revolution saint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 5 minutes ago, cloggy saint said: '82 is probably my favourite despite '78 being my first. Not really true or fair to say England were a bit shit. We were knocked out undefeated and were without arguably our 2 best players in Brooking and Keegan until the final game against Spain where Keegan came agonisingly close to winning it. Yeah, we weren't bad but I think it stems from the disappointment more than anything. Actually forgot we won our first three games. That second group stage was weird. Other thing about world cups is the amount of countries in it - a lot more boring group games now it's up to 32. 2026 is supposed to have 48 isn't it? That's mental. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 8 minutes ago, revolution saint said: 2026 is supposed to have 48 isn't it? Yep 12 groups of 4 I think. Might be decent to blast over to the States and Canada for some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 I'm only watching it because Canada actually qualified! Mind you, m once it starts I'll probably tune in for a few games. I don't agree with it though, one bit. Ridiculous to have a World Cup in a tiny rich nation in November and December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 12 minutes ago, skintsaint said: Yep 12 groups of 4 I think. Might be decent to blast over to the States and Canada for some games. I thought I heard 16 groups of 3. If so that's nuts. Who's going to watch Jamaica vs India or whatever. 12 x4 makes more sense. But this is FIFA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 (edited) 82 was my first. I lived near Andover in those days. I remember watching Scotland vs Brazil on a little black and white. Had to go to bed during the first half. Woke up thinking Scotland had won 1-0. 86 I watched as many games as possible but it was 90, 94 and 98 that I enjoyed the most (would have been 16, 20, 24) and my absolute favourite was 1990. Edited 5 November, 2022 by OttawaSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 4 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said: I thought I heard 16 groups of 3. Nope you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OttawaSaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 Just now, skintsaint said: Nope you are right. Fucking nuts isn't it? Many teams will travel all that way for 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 Just now, OttawaSaint said: Many teams will travel all that way for 2 games. and the fans! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 Everything that makes a World Cup so magnificent is missing from this tournament. Yes I’ll watch it, but not one ounce of it is right. I’d usually go too, but giving this one a swerve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, alehouseboys said: Although I was around for '66 I can't remember anything about it other than what I've seen on TV. 1970 was the first I was aware of and seemed so exotic, coming from the other side of the world, as you say, grainy pictures and commentary that sounded like it was coming down the telephone. But 1974 was the best for me (the famous Cruyff turn replicated/attempted by so many of us kids the following weekend in matches), I can still name so many of the players from the big teams, even some of the lesser nations! Haiti and Zaire getting tonked, 30-yard screamers, gutted England never made it. Loved them all up to the '90 but (after being shit early on) that semi-final defeat remains one of my most painful moments in football. Like the FA Cup years earlier, the 'magic' began to weaken after Italia'90 and then Mexico. I will be staunchly England during Qatar but, other than being able to watch a bit of live football on cold dark days, has about as much appeal as the League Cup at the moment. Yes 1974 was also special, the Dutch side were great to watch with their Total Football. The two other things from that WC I remember were the fantastic stadium at Dortmund, and an incident when Brazil played Zaire. Brazil free kick outside the penalty area and Zaire lining up their wall, ref blows his whistle for the kick to be taken and a Zaire player just sprints out and boots the ball upfield. 1978 - had lost its sparkle for me, although the ticker tape welcome onto the pitch was something new, and I remember watching Argentina with Kempes and a bloke Leopoldo Luque ripping a defence apart, they looked and played like FRank Worthington on steroids. Strange though that in 1974 most people wanted Scotland to do well, but that had gone in 1978 largely due to Ally McLeod's bragging about 'Scotland would definitely get a medal' , and at Hampden Park in the Home Internationals where the jocks kept up a song of 'they did' nae qualify ...' . After that we watched on happily as they crumbled. Edited 5 November, 2022 by Badger Correct memory blur ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 Zaire's freekick. It was v Brazil not Scotland. (They were in Scotland's group though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 8 hours ago, whelk said: Italia90 best tournament in my lifetime. I expect someone will say how fortunate etc. but not been repeated since IMO Really? Awful final between two awful teams. Spain 82 for me was one of my favourites, with Italy-Brazil one of the best matches I've seen. I enjoyed Italy deservedly beating Germany in the final as well. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 4 hours ago, Winnersaint said: On a Saints related note would have been good to see Micky Channon in a WC but failing to qualify in 74 and 78 meant that was never to be. Also Ossie, obviously then with Chelsea, made two appearances as sub in group games. Yes, have often though this. Also, a great shame that Kevin Keegan only managed about 20 minutes as a sub in a WC final series despite twice being European Footballer of the Year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalCommunist Posted 5 November, 2022 Share Posted 5 November, 2022 Just realised we are on fifty six years of hurt. Where did that time go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 6 November, 2022 Share Posted 6 November, 2022 Never mind it will all be over in a few weeks and then all will be back to the normal avoiding relegation fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 6 November, 2022 Share Posted 6 November, 2022 What links are there likely to be with Saints at the World Cup? Ex players included. Mane - Senegal Yoshida - Japan Bednarek - Poland Boufal - Morocco Salisu - Ghana Hojbjerg - Denmark Lovren - Croatia Bale - Wales Are there any more? I don't think Cedric gets in the Portugal squad these days, and surely Denmark have found some better CB's then Vestergaard. Caleta-Car for Croatia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 6 November, 2022 Share Posted 6 November, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Cat said: What links are there likely to be with Saints at the World Cup? Ex players included. Mane - Senegal Yoshida - Japan Bednarek - Poland Boufal - Morocco Salisu - Ghana Hojbjerg - Denmark Lovren - Croatia Bale - Wales Are there any more? I don't think Cedric gets in the Portugal squad these days, and surely Denmark have found some better CB's then Vestergaard. Caleta-Car for Croatia? Lavia and Bella Kotchap got mentioned for Belgium and Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmickey3 Posted 6 November, 2022 Share Posted 6 November, 2022 Can't come soon enough but not because i am overly interested but it gives us a chance to reset, with or without Ralf, although it really should be the latter. New ideas needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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