How many World Cups have you seen?

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

As I'm still a young 'un, only number SIX for me. One of my earliest football memories is Mexico '86 and MARADONA shattering my schoolboy dreams into a million twisted shards. How can you expect to grow up well adjusted after witnessing such HORRIFIC injustice at such a TENDER age?

Anyway, how about YOU? How many time have you had your football HEART broken?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I just about remember bits of the '86 World Cup, although at six I was more interested in playing than watching.

'90 was the first big one for me and left me distraught.

 

[Trigger]

1978 was my first although i can berely remember it at the age of of two, again 1982 doesn't really stick in the mind but 1986 I can still remember clear as day, it was also my first completed PANINI album (which i still have somewhere).

 

[Scotty Mac]

3 - i dont really remember 1990 being 2 at the time, but the 94 final sticks in the mind. baggio

 

[John Boy]

First one I remember watching is 1994

 

[sunshine]

I was born in feb, 1982... too young for that world cup and really can't remember 1986 either as i ws only 4... but 1990 i remember. Gazza crying.. ah man.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

9 have happened during my lifetime, but I don't remember anything of '74, '78 or '82. I was aware it was going on in '82 but wasn't really into football then. First clear memory of watching a World Cup and caring (a lot!) about what happened was therefore '86.

So this'll be the sixth. Blimey.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

1966 I was 8 at the time and we flew out to South Africa just after the WC.

1970, we were in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, sailing back from South Africa with a load of people with transistors listening to the Quarter Final vs west Germany - I remember being 2-0 up and people being very happy - but then after the game a lot of unhappy people muttering and drinking.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Yeah, should have said the first one you remember. I was around for Spain '82, but was too busy shitting my pants and wetting the bed to be bothered about football.

 

[Lammy]

Technically I was around for the 78 and 82 world cups but the first one I actually remember was 86. I never really watched 94 much as I was too depressed that we weren't there (I wasn't around for our 70 - 82 spell).

So this will be the 6th! Which mean I vote 5.
I think

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

The first one i can remember was 1974, but i was around for 1970 but was too young to remember it

 

[captainmorganrum]

I can remember all the tickertape from 1978, but was more involved in Espana '82.

 

[O Lads]

4, this will be my fifth.

 

[Lammy]

I have to say feel old when there are people on here who can't remember 1990!!

I'm not even 30!

 

[brighton2win]

2

was 4 in 1994, so i only properly watched 98 and 2002

 

[JJ McClure]

I vaguely remember Mexico 86, althought being 8 at the time I think I remember collecting the stickers more than the actual football.

Italia 90 was the first big one that I really remember watching all the games. Seem to recall I had a mini Italia 90 football that you could get free with some coca-cola.

 

[zefarelly]

82 was my first . . .Ithey had a projector TV in the Lady Jane on Shoreham Beach . . . it was Rocket Science to a 10 year old !!!

 

[perth seagull]

I can vaguely remember the 1986 World Cup as a seven year old, so I've seen five World Cups so far.

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

just 3 for me, i dont really remember '90 though as i was just 2 at the time but apparently i watched it with my dad but as i dont remember it i havent counted it

remember bits of 94, but the main one i remember is 98, as it was my first one where i sat and watched every game. cant wait for this years to starts although i had a dream last night that we went out in the second round then again my dream about getting it on with rachel stevens didnt come true so there is stil hope!

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

too young for 1990

remember 1994, 1998 and 2002