Am Croatian (yes the other underdog winner nation) and was the fan of Dutch national football football team since 1974 (lol long time yea). Their 70s team was probably the best team ever that never won the world cup .
Back in 78 they didn’t show the games in Canada but they showed the highlights. I still remember those two perfect shots to beat Zoff and have always stuck with me.
Italy in 1978 was a great team. But they finished the tournament exhausted. Furthermore Bearzot never change his players, Antognoni apart. And, badluck, all their opponents were great teams : my France, Hungary, Argentina at home, Germany the holders, Austria, Netherlands and Brazil. Impossible to make harder.
Haan and Van Hanagem were a terrific midfield duo. Haan scored similar goal against Germany as well. This ranks with Roberto Carlos free kick as the ball swung away from Zoff.
Van Hanegem wasn't playing in 1978. In the Word cup 974 Haan en Van Hangem played together but then Haan (originally a midfielder) was positioned in the defense by Rinus Michels.
I remember this like it was yesterday! Our tv had broke and i was watching this on a black and white tv that had a screen about the size of a mobile phone! But what a world cup this was,fantastic stuff.
Beide niederlaendische Toren sund ebenfalls fernschuss. Both are absolutely blitzschnell. Hochverdient zum monumental goals in the gesamten Fussballgeschichte. Respect.
Com certeza. Revendo estes jogos percebemos isso hoje bem melhor. Por isso a Itália conseguiu chegar forte em 1982. Nesse jogo a Holanda ganhou arriscando em chutes longos e deu certo. No último gol houve um desvio que enganou Zoff. Mas a meu ver a seleção italiana era mais técnica que a holandesa.
Italy was probably the most impressive side for the first 5 games. But in the last two they conceded four fantastic goals of a pretty similar nature, that eventually cost them dearly.
I am a Holland fan but I have to admit apart from two wonderful goals , overall Italy played better than Holland and in the game against Brazil they hit the post twice (for sure), maybe 3 times; so they were kind of unlucky against Brazil.
@@13muller9 Good point from the Holland fan with German striker's nick)) indeed, in the last two games they lost good part of the luck which is so important - if not decisive! - in football.
@@13muller9 I remember watching this match and Holland took the game over in the second half when Italy mistakenly took Causio off at half time and played for a draw. After Brandts scored the energy drained away from Italy and they couldn't handle Johan Neeskens when he moved up into midfield after playing in defence in the first half marking Rossi.
Italy started to go backwards in the second round as they physically ran out of steam. They were very fortunate to beat Austria in the game before this.
@@BlackCrowNavajo They only had themsleves to blame in the game against Holland by taking Causio off at half time and reverting to their negative ways to play for a draw. Bearzot was at fault for that.
Avevo poco più di 9 anni ma mi ricordo bene, penso che Haan abbia calciato da oltre 40 metri, mai visto gol così da allora, e di tempo ne è passato e parecchio. C'è l'incredibile gol di Roberto Carlos su punizione in Francia Brasile amichevole del 1997, ma non era da quella distanza. Credo che Zoff se lo ricordi ancora bene...ma quattro anni dopo ci siamo rifatti vincendo i Mondiali che resteranno nella storia.
Holland of the 70's, such a great team ! Unlucky in 1974, unlucky in 1978. The Dutch team of 2010 never even got near the form of the 70's, but got closer to winning the world cup.
Italy was probably the strongest team of the tournament (even stronger than the team that won the cup in 1982 and sole to defeat Argentina) but failed because of a weak semifinal 2nd half. The crucial decision was the replacement of Causio by Sala, difficult to understand given Causio created hell lot of problems to dutch defense and went to the pause in good condition.
@ANC Nutrition it's not a matter of being a "great player" but about role and having the ball roll in the right place. Players like Conti in Italy 82 or Pirlo in Italy 2006. Causio was the playmaker in Italy 78 and Sala could not replace that role. This is possibly Bearzot biggest mistake.
Never mind. With a draw, the Netherlands would play the final. A Itália precisava vencer a partida para jogar a final. No entanto, o empate foi suficiente para a Holanda chegar à final.
@@antoniosassogarciafilho1476 I can tell you that Spanish referee Franco Martinez was considered one of the best in that World Cup. And not only in Spain.
Well, it does not tell anything to me! And I keep having the same opinion: Italian National team should be in the final! The Dutches had no fair play and obtained the victory just because of the referee
@@antoniosassogarciafilho1476 You are not right! and I don't know why you say that the game was not fair. The referee had nothing to do with the result, absolutely nothing. The two Dutch goals are indisputable, there is no influence from the referee. Italy did not deserve to be in the final. Its first phase was splendid, but the second was disastrous. A single victory against Austria and somewhat unfair. In contrast, the Netherlands played poorly in the first phase, but the second was brilliant and deserved to be in the final and even win it.
Ma come giocavano? Bettega,Causio,Rossi:tutto di prima,colpi di tacco,aggredivano i difensori... E poi Antognoni,Cabrini, Gentile,Scirea,Tardelli:a tutto campo per tutta la partita. E poi l'esperienza,l'equilibrio,la durezza di Bellugi,Benetti,Zaccarelli,Zoff. Il Vecio aveva fatto un capolavoro!
Tutto vero, ragazzi. Il problema fu che un mostro di portiere come Zoff si fece trafiggere da tiri da fuori area dai quali - come lui stesso ammetterà - un portiere appena normale non dovrebbe farsi trafiggere. Peccato.
Great goal but wasn't it deviated by an Italian player? Plus the goal post, so a little luck didn't hurt. Interesting to see this Azzurri team, a demo version of '82. Missing Altobelli, Collovati, Graziani, and Conti, among others. Italy has more World Cup victories than Holland has finals; in fact, it has as many lost finals as Holland!
Dino Zoff was at that time regarded as the best goal keeper in the world, but this semi-final on the World Cup of 1978 against Netherlands would hold him awake in the middle of the night till today
In 1978 Italy was the strongest and the most spectacular team but they arrived too tired at the match against Holland...in 1982, playing in a a more careful way and alternating many players, WE received the right PRIZE!!!
holland scored three long range goals in this tournament, they were lucky to get to the frinal if van hanegem and cruyff had played they could have won it though
Dino Zoff has largely been held responsable for that last goal and Italy's defeat!! however in slow motion It can be appreciated that the ball took a curve as approaching and introduced rirth beside the left post and two italians were kind of obstructing his sigth!! but his mistake was only his location! He should have stood more to his left and probably had reach the ball to deflect it.
Zoff was punched in the head when Italy were defending a corner by Brandt who scored straight after. Zoff admitted later that he was feeling a bit concussed and want to come off or receive treatment. The rest is history as he conceded to long distance goals. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-F24pvLACcCE.html
Spare a thought for Dino Zoff. Two spectacular long-range shots beat him in this game, and in the next game against Brazil for third place play-off, Nelinho and Dirceu beat him again with two great long-range goals.
Poor Zoff, in this Cup he was target by the most brilliant long shots . After this match, was Batista e Nelinho from Brazil what score nice shots against he ahahahaahh
Para mi gusto Italia debió ser campeón , los goles de Holanda fantásticos ! El mundial siguiente en España lo ganó Italia , para mi gusto el más competitivo de todos los tiempos , en el cual muchos equipos tenían grandes posibilidades de campeonar , Brasil , Francia , Argentina , Alemania , Polonia !
I was 15 years old ,,, my opinion at the time was that Italy was the best ,, missile shooting towards the goal from a very long distance, and the weakness of the Italian goalkeeper was the main reason for that loss⚽️🇮🇶🇳🇱🇮🇹⚽️.
Remember watching this on TV in 78, Haan's goal was awesome, so was the other one he scored (Vs Germany was it ?) - probably the only thing i rememver from that World Cup, apart from the final, Scotland's defeat against Peru and Gemmill's goal aganst Holland. Really wanted them to beat Argentina in the final but it wasnt to be.
Solo chi ha giocato a pallone può capire il gol di Haan da 40m. Impostazione e preparazione al tiro !!! Dico questo, dato che Haan non era nuovo a questi tiri e gol da più di 40m....Nel campionato olandese di quell'anno Haan ne realizzò 18 tiri da quella distanza,quindi ripeto solo chi ha giocato può capire !!! Preparazione, occhiata alla porta,un esercizio di respirazione e preparazione mentale,e soprattutto "sensibilità nel piede e nella distanza"