YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND! I've been looking for this constantly for the past ten years. I had this on VHS but lost it during a house move and I've been desperate to find it. Genuinely made my day - wonderful World Cup and a great review of it. As good as I remembered. Thank you 🙂
94 and 98 the two best WC I watched since 1990, but I get your other point regarding the world, particularly for those who lived in Western Europe prosperity seemed something that wouldn't stop at all.
France 98 is the best WC that I've seen in my lifetime and I vaguely remember 1986. 1990 WC was my first real memory and it was nowhere as good as France 98. There were a lot of good games and classic matches that have stood the test of time now that they are watchable for the younger generation.
@@MrRorySteel Probably he was too young to remember the matches but remember de WC happening. Just like me with the 2002 WC, some vague memories and a Brazilian shirt I had at the time, but no memory of specific matches.
The tournament that made me a football fan for life - Iconic moments from Scholes vs Tunisia to Beckham vs Colombia and Owen vs Argentina. Also Nigeria beating Spain, Thuram's two goals that literally is one of the most supernatural occurrences in football (his only two international goals, one scored with his wrong foot outside the area) also Bergkamp's golden goal and Zidane's double headed goals (his first goals scored with his head ever)
The BBC's half-way montages were absolutely iconic and underrated! They really encapsulated the anxiety, joy and despair of the group stages! Spain being knocked out early doors was a huge shock! Cameroon, Belgium, and Morocco lost out right at the very last minute! Hernandez's late goal absolutely crushed Belgium. Criminally underrated tournament I have to say!
I was 12 years old, living in Toronto, Ontario. I was born in Paris, France, and I was THE ONLY PUPIL in my school who rooted for France. The others were Polish, Portuguese, Italian, and Anglo Canadian. I was the only French fan. I stuck out, and it was worth it.
Jimmy hill another legend. The 90s were the best football proper game, wasn’t about money like now. Winning was the ultimate target, now tossers on social media love negativity for views
When this was shown in December 1998, Des Lynam was becoming disillusioned with the BBC. They had no FA Cup or England rights and would only show two live games in the 98/99 season. By the following summer, he was off to ITV and a final payday before he finished in 2004. They had FA Cup, England and Champions League rights etc. Only issue was that he never suited ITV! Things like this showed he was a BBC man and that style didn’t/doesn’t work on ITV. Adrian Chiles had the same issues years later as well!
I think you're right, even though it's hard to define exactly who someone is BBC or ITV. Maybe it's just because we were so used to seeing him on the BBC that anything else was bound to seem strange. He definitely wasn't the same when he did move.
@@anthonymcken6050 me neither, its hard to explain but no matter what they do or who they employ it still seems like it's missing something. Always preferred the BBC.
If France 1998 was tense, Russia 2018 was 1 full of surprises and entertainment!. 169 goals, 4 red cards, footie frolics and action aplenty!. Remember fans as Lisa Brockwell the yoga teacher once said, losers cannot hide the awful shame!. From Joe. X
The 1998 World Cup had some of the greatest drama in the competition's history. Personally, I don't think any World Cup since has surpassed it since! Maybe 2022 thanks to the brilliance of Morocco and the world cup final itself
I remember this BBC intro as a kid and thinking how 'French' it was. The amount of stereotyping is through the roof! Wine (check), waiters (check), art nouveau (check) moody New Wave-esque monochrome video (check!). Very 90's
That Martin O’Neill was always a horrible, bitter man. Tony O Donahue shared a story that during Martin’s Forest days he would pen-write rebuttal letters to his critics. Recently, he is involved a land dispute with a kid’s pitch in Donegal next to one of his big houses. At least teams in England will be spared of him, good riddance.
That was the one. We could have gone all the way with that squad. And we talk about Beckham as a hero cos why, he scored his tenth effort at a free kick in a qualifier against Greece?
Muy mala decisión de parte de ustedes, los entiendo por qué son ingleses, pero el mejor gol de todos los tiempos es el que Diego Armando Maradona les izó a ustedes😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 a llorar a la iglesia, saludos
Another world cup where England were cheated out of like 86,90,02 and others ! England would have the most world cups if not for politics and bad referees!... Jim Morrison wasn't expecting that 😂
@@eamonwilkinson2333 1 team who were robbed of the 2nd round in Russia 2018 were Senegal. In group 8, they picked up too many yellow cards than Japan, so the Asian team escaped elimination!. Craig Charles would think "can you believe it!, Japan have gone through, and Senegal are knocked out of the group!". From Joe. X
That has always been the way. Controversial decisions have always has always followed England. The Beckham sending off and the sol Campbell disallowed goal was another example
