Great to see this again after so long. Those opening titles remind me of a boxing montage from a Rocky movie!

[@bfc3057]

My favourite World Cup of all time - possibly also the greatest because of the number of really great teams - also highest average goals per game

[@giorgosfylaktou2610]

I WAS 16 YEARS OLD BACK THEN IN 1982. SPAIN'S WORLD CUP AND WORLD CUP FINAL WAS VERY EXCITING.🇨🇾🇨🇾👍👍

[@hmq9052]

Dear Lord Trevor Francis nearly got knocked out cold by that coach

[@geoffgeoffgeoff6149]

That Honduras captain must have had one hell of a paper round if he was 23 in that footage!

[@bocjagne2878]

Lol 😂

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

Thank you for the video

[@jomppe2800]

That intro! ❤

[@johnhastings7841]

For obvious reasons, Argentina's opening match was not shown live on ITV or BBC1 hence Brian Moore saying that highlights would be shown on the ITN News that evening. ITV did show extended highlights the following day before their first live coverage.

[@cleberrobertomourabenincas879]

1. Valdir 2. Leandro 3. Oscar 4. Luisinho 6. Júnior 5. Cerezo 15. Falcão 8. Sócrates 10. Zico 9. Serginho 11. Éder Coach Telê Santana. Absolutely Forever soccer team!!!!

[@chrisbennett6260]

only wish Reinaldo or carecca was there before serghino

[@luissegovia8205]

​@@chrisbennett6260totalmente de acuerdo!!! El problema fue el número 9 , careca o Reinaldo eran la solución!!!!!

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@luissegovia8205 a 100 percent very true thats a fact another thing Brazil were effectively playing handicap with one less player as serghino was useless , Brazil were playing with nine men and a goalkeeper

[@TheJimmyLew]

Mad how England topped the group and ended up in a group of Spain and W Germany. France ended up with N Ireland and Austria.

[@tonygunk8261]

Sometimes it was better to finish second. West Germany in 74 and Holland in 78 both went into 'easier' 2nd round groups after finishing 2nd.

[@Gius3pp3K]

Barcelona signed Maradona for 4 million? Imagine what he would be worth now?

[@gavinmillar461]

Even back then England got the easiest groups in 82 against Kuwait 86 against Morocco Poland Portugal, 98 Tunisia Romania Columbia 1990 it was Ireland Egypt Holland was the hardest team in the group. Although Top 2 went through & in some cases the best 3rd place team..

[@kevinstoneham1245]

Wow. Proof the phones are listening. I was humming this but t of music yesterday just out of the blue and today it appears in my YT list, Not the first time this has happened.

[@NOTODIVERSITY123]

Be careful about slagging off those protected groups in society men that wearskirts and blakkks

[@NOTODIVERSITY]

The name says it all..🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mrkipling2201]

I started watching football in 1984 so I was a bit too young to watch the 1982 tournament. 1986 I certainly remember watching though and it's still my favourite World Cup tournament. Also, only we could go out of the World Cup, even though we were unbeaten!! Apparently Bilbao was very welcoming to England fans, it was when they went to Madrid that they had problems with the police etc.

[@NoName-jq7tj]

That Brazilian montage was wonderful. I’d never seen that footage before. “It’s extraordinary we’ve gone this by far in the programme & no one’s mentioned Italy”. 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 😂😂😂😂😂

[@andycarr3711]

Damn I'm watching this a bit late.

[@trampsvest6657]

I was born in our World Cup year, but 82' was the first World Cup with England in it. So the first I'd really took notice of. I was 15.

[@MadderMel]

A nice stadium for 1982 !

[@opinionday0079]

I remember being gutted when Italy knocked out Brazil Brazil were fantastic team

[@steventhorson4487]

No mention of Italy at all?? Really??😅

[@chrisbennett6260]

they didnt light the touranment up with spectacular goals and free flowing all out attacking adventurous football but they won so your happy

[@kevinstoneham1245]

Haven’t seen that Scotland warm up game since 82. Soon as it came on I recalled a penalty that hit both posts before going in and there it was. In my memory it was Brazil that scored it, but turned out it was Robertson.

[@hellonpluto]

Trevor brooking was such a great crosser of the ball

[@robz.3225]

1970 was my 1st WC. I’m sorry, but the athletes are so much better now than they were back then.

[@Stevonthemove]

Bus to plymouth ..ferry to santander...great times when you are 27 years old🎉

[@markwillcocks7701]

This was the 1st world cup.i watched

[@user-ej3iw8lw3w]

when spain were perennial underachievers and (West) Germany was known for their powerful workman like football

[@anthonyleighton4754]

The good old days...

[@gionataflamigni1570]

FORZA Azzurri sempre!

[@myblues528]

That tracky top Mariner is wearing is the bollocks 8min 50

[@SiBanstead89]

Ironic that Jack Charlton mentioned there was not a pillar to obstruct anyones view....well not quite as the stand that the camera was stationed while he mentioned it had quite a few of them

[@philh8288]

Brian Moore: AND WIN IT??? Clough: WHY NOT THE ALTERNATIVE TO THAT IS TO LOSE IT!!! Moore: brilliant

[@damienabbott9805]

Great show and analysis from Cloughie and Ian St John. Having said that nobody seemed to give Italy or Northern Ireland a chance. But having said that was the general consensus of opinion at the time as going into the tournament, Italy looked unimpressive and Northern Ireland appeared to be in absolute disarray having been annihilated by England and Wales in the home nations and France in a friendly,

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

4:51 no Italy 🇮🇹. Bookies got that one wrong then

[@Me-ll4ig]

Ah memories. Italy no chance of winning !!! England went out unbeaten. Brazil had a great team but bad defence. Algeria were cheated. Poland unlucky with Boniek out of the semi-final. West Germany as usual got to the final in those days. France should have been in final but threw a 3-1 lead away. Cameroon unbeaten. Ireland impressed and Scotland same old flaws stopped them progressing.

[@nicky29031977]

Boniek may have been out of the semi final but so was Italy's Gentile who had stopped Maradona and the Brazilians eariler. So I think the end result in the semi final was a fair one.

[@johncarroll772]

​@nicky29031977 Brazil had a terrible centre forward, if Careca was fit he would have played.

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@johncarroll772 Also their star striker Reinaldo (who Zico thought would have been better than Pele had he not suffered badly with injuries) was injured just before the finals and would certainly have started ahead of Serginho, though Brazil's problems in those finals were at the back rather than up front.

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@johncarroll772 or Reinaldo who played at Wembley in 1981

[@Mike20216]

Didn’t mention Italy until the end 😂

[@robz.3225]

2014 was the best WC in my opinion

[@TheSilvercue]

Wonderful stuff

[@garrywood5345]

England went home without losing a game.

[@wobblertv8083]

If England didn't have the Conservative Ron Greenwood in charge we could have done better .A team designed not to lose .

[@Anthony-Testicali]

The Scots were probably slightly better than 1978 but none of the confident bravado.instead they were marked out as likely to struggle....id argue they had a better squad than england what with that liverpool spine ( hanson,souness,Dalglish)...mcgrain and the quality of Strachan,Hartford ,Robertson and Wark...far more varied options up front ( jordan,brazil, Sturrock,Archibald)

[@chrisbennett6260]

scotland had a great side and should have beat the soviets ,should have qualified and who knows after that how far they could have gone

[@Anthony-Testicali]

@@chrisbennett6260 couldnt agree more i remember as a child of 6-7 encountering the home international squads of 1980-81 and being bewildered by the sheer array of talent in the Scotland squad....obviously a few careers petered out quickly like brazil and archibald...but there were so many others mccoist,mcAvennie to immediately replace them...Liverpool stars like Nicol and Gillespie struggling to get in squads...Paul McStay and Paul Nevin,David Speedie....the great Dundee Utd team...all better than anything available today excluding Andy Robertson,Tierney,Mcginn and Gilmore

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@Anthony-Testicali 100 percent amazing side unbelievable players amazing how they didnt advance could have made semi or further were taking souness dalighish Strachen jhon robertson ,miller hansen Arcibald up front ,Jordan , both Brazil and scotland should have been in the last four how they dint get to the semis final or final a tragedy ,baffling,.played spectacular football

[@paulwilliams8389]

Scotland were in a very tough group - Brazil were pre-tournament favourites and the USSR were rated as the second best team in Europe (behind only West Germany) by a lot of experts. I'm not sure the squad was better than in '78 but they certainly had a much better, more level-headed manager in Jock Stein.

[@jonathanmcroberts8549]

The pundits predictions 🤣🤣🤣

[@andisadler2897]

Yes Hugh Johns lol he did Nottingham,Derby Central games. Tyler did Yorkshire games.

[@RedouaneArabi-g4o]

RIP Maradona ❤

[@mikijwa]

Rip Trevor Francis. I played the video of the bus door slamming into his head the other day to my son

[@elmariachi11]

Those are some of the worst odds ever. Spain, though being hosts, had a fairly average team and literally nobody considered them to be outsiders to go all the way. Poland, France Italy aren't even mentioned even though they were three sides with a lot of quality, in fact, all three reached the semi-final.

[@felroberto]

Exciting first game in Bilbao, England with the right tactics surprised an excellent French side. But France proved later they had a team with the potential to win this cup reaching semis. England on the other hand was dissapointing with 2 boring goaless games against both Spain and Germany in the next round.

[@carnalea2424]

But England's best 2 attacking players were injured (Brooking and Keegan) - it was a risk, which didn't come off, by Greenwood including them in the squad - and only played 15 mins each in the last game v Spain. Without these 2, England really struggled as the tournament went on.

[@richardhumphrey2685]

@@carnalea2424 Should have brought the striker of the moment Gary Shaw.

[@mrkipling2201]

​@@richardhumphrey2685along with Tony Morley. I wonder if it might have been better taking a punt on Gary Lineker in 1982, instead of picking 2 players who weren't properly fit. Lineker had just had a brilliant season with Leicester. OK it was in the 2nd Division, but I think Leicester were promoted in 81/82.

[@richardhumphrey2685]

@@mrkipling2201 Yes Shaw, Morley and Lineker would have certainly given us a better chance of scoring the goals needed against West Germany and Spain as opposed to his unfit regulars, who knows if only Greenwood had trusted in the abundance of young talent that was available to him how much further we could have gone.

[@martydav9475]

​@@mrkipling2201I liked Shaw and Morley but they were never at the level of Brazil, France, Italy and Argentina.

[@gloryofistanbul]

My first world cup, a travesty that Brazil did not win it, what a team

[@petervarone8462]

This World Cup was where Italy showed the World a new way to play. Greatest champions ever. Brazil couldn’t live with Italy. They disallowed a good goal against Brazil for Italy because it would of looked like a good hiding for Brazil. Guess what England didn’t win.

[@shahrulamar5358]

12 years later Brazil 🇧🇷 destroyed Italians ambition to win the World Cup.

[@pasqualeamabile5672]

Italy played a great World Cup ,and fully deserved to be champions , I was the happiest person in the world fantastic , I hope we can reach those heights again one day .😊

[@bocjagne2878]

@@pasqualeamabile5672 No they didn't. They were rubbish in the group stage and were lucky to be in the knockout stage.

[@gabrielesantucci6189]

​@@shahrulamar5358Destroyed???????? 0-0 in the 90s and 3-2 on penalties!!!

[@robz.3225]

Germany had one day less rest then Italy. It showed. The France game took a lot out of them!

[@duneideannaer5990]

Carlos Alberto...... Super slick.

[@steven5232]

Imagine you're about to manage your country in the World Cup and a few days before it starts you have a friendly on that pitch Scotland played on in Portugal 😬 😬

[@Alleexx01]

Football in a time when everything was better ! Now we live in times where a national team is carried to win the trophy just so a so called "best player of all-time" to have a world cup. Spineless times we are living ! For me CR7 and messi are the worst thing that could happen to football.

[@bocjagne2878]

Seriously I totally agree with you. Football and life was much better back then. By the way, I'm not a fan of Messi and CR7 at all, and never will be.

[@l.a.r.8230]

Ambos son unos resentidos. Argentina ha sido la selección más perjudicada en todos los tiempos, y no me vengan con el gol de Maradona con la mano, que los ingleses se inventaron un penal contra Argentina en Francia 98 y también robaron en su mundial del 66 que Inglaterra debía ganar si o si. Ese fue un mundial comprado. Argentina ganó la Copa del Mundo 2022 con total justicia. Fue la mejor selección y además fue perjudicada contra Arabia Saudí y contra Países Bajos. No salió campeón porque Messi tuviera que tener una copa sino porque la mereció absolutamente.

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@l.a.r.8230 1978

[@valuetraveler2026]

Great to see the Soviet Union

[@roedgroedudenfloede]

That Spain training kit at 43:19 is stunning

[@samcapper3750]

Absolutely agree 👍 World Cup 82 , 86, 90 my fave ones Unfortunately since wc 98 ( France fixed vs Brazil ) no more football Football lost its confidence and become part of gambling

[@chrisbennett6260]

well dodgy game 98 Brazil looked like zombie strange ,strange performance

[@haroldkane9714]

I remember watching england versus spain as a 6 year old, couldnt understand why wenwere knocked out when we didnt lose

[@bocjagne2878]

Yeah it was a very stupid knock out system. It's good they got rid of. England had a great team then and were capable of winning this world cup definitely

[@user-un9go4qe5i]

The Shadows wrote a tune called 'Spot the Ball' which would have been a much better fit for the Spanish World Cup than Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds-alike tune.