Tor! Total Football (European Football Championship 1988)

I want to expressly state that I do not own the material in this video at all. I just want to share it with you beautiful people.
Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, the brothers Koemen... these were some of the superstars from Holland whose blazing talents made the European Championship of 1988 so memorable and one to log indelibly in the whole recent legend of outstanding international football.
Eight teams qualified for the tournament finals, including England who scored more goals than any other side, 19, to reach the final stages - and the Cinderella side from the Republic of Ireland, managed by Jack Charlton.
But most of all Euro '88 had a winning side who swept all before them in a colourful and passionate series of displays that will be viewed again and again by anyone fascinated and intrigued by the way the world's most popular game is so sumptuously developing as it enters its second organised century. It is a must for fans and serious students alike.

[@lucu01]

about time Holland won it! what a team, but those three were the heartbeat, the magicians - Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten. Desayev what a keeper

[@gregcosta6965]

Oh you mean Rijkaard the spitter the classless jerk? oh that guy yeah the only player i always hated from Holland. Cocky little bastard. Gullit was a good guy though. A true gentleman.

[@StevenRayGarcia]

My favorite soccer video of all time. The commentator is simply brilliant.

[@NoName-jq7tj]

The music and the footage when Italy play Spain is just so 1980s at its best. Stunning it seems like a golden age.

[@nachogonzalez5606]

+No Name you must to see HERO MEXICO 86 , there is the best music and the football

[@tuttirulla]

Thanks, yes I have that DVD and watch it quite regularly.

[@gregcosta6965]

What a video. Beautiful narration, generally showed a time when the world was more normal more happy. Soccer players were elegant, not the tattooed,multimillionaire freak shows they later became. This was the tournament that made me a fan of Holland. Truly a deserved title for them. What i especially loved about this tournament also were the team jerseys., especially Netherlands and Ireland. Adidas did a great job with the kits. Today's are just plain garbage. Is it me or after the 80s everything went to hell? Who cares if we didn't have smartphones, facebook or instagram. We had passion and fervour something seriously lacking today.

[@danyoutube7491]

I am fairly sure that the narrator is Craig Charles, best known for his role as Dave Lister in the sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, but also a radio DJ, TV presenter (mainly in the 90s) and poet.

[@tuttirulla]

Atmosphere, intensity, music, huge crowds, colors, that '80s vibe, this is such a gem. This was the last major tournament where stadiums had large standing areas. Since then they have been all-seater stadiums with only a few exceptions and even they were in the early 90s. Something has been lost in atmosphere then.

[@stevendoyle7895]

An amazing tournament, reminds me of being 10 years old and obsessed with football

[@RAWDernison1]

Rinus Michels, the most influential coach in the history and art of playing the sport of football.

[@TimoMomo]

Protasov's semi final goal is a class finish.

[@paymans1153]

Thank you for posting this! My first Euros still remember it as if it was yesterday. Coming back, or rather rushing back home from school to watch the games live. This is a what made me he fell in love with the most elegant striker I’ve ever seen, my first idole, Marco Van Basten and his partner in Crime m, Ruud Gullit, making me a defacto Milanista from that point on and for ever! 💖

[@RandyDubin]

One of the most beautiful international soccer tournaments ever contested, along with the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

[@tuttirulla]

Most of the matches were played during day time in bright sunshine which is visually more pleasing than playing at night.

[@saadkhatib3456]

dont forget 1986

[@prayudinovem2110]

@@saadkhatib3456 1986 is Maradona not team

[@abhishekbhadauria4769]

1974 was the best world cup just look at how the dutch team played and destroyed brazil the defending champions

[@ronburgundy8423]

the 80's were class for euro's and WC's.. 82 and 86 were wonderful, france and platini at euro 84 then this to top it off in 88.

[@shapereinhardt3151]

I watched this several times when i was a kid on video tape...i searched it in here and had a pleasure watching it again!

[@dcastaneda684]

One of the all time best football documentaries.

[@Andres-jl5ln]

Tenia 10 años y recuerdo ese gran torneo...el ambiente de futbol q se respiraba y esa holanda genial...

[@Trickroad]

1988: Klinsman, butschwald, matheus vs koeman, van basten van breukelen... 2021: hussain, raheem, abdul, vs achmed, osim, turkoglu...

[@Dead-Ball-Situation]

I remember feeling absolutely gutted the Soviets lost the final. An incredible team in 1986 who just couldn't quite do it again vs Netherlands in 1988. Missed a penalty they did too. There was only one legacy between the greats Lobanovski or Michels and it went to the latter.

[@khkkhkbkhk3950]

van basten the center is one of the world forever

[@user-ii2ts1yo3n]

netherlands is greater and more beautiful than playing football. It is enough to invent total football that taught the world ---🇱🇺 🇪🇬💖🌻 I m egyptian

[@rebelbhoy1888]

Brilliant

[@NoName-jq7tj]

This particular tournament for represents a massive shift in shirt designs. The West German & Dutch shirts in particular.

[@messinaldo2422]

1988..im 12 years old.. with black and white TV watching this match..IM from Indonesian 🇮🇩 Great documentary euro 88

[@pyatig]

Haha same only I was watching in Odessa USSR

[@waso778]

Sure you support Orange

[@judehabibie1661]

Di TVRI ada dulu ?

[@WD_Geneve]

Excellent!

[@wilbertschuurmans8191]

i was 19 at the time.....we became euro champs....never forget...it was a crazy time in the netherlands...

[@JasonHurley]

I agree with a number of commenters here - we used to always watch this video before playing... it's so brilliant between the quality of play, the commentary, and the script. Love it!!!

[@nabilmbarki134]

What a wonderful team (Netherlands) with success at the end for once 🤗😊👍⚽️👏

[@samanthnikoses503]

Holland was the BEST TEAM at that times there was no doubts about that old talented team in year 1988 ..

[@ismanismun5736]

When the Reporter said: "Van Basten" I knew its gonna be A GOOAL!😂

[@shane-irish]

Love it first time ireland in a euros

[@peaceminus1]

watched this with my father and never seen his face light up this much, this really brought memories and how he talked about each player and got happy when he got the names right. Just magical, thanks for this footage

[@RundUmDenSVNiederwerth]

*Group A:* *Germany vs Italy (1-1)* 0-1 Roberto Mancini (53 min) 1-1 Andreas Brehme (56 min) *Denmark vs Spain (2-3)* 0-1 Michel (6 min) 1-1 Michael Laudrup (26 min) 1-2 Emilio Butragueño (53 min) 1-3 Rafael Gordillo (68 min) 2-3 Flemming Povlsen (84 min) *Germany vs Denmark (2-0)* 1-0 Jürgen Klinsmann (10 min) 2-0 Olaf Thon (87 min) *Italy vs Spain (1-0)* 1-0 Gianluca Vialli (74 min) *Germany vs Spain (2-0)* 1-0 Rudi Völler (30 min) 2-0 Rudi Völler (51 min) *Italy vs Denmark (2-0)* 1-0 Alessandro Altobelli (66 min) 2-0 Luigi De Agostini (87 min) --------------------------------------------------------- *Group B:* *England vs Ireland (0-1)* 0-1 Ray Houghton (6 min) *Netherlands vs USSR (0-1)* 0-1 Wassili Raz (54 min) *England vs Netherlands (1-3)* 0-1 Marco van Basten (44 min) 1-1 Bryan Robson (53 min) 1-2 Marco van Basten (71 min) 1-3 Marco van Basten (75 min) *Ireland vs USSR (1-1)* 1-0 Ronnie Whelan (39 min) 1-1 Oleg Protassow (75 min) *England vs USSR (1-3)* 0-1 Sergej Alejnikow (3 min) 1-1 Tony Adams (15 min) 1-2 Alexej Michailitschenko (28 min) 1-3 Wiktor Passulko (72 min) *Ireland vs Netherlands (0-1)* 0-1 Wim Kieft (82 min) --------------------------------------------------------- *1/2-finals:* *Germany vs Netherlands (1-2)* 1-0 Lothar Matthäus (55 min (PK)) 1-1 Ronald Koeman (74 min (PK)) 1-2 Marco van Basten (88 min) *USSR vs Italy (2-0)* 1-0 Hennadij Litowtschenko (60 min) 2-0 Oleg Protassow (62 min) --------------------------------------------------------- *Final:* *Netherlands vs USSR (2-0)* 1-0 Ruud Gullit (33 min) 2-0 Marco van Basten (54 min)

[@mark7831]

The Russian goalkeeper as I remember in 88 was amazing 👏

[@frankz5366]

when it was a PROPER tournament

[@jibberism9910]

I was 8 at the time. What I remember most vividly (apart from the victory celebrations of course) is the almost paranoid emnity before the game against germany. It was everywhere.

[@jhonmarioguzman7205]

Recuerdo esa Eurocopa, Unión Sovietica era mi favorita, era la primera vez que veía un evento deportivo en la tele, saludos desde Medellín.

[@DutchDixon94]

Great documentary. They should of shown Ronnie Whelan goal vs USSR. That was a world class goal. In my opinion that was just as good as Van Basten volley in the final!

[@jochemjonker3362]

I never saw this goal,you're discribing. Still the volley of van Basten was somethimg amazing. Not only,while being(Double)Dutch,but the angle and the moment,on which van Basten,shot this volley,was closely to imposseble. Also the fact, that the pass of Muhren,was fabalous,without this pass,this goal wouldn't exist. Something,a lot of people overlook,that moment wouldn't be there without his action.

[@cathalriordan6979]

@@jochemjonker3362 its not that hard to find. Look it up on youtube

[@drazenbrankovic8788]

mr. Dixon, that is mostly to how you perceive meaning of the world class. hitting the ball with the knee in fall-away from 16m, i.e. missing the ball for, like, 45cm is nowhere near to world class at our place. we consider world class sth more like this (check the link) ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6Wtpo2Brs-WmK8

[@grahamohare6055]

The greatest shinned goal ever😂😂

[@ctdevil28]

The throw by McCarthy was perfect, amazing by Whelan

[@samanth74nikos66]

Holland were unbelievable very very strong team in 1988 ,there were many strong teams ,but sorry Holland were like real hereos

[@Thorpeland]

Thanks for posting this one. It's forever a classic with me. Used to watch it before every league match i played. Never gets old.

[@llednop]

What a great keeper Van Breukelen was!!! A true leader

[@TimoMomo]

He was also very very angry. 😂

[@marlo.s4039]

YES but often uncontrolled when walking out, otherwise I agree with you.

[@willianrios8332]

Great documentary, from Bolivia (heart oficina sudamerica)

[@sergioijunior]

Very good...Thanks...From Brazil.

[@richardmaya1437]

Que buenos tiempos del futbol

[@phmcdonnell]

I am forever indebted to you for this posting. Thank you, Sammy. Thank you.

[@dipsyowl]

I was at the England vs Holland game as I lived in Germany at the time.

[@Kwaminho]

Very cool. 👍🏾

[@waso778]

Me too was that game, crazy fights in city. But Dutch had beautifull fans

[@MegaNorman007]

This comes a close second to Hero for the best fooball vid, I got it on tape still well dones for posting it and thank you.

[@angelmichaelcorr]

My best Euros as a kid and the Italia 90 World Cup.

[@hnay4ever]

A great historical tournament

[@lovejoy3347]

The three Dutchmen. Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco Pierre White. What a front 3!.

[@rubiomartinez]

What a gem this is. Thanks. Anyone has a similar documentary/film on Euro 1984?

[@citoyen.1337]

Найдите фильмы "Официальная история чемпионатов Европы", через Рутрекер скачайте. Там все, начиная 1960 года". Oficialnaja.istorija.chempionatov.Evropy.po.futbolu. Наверное уже сделали. 6 лет назад.

[@citoyen.1337]

Ломает смысл текста при вводе. Бред получился, а не коммент. Oficialnaja.istorija.chempionatov.Evropy.po.futbolu. Извините.

[@TheCase78]

Captain dreadlock and San Marco!!!!!!!!

[@22grena]

Ireland were the first team to beat England in England. Thanks for the patronising commentary scouser.

[@boynabear6658]

…and the rhythms beat out the insistent message…this one for vengeance!!

[@mithraparast7041]

What a nice and unique documentary

[@marcolazzaruola4385]

Bel documentario! L Italia era una squadra molto forte e giovane, ricordo ancora l amarezza per l eliminazione contro la grande URSS.. niente di paragonabile al dolore di 2 anni dopo.. Contro l'Argentina in Italia90. Il commentatore ha l'accento di Liverpool!? 🤣🤣 anche un italiano lo riconosce.. Saluti da Roma.

[@danyoutube7491]

Lei ha ragione del accento :) Craig Charles è il commentatore.

[@MarvinxxxAjax]

thank you so much for posting!

[@mrzooropa93]

Who’d have thought Lister from Red Dwarf would narrate this video? Smegging brilliant! 🤣👏🏽

[@bagiosuparman1909]

The Dutch Dream Team ever with Van Breukelen as the best Goal keeper ever!

[@carloseduardocruzesouza434]

parabéns,magnifico futebol,encantou-nos!

[@Jose-sy1je]

What a tournament this was. Every game was great and only the top 8 teams could enter the competition. Not this diluted nonsense you see nowadays.

[@aces-ww8zl]

Cheers for posting this, remember having it on vhs as a kid. Its a pity they don't make decent football films anyone. Hero and Goal were also good. Fifa and uefa bloody sort it out!!!!!

[@EdHecht]

Agreed on all counts! Loved all these football films. Gole (WC82) was another great one. It's a crime that none of these are available in digital form (physical or otherwise).

[@thegamingnator]

aces 1982 they are on DVD (not the one we're watching)...but unfortunately you have to get them in boxsets now I have the official FIFA World Cup Films DVD boxset (found it luckily on Amazon here in the UK for £49.99) (brand new) plus the UEFA archive which comes with everything just without the 50 Greatest Euro match of all time got that separate (altho you can them on iTunes) now if UEFA did the same format as ECC/UCL/USC plus the UEFA Cup/Europa League with the Intertoto Cup in other disc as the UEFA Archive I would get it :D

[@carlesq.]

Gole and Hero were classics

[@mohadesal1928]

Beau football NEDERLANDE

[@georgismargets1824]

The Great Netherlands team in 1988 as deserved the champion in 1988 very clear.

[@mikepiche4217]

The penalty call against West Germany was terrible

[@waso778]

​@@mikepiche4217not at all

[@mark7831]

I remember I had the German Jersey I would of been 10years old they wore the same in the 1990 world cup I loved the German team

[@MatthewCaligari]

What a great upload, thanks a lot mate!!

[@boynabear6658]

Classic!!

[@greggallina]

Genius!!! Thanks for posting.

[@indiraquinones7520]

Mi selecion favorita desde el 74 por encima demi propio pais : colombia mi naranja mecanica te. Amare. Siempre

[@RKOzza]

Sounds like Craig Charles I think narrating but this is amazing! Could not find any Euro92 full doc but then I find this!!! and the picture quality if far better than any Italia stuff I found. Ty Sammy! :)

[@michealkelliher8428]

Along with 1986's Hero from the World Cup in Mexico, this is a truly great documentary. I find the music is quite poignant, saddening, representing a lost era of life back in 1988, when a lot of our loved one's were still alive and around, the soundtrack at the opening and closing credits is a tearjerker, a much more, uncomplicated, innocent world it was back then, and so was the game of football, no bullshit at all, no narcissistic egos, no tattoo infused overpaid show ponies. It was more about heart than about pocket back then. You could say that the game of football was more working class back then, more socialist, the way it should still be, the best way. Way more honest, it was too. TOR was a brilliant documentary. This, was the last of the great European Football Championships. It was the last classic tournament. The best 8 teams in Europe. Tournaments today are all about quantity rather than quality, all for money's sake. It's pure shit and greed. The World Cup, the European Championships, and especially the Champions League.

[@EdwinLap]

At 34.28 you can hear the whole stadium sing "Hij is een Honden Lul!!" - song for Rudi.

[@patrickheck8219]

Ok what means that?

[@jochemjonker3362]

@@patrickheck8219 dog's prick

[@andreasantarelli50]

Holand great team

[@seltaeb3302]

Holland Netherlands Nederland Dutch..

[@polskagranica]

Great soundtrack.

[@yactayhuamangmailcom]

This is Football, ,,,,

[@stephencurry5728]

Very Good Video.

[@elveralvarado97]

Muy Buen Torneo La Euro De 1988 Fue Y Sera La Mejor De Todos Los Tiempos Con Execlentes Jugadores Que Te Inspiraban A Jugar Al Futbol Ahora En Estos Dias Ya No Existe El Futbol Ahora Es Mas Bien Un Negocio Sucio Plagado De Corupcion

[@nanasukana1700]

Salah satu Final Piala Eropa terbaik 👍👍👍

[@vanderark89]

Oh and thanks Sammy for uploading

[@seltaeb3302]

Only prob with Euro footy is that endlessly fan & honking horn noise that just goes on & on & on non stop like a buzzing 🐝 in your ear'ole.

[@kayzerkirov9679]

In this championship was only ONE team, ONE opponent and ONE favourite. It was the USSR team!!!

[@Garrett1974]

34:25 "hij is een hondelul" xD (Dutch people will understand this hahah)

[@paulgleysteen4279]

Yes. Natuurlijk Lol

[@endthisnonsense7202]

It would be so good if the Dutch decided to move past "Hondelul", we don't need that, we're better than that. Leave that tone to retarded fans of other countries.

[@robvoncken2565]

I remember the Germany-Netherlands game being on a tuesday because on wednesday I was wearing a t shirt The final was tuesday

[@marcbrockhoff]

Nice docu! Artitst !

[@matrempit2885]

Hup...hup...Holland Viva Niederlande...!

[@reyjusuf]

Narrator is very good

[@Chloraflora]

Craig Charles, aka Lister from Red Dwarf!

[@jandekker6055]

Even though he pronounces 'Matthaeus' like it was the cheap rose from Portugal.

[@jandekker6055]

Even though he pronounces 'Bonner' in a way that can only be deliberately comic.

[@nolan8336]

@@jandekker6055 ....more like ignorance than comic.

[@williamwilting]

I'm afraid we'll not live to see the Netherlands win the World Cup. This Euro 1988 win was also the only win we've got. The quality of a few players, like those of Robben, is still high, but unfortunately that has become a rarity. I think that at the time the Netherlands wins the World Cup, the legends of the past won't only be gone, but completely forgotten as well. Just that long it's going to take for our success. Right now, we don't stand a chance in hell.

[@bawadawa2803]

BAck then the whole team had star players, unlike now where there is only one or two star players in the team.

[@karlt1180]

Ireland won a game they should have lost, drew a game they should have won and lost a game they should have drawn. Dutch goal is still miles offside.

[@KevinSmith-yx2gt]

HUP HOLLAND HUP!!!!

[@fourswords]

Wow thanks for this - used to watch this on VHS growing up! always used to put my brother and me in the mood for a kickabout in the back garden!

[@vanderark89]

Great Stadiums great tournament. Excellent watching England just getting a doing. Ha ha See you at Eruo 2020 (21) England

[@cdoakley]

How's that working out for you? :)

[@vanderark89]

@@cdoakley well England didn’t beat us😀

[@mapedloco]

Spanian Star Emilio Butragueño doesn't appear! That's wrong! Neither Michael LAudrup main Denmark!, both scored goals too. But In any case good film! Good Euro!

[@Pryhody_Plus]

Protasov and Litovchenko from my native land - Dnipro.

[@themorgueTV]

I would love to get the soundtrack to this - it says music by Steve Parsons - anyone have any further info?

[@yespr]

This Dutch team could've become world champions two years later, if only the Dutch FA wasn't stupid enough to appoint the wrong manager (Leo Beenhakker). The players took a vote, and the very large majority voted for Cruyff to become manager of the Dutch national team. Yet the Dutch FA never bothered to approach him, and instead appointed Leo Beenhakker much to everyone's dissapointment. The whole tournament was a big flop, dominated by infighting and lack of authority, made possible by the Dutch FA.

[@maxdorstheimer1795]

Nope. Germany and Italy were defintely much better in 1990.

[@jandeboer426]

So true. Michels did a great job in 1988. But although he knew that the most important players picked Cruijff over Beenhakker, he still went voor Beenhakker. I still don't get it? Players never go for 2nd best. It goes into there heads. Pity that Rinus Michels went for his own favor. What if? We will never know. In 1992 Holland should have won the EC instead of being beaten by ###### penalties. They beat Germany with 3-1 only while it should have been more. No always the greatest team wins. Period.

[@chr1225]

Don´t forget, that Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten were injured for a long time before the World Cup 90

[@johnm2631]

dont mean to be rude, but should'nt the players have rallied together?

[@lombard605]

Why Michels just didn't stay as national team manager for World Cup 1990 ? He came back for Euro 1992 and they defeated Germany again 3-1.

[@Abnsdllnnlosnfd]

aaaaaaaaalllllllllll iiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn slooooooooooooomooooootiiioooooooon.....

[@zandbaar4265]

I liked because of the intro

[@user-xq2xy3kg6u]

找了好久终于找到这个片子了。当年央视引进给编辑了一下，名字叫“嘿！这才是足球”

[@MannekenPisBFR]

26:18 FIFA International Soccer (Fifa 94) 😂

[@judehabibie1661]

In 2024, UEFA EURO will hold in Germany 🇩🇪

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

The Dutch were very good (Dutch myself) but the Soviet team was class as well.

[@walrustargaryen7794]

23:17 the infamous "balls out" from Peter Beardsley. Brought by Frank Rijkaard left hand.

[@Richardtv1968]

That Klinsmann penalty was a total dive, and so the second penalty was karma. The rest was clear, the better team won

[@alexbrands11]

Прям из голландцев культ сделали!! А первый пространный команде СССР матч не показали!! Не было его типа🤣🌺🤣