earliest/best world cup memory?

[quinnismyhero]

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

[le god cuervo]

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    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  

[genf_stfc]

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

[quinnismyhero]

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

[Simon Pieman]

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

[land_of_bo]

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

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

[Danjackson10]

my earliest was gazza crying at italia 90! 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

[Bedford Red]

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

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  

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.

[Sussex]

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

(I was only 8 though!)

[Spud]

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

(I was only 8 though!)

Chav!  

[Sussex]

Cunt

[Spud]

Cunt

Still better than a Chav though.  :\/

[SwindonStevo]

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

[DMR]

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

best memory- beating the argies or owens goal.

[Reeves for King]

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

Best: Dunno really, probably Owen's goal.