Your First World Cup Memory

[eastlondonseagull]

Spain 1982 - Zico, Socrates and Paolo Rossi

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[BHseagull]

I vaguely remember Brazil scoring in a group game ('94), the TV cutting to a replay of the goal, then cutting back to see Brazil had just scored again...

 

[smalldino]

Spain 82 Keegan coming on to try and win the game for us

 

[Gwylan]

Uruaguay v England - opening match of 1966. I was off school for a couple of weeks, recovering from being knocked down by a motor bike and consequently being allowed to stay up late to watch the football. I also remember N Korea beating Italy and Brazil being kicked all over the park.

To me, it seemed the natural order of things when England won - I genuinely couldn't understand why it was treated as anything rather stating the obvious. How little I knew.

My first actual memory though was of the song "We all love him too, World Cup Willie. He's proud as a lion and never will give up, that's why Willie is favourite for the cup."

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Can only vaguely remember 1998, as I was only 6. 2002 is the one that I really remember. I was in Miami at the start of it, there were a load of Senegalise people going mental when they beat France, and was on the plane back when we beat the Argies!

 

[Jordy]

Italia 90, ol' big ears sliding the ball home against Ireland, and sort of being bundled into the goal himself as well

 

[whitelion]

Cycling around the Knoll estate in Hove delivering papers on a hot July day in 1966. It was eerily quiet...

Got back home to enjoy the extra time and we all know the rest...

 

[severnside gull]

Sweden '58 - watching highlights of the final and the new Brazilian wonder-kid Pele on the newsreel at the cinema

 

[MikeySmall]

Italia 90 - everyone thinking England might have to qualify from the group by drawing straws if certain results happened (i.e. drawing with t'Egypt)

Ray Houghton per chance? Same as you. I remember pooing myself during those group games!!!

 

[Badger]

Italia '90, I was 6, I remember sitting on my dad's knee watching the England - Germany semi, one of the few occasions my dad has paid any interest in football.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Ireland 1-0 Italy. USA 1994.

Closely followed by Ireland's creulley disallowed goal against Holland in the second round.

This, was in Ireland with my Fathers (Irish) family at the time- just remember getting covered in Guinness as everyone jumped in the air.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Spain 82 Trevor Francis scoring against Kuwait.

 

[fosters headband]

1954 Switzerland
Tom Finney, Billy Wright, Nat Lofthouse and a couple of the Busby babes had made the side in Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor.
And Stan Matthews was the oldest player in the finals at age 39.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

1966. And only the final. No-one in my family was interested in football - but we watched the final.

But 1970 was the real deal for me. The coins, the song, as Gwylan says - England winning was simply the natural order. It was all fantastic. Except Leon. I am not sure I have ever recovered from that.

 

[thejackal]

'78. "Tiro Kempes. Gooooooooooooool Argentino!!! Gooooooooooooool Argentino!!! La copa es nuestra!!"

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

1970.

WC Quatre Final.

2-0 up. Lost 3-2

WHY did he take Charlton off!!!!?


First I saw live was in Spain in 82 - Bryan Robson scoring against France after 27 seconds.

First three gamew were in Bilbao - Steve Foster played in the third game against Kuwait.

 

[The Large One]

Argentina 78. Peru beating Scotland, Don Masson missing a penalty, Tunisia beating Mexico, Luque's volley for Argentina, Willie Johnston getting sent home and me filling in my first World Cup wallchart.

Spain 82 I remember with much more clarity. As legendary as the latter stages were, the first rounds for the eventual finalist were toss. Italy drew their three games - scoring one goal. As for West Germany - f***ing hell. If you think Southampton/Spurs in 1978 was a stitch-up, it was nothing compared to West Germany v Austria in 1982. Then there was Schumacher in the semi-final against France...

 

[Peter Grummit]

1970.

WC Quatre Final.

2-0 up. Lost 3-2

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That was mine too. B+W telly in our front room in Hollingdean. I still have the sticker album complete in the loft somewhere, although a couple of the Uruguayans have facial hair drawn on by a pesky friend at the time. Remember the Esso coins too when we filled the lime green Ford Anglia up (it went kaput shortly after).

PG

 

[Box of Frogs]

Argentina 78 - Gemill's goal, Scotland drawing with Iran and getting walloped by Peru.

Ossie Ardiles wearing the No 1 shirt as an outfield player.(i think)

Didn't he wear the No 2?

My earliest vague memory is the 70 World Cup - Brazil, Pele, Jairzinho.

1974 is more vivid - the West Germans with Gerd 'Der Bomber' Muller.

1978 with the ticker tape and my Argentina 78 t-shirt

 

[Mackenzie]

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