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bloody hell its getting close now. Just wondered what everyones erliest memory was of the world cup. mine would be that owen goal agains the fukin argies in 98, but the best was beckhams pen against the fukin argies in 2002.

Platts turning volley against Belgium in Italy 90'

I remember my Dad going berserk and buying about 400 packs of stickers for me and my brother to complete our Mexico '86 album  8)

East Germany beating West Germany 1-0 in 1974.

Jan Aage-Fjortoft at USA '94

Maradona scoring and then running at the camera screaming at USA '94. Absolutely off his tits 8)

Fucking brilliant, that was class  8)

probably owen's goal against argentina in '98

Come on, the best goal I;ve seen, although I hate to admit it, was Maradona's SECOND goal against England.  That was sheer class

He noticed my Town shirt at one of the games in DC...That he didn't play in !  :?

NMH

Argentina '78:

Scotland being slaughtered 1-3 by Peru then drawing 1-1 with Iran. They then decided to play against the Dutch, with Archie Gemmill scoring a wonder goal in their 3-1 victory.

Lots and lots of ticker tape, Mario Kempes hair style and the ITV theme tune ! All great memories.

NMH

I have no reaal specific memories of '86 really, but remember it going on.

Of course '90 came along and it was all about Gazza, whether he was crying or taking the piss out of whoever he was playing in any particular game - but the over-riding memory of it was the really cool  mascot and Pavarotti!

http://www.irangoals.com/site/italia90.jpg

 8)

I was going to say exactly the same. Well not quite, but certainly the memory of the Scots being totally pathetic against Peru & Iran, then that goal....

One of my first football memories was watching the final of Mexico '86 and remembering the scene in the azteca with loads of argie ticker tape, twas brilliant.

Of course Italia '90 brings back a lot of memories, especially the rudi voller/frank rijkaard incident.

Italia 90. They gave out footballs at school with the matchstick mascot on 8)

Earliest was Mexico '70 and Brazil's team.  Best was Argentina '78 and all those Ari Haan long shots and Brazilian banana-shots.  Fantastic.

I have vague memories of Italia 90 & roger milla being ace & gazza crying & all that, but the first one I really took an interest in was usa 94, even though england weren't in it.

I had a norway shirt with fjortoft on the back  8)  but the best teams were nigeria, sweden & bulgaria. yekini, amunike, amokachi, finidi george... dahlin, brolin, kennet andersson... stoichkov, letchkov... i can still remember some of the names

best moment of world cups is probably bergkamp's goal against the argies in france 98 - magic  :D

I remember mexico 86, in one of the stadiums there was a big lighting rig above the middle of the pitch that cast a shadow that looked like a massive spider.  can't find any pictures though

If you can get a piccie of England v Argies - that was played there

One of the earliest was Gheorge Haji's great lob in '94 against Columbia.

Best has to be Owen's mazy run and great goal against the Argies in 98

Linekar hat-trick against the jam roles mexico 86 - and the ace mascot!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/landofbo/1986-pique.jpg

my earliest was gazza crying at italia 90! :cry: my best memory was owens goal against the argies in 98 and the whole drama of the game!

Re-live the good and bad times!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/video_archive/default.stm

That's the first world cup I remember NMH. Peru were South American Champions at the time so obviously not a bad team; but Ally Mcloud had built Scotland up so much that people actually believed they might win it  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

The Scotland Holland game was a good one though; as you say a wonder goal by Archie Gemmill.

82 was good as well. Brazil had a fantastic team that yr but Italy beat them 3-2 in the 2nd group stage with a hat trick by Paolo Rossi. Brazil just kept attacking from memory; if they'd defended a bit better they'd probably have won it. But an excellent team to watch.

Espana '82.

Don't remember any games, but my uncle who lived in Spain came to visit and brought me an Espana '82 tracksuit over, I lived in that tracksuit for months :oops:

(I was only 8 though!)

Chav!  :mrgreen:

Cunt :D

Still better than a Chav though.  :\/

first memory: wondering why the fuck england wernt in usa 94, didnt quite understand that you had do qualify...didnt know how there could be a world cup without england.

best memory: 2002 beating those cheating argie bastards after 98

first memory- probably some of the '94 stuff. roger milla's jigs and shite Italian penalties  8)

best memory- beating the argies or owens goal.

First: Republic of Ireland in '94, watching them play while it was thundering.

Best: Dunno really, probably Owen's goal.

Likewise.  My dad bet me 2p that some shit Polish striker would score 4 and they'd win it.  Can't remember his name but I had shit loads of football cards with him on, as well as about 20 Falco's.

Italia '90 my mum tried to console me with 'don't worry, they'll be another one in 4 years' :o

We're on the march with Ally's army,
We're going to the Argentine.
And we'll really shake them up,
when we win the world cup,
cos Scotland are the greatest football team

Do you remember Andy Camerons 'Ally's Tartan Army' ? Truly appalling ! Also Willie Johnston sent home in disgrace for drug abuse.

NMH

86 The mascot definately sticks in my mind as does the stickers, sadly not much about the football at the time except what I've later read. 8)

90 I remember the lone fan in the empty stadium, head in hands with St George flag wrapped around him on all the back pages.  Cracking tournament especially Cameroon who we robbed.   8)

I do remember all that. And the managers appalling choice of sticking with players like Bruce Rioch and Don Masson to name just two who were so out of form. I think he brought Graeme Souness in for the game against Holland and he made a difference; left it too late though.

Old Man Old Man, Old Man Old Man

Ditto, remember struggling to stay awake to watch it.

I should be old enough to remember Spain '82 but can't???

My first real memories of the world cup was in the lead up to Spain '82, when Wales had one of those qualifying campaigns where they looked as if they might make it for a good while, and then went tits up in the last few games, whilst England really struggled and then qualified after all.

Chants of "There's only one England going to Spain....Mike, Mike, Mike" slowly petered out and died.

Bastard.

Northen Ireland, my adopted side for that year did well, winning their group with a bunch of 2nd and 3rd division players

My first memory was Cameroon beating Argentina 1-0 in 1990 thanks to some truly dreadful goalkeeping from Pumpido. Cameroon had 2 players sent off. I'll always remember Caniggia hurdling 2 knee high challenges and when trying to keep his balance, being absolutely clattered by the third Cameroonian. I bet he was thinking 'No you don't' as he totally poleaxed him, boot flying off for good measure!!

England 1990 was the best memories, beating Cameroon and Belgium.

I remember watching that opening match too; was up at Sheffield Uni visiting some friends. That last tackle was hilarious; took him right out.

The Cameroon match was excellent; but how close did we come to losing that, I think Lineker got the equalizer with 9 mins to go and when they were 2-1 up they looked the better side.