The highs, lows, and indifferences of the 1990 World Cup, as broadcast on the morning of Boxing Day that year. Des Lynam presents, and, to paraphrase his opening link, it was a tournament that was indeed far higher in drama than it was in quality football. In fact, with the benefit of hindsight, the majority of World Cups since then have had a better standard of football, but I don't think any has quite had that magical passionate atmosphere which only Italy could produce, or as many matches that were still in the balance right up to the very last minute. It wasn't great if judged purely by the football itself; but, if you lived through it, you'll know that Italia '90 was so much more than that.
Without spoiling anything, look out for England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland all being there and achieving various degrees of success; Cameroon and Roger Milla upsetting the apple cart and making the quarter-finals; the first sendings-off in a World Cup Final that was little short of a disgrace; Gazza's tears and Pearce and Waddle's penalty heartbreak; Salvatore "Toto" Schillaci stealing the show for the hosts; Rudi Völler getting sent off apparently for being spat on by Frank Rijkaard; Benjamin Massing's contender for Foul of the Century; and a washed-up Diego Maradona still being good enough to drag a poor side all the way to the final, practically single-handedly (pun partially intended). If you watched the tournament at the time, I guarantee that this will evoke plenty of memories, and some of the music will transport you instantly right back to that long hot summer. So enjoy!
This replaces a previous upload which gained nearly 650,000 views and over 1400 comments, but was blocked after five years online due to a 14-second clip of World in Motion - hence why I've had to blur it out. Boo-hiss to Warner Music Group. I'm also sorry to say there are some audio issues for the first five minutes or so, but they soon sort themselves out.
(Please remember that this is an off-air VHS recording, and this programme has never been available commercially anywhere in the world. Please also note that I don't monetise any of my uploads. Nevertheless, if you are a copyright holder and have an objection, please don't hesitate to contact me.)
In case you're wondering what happened to the previous upload of this, it was blocked (after five years online) due to the 14-second clip of World in Motion - hence the blurring in this version. | *FAQ* | - The bass-driven tune you hear throughout is *Killer* by Adamski. - Stuart Pearce v the Netherlands was disallowed because it was an indirect free-kick. - If you can't work out whether the Schillaci free-kick v Ireland crossed the line or not, have a look at this: kzhead.info/sun/ZLqcZNiRo3qjq2w/bejne.html - [Other dead link removed]
Thanks
thanks!
thanks a lot new order!
I see the German national teams song wasn’t flagged for copyright infringement! 😂
Brits won the karaoke battle but lost the match.
Welcome to another episode of: “Where the quarantine has lead me today”
Was watching the same episode 😄 great stuff tho🙏
@Hannibal Barca I agree. Who is your national team.
@Hannibal Barca Damn fair enough. I am will be honest I am not a fan of England, my two teams are Scotland and Argentina.
@Hannibal Barca Haha well at the 2010 World Cup we did a sweep in my school and I got Argentina. So I have stuck with them ever since. Also Argentina aren't a glory hunting nation like Germany or Brazil, but aren't that bad like San Marino for example.
@Hannibal Barca Haha fair enough. Yeah as Bobby Robson said "It wasn't The Hand of God, it was The Hand of a Cheat." But the hand of god shows what audacity he had.
There seems to be a few of us that were around 10-11 years old when we watched this tournament. Good old days.
Oh yeah I am 13 then , watching as well as sleeping
Yes! My first footballing heroes, were Lineker, Platt, Hassler, Vialli, Baggio and the rest!
I was 12 .. my fav world cup
I was 7 & was my 1st world cup understanding football...what a great spectacle it was !!
I was 10y. Always pretended to be Van Basten when playing with friends:P
I was a 9 year old Italian kid growing up in England. What amazing memories of that WC. Football was all i really cared about at that time. How beautiful was the world back then! 😉🇮🇹💙
i just remember pavarottis voice.
I hitchhikerd to Sardinia. Watched the games against Ireland and Holland in Cagliari and slept rough in a church. A tramp shared his cardboard boxes with me. Hitchhikerd back through Italy and watched Austria beat the USA in Florence. Happiest days of my life.
The after the semi-final, it seemed as if no one spoke in London. I swore I'd never let a football match depress me the same way again. I was there in 1996 when they put us out, and when the penalty went in I started singing It's Coming Home, and suddenly everyone was. It was a lousy seat and all England's action, including the penalties of course, was at the other end, but hey, I'd seen an international, which, with hindsight, Holland did us a favour to qualify for. It's just football: sometimes magnificent, like most things, much of the time rubbish, but Bill Shankly was speaking ironically when he said it was more important to Liverpool fans than life and death. (At least, I hope he was.) No one dies.
I was 10 years old. I turned 11 when Italy 🇮🇹 beat USA 🇺🇸. I went to Italy last May. Visited San siro on 2 occasions. Inter beat samdoria 3 - 0 Regards
12 for me BAGGIO!!!
What memories. 10 years old, in Northern England. Watching EVERY game, then playing football all day during that glorious summer. Nessun Dorma still makes my hair stand on end. There is nothing like the World Cup to bring the true beauty of Football.
I was 10 years old in Haiti with my eyes glued to the TV rooting for Brazil
that was best summer of my life , i'm also 10 years old back then
@@beachboy13600 Actually It was one of them big wood casing TV. you can take that thinner up your nostrils by yourself mate.
Nessun Dorma was one of my favourite players..always steady at the back for the Italians!
11 years old, in China. I remember Jürgen Klinsmann in German team. What a summer!
I watched this to death when I was 10 years old, a glorious summer in 1990
Hahaha I was 10 also. 40 now 😂
Me too. Just turned 40. I remember at the time seeing the poster of Maradona holding the world cup in 86 on some shop wall on my way to school. I used to play a lot, pretending I was schillaci.
Me too stand in the row 😂😂😂
I was 14! Schillaci and Baggio what has been left on my mind:))
The best WC. So many great players so many stories. Most jerseys had that special look back then. So original.
That Pavarotti clip is amazing! "I hope you are going to win, and I am a liar!"
He was brilliant.
46:17
The Italia 90 world cup will always be one of the most dramatic world cups of all time. So many iconic players in one tournament.
RIP Andreas Brehme
I remember schilacci gave his best performance in this world cup , I was a child . Admire to italia team ( baressi, zenga, baggio)
100%
Franco Baresi
Maybe the best Italian team ever. That Argentina defense was brutal and ruthless though. It was probably the most solid defense in the World Cup history (Simon, Serrizuela, Monzon, Ruggeri). Germany didn't get any shots on goal in the final, either. That Argentina team didn't play pretty football though... but they were tough as nails.
"Performance" is right.
Thanks for re-uploading this. I never tire of watching this review. Back then I was an 11 year old kid and rewatched this so many times, I still have the commentary quips from John Motson and Barry Davies memorised in my head. Still my favourite world cup ever. The drama, England getting to the Semis, the World in Motion song, the Italia 90 merchandise in the shops combined with the beautiful hot Summer in England at the time. I'll never forget the glow of the TV with Italia 90 on along with the beautiful red sunset out of the window. What a time it was.
Yeah, it was magic. I loved playing football with friends and going home to watch the matches in the evening. We all had those mini-Italia 90 footballs at school, too.
Same for me, I was 9 and had moved to the south of France with my family and not too far from Italy. I watched it so many times on a vhs tape that my grandfather sent me and my brother. This is what got me into football!
The worst World Cup in human history.
Kata's good for working up a sweat, but it won't win a world cup.
Same feeling in Latin America. My favorite World Cup too. So much drama, the song, the jerseys, so many classic moments in football history made, so many great & unique players. Van Basten, Baggio, Maradona, Gullit, Valderrama, Goikochea, Gascoin, Macanaki, Donadoni, Baresi, Matheus etc etc.. It was something truly special.
One of My best memory of my childhood days.
It's stunning to watch this. Just the music and a helicopter shot of the ground does enough to build the tension.
Great Memories, my first world cup i really witnessed being aware. Still remember Oman-Biyik's header shocking the world champion. I still remember Cannigas Backheading Goal, I still remember Maradonas Brilliant Moment against Brazil, i still remember Toto Schillachi who wasnt a Megastar at that time, scoring 6 goals for the italians. still remember Baggios solo run against chzechoslovakia, still remember Pat Bonner (Goal Keepr for Ireland) for no reason. I still see Costa Rica upsetting a whole Group. I still can hear Klinsmans hitting the post against the Netherlands. I still can see Roger Miller Dancing at the corner, is still can see Rene Huigita doing crazy things, still feeling Gary Lineker breaking the Heart of a whole Continent with 2 Penalties. Still remember nervwrecking penalty shootouts in semi finals, with Bodo Ilgner getting shot by Paul Pierce. It was a great world cup, with a a lot of Football Legends.
My first conscious mundial too. Great time, great summer. Greetings for You from Poland.
Schillaci, I never forgot all those goals he scored in that WC '90. And to think that Argentina's coach wanted to leave Claudio Caniggia off the team and Maradona told him "that's two" if he didn't convoke Caniggia.
@Florian Held amazing goal. speaking of punishing....Diego Buchwald punished Maradona
You have good memory :)
The good old days.The first WC that I remember. I was almost 7 back then. Shit, how time flies.
This world cup was magical, there was something about this world cup that i haven't felt since. Some fantastic talent on display by some all time greats.
You obviously don't appreciate good football.
@@gunternetzer9621 ridiculous statement
It was the first time for me. The first time watching magical players of the 90s. The drama was only matched by how tight all the games were. It certainly took on an Italian influence. I'd also say this was probably the last WC England qualified for before Sky took over and threw money at it. It took away the rawness of football over the years.
It was my first World Cup and I was 10 years old I was living in Burundi watching this. As an Ethiopian I was of course rooting for Cameroon I remember watching the first match where a 9 man team beat Maradonna's Argentina with a goal from an amazing leaping header from Oman Biyik. I cried of course when Cameroon just barely lost to England. Interestingly enough, a year later my dad got posted to Cameroon and we moved there. I was so excited cause it was the land of Roger Milla, Makanaky and all those great Cameroonian players. So many great memories, when life was so much more vivid.
I remember having this recorded on a VHS tape around Xmas 1990 & it must have got dozens of viewings over the next two years. The fascination of international football had been placed. The 1992 European Championships were very dreary in comparison to this epic affair.
This was my Grandad's favourite ever football tournament. He was a die hard Birmingham City Fan and supported England (and football) no matter what. He would watch any televised games (also check check ceefax every Saturday evening with a beer) and when he had Sky Sports fitted in his flat he thought he was at the height of luxury and privilege. He visited my family as we lived away from Birmingham for an extended break in Scotland and he was able to watch the WC with his family. He passed away in 2002, Pavarotti sung out at his funeral. I couldn't speak - just leaned up against my bro. Will always think of of when I see footage and hear the music from this tournament. This was fascinating viewing.
Proper breaking my heart to hear Nessun Dorma now, in this terrible situation we all find ourselves in. But Italia and football will be back one day. Vinceremo.
Forza Italia, from Indonesia.
Every country will lose thousands of people...Italy were just the first to take a hit. Forza England.
Hear hear from Ireland 🇮🇪
Probably should clarify I am myself English. But if football has taught me anything, it’s that all peoples can find common ground. (How special it is that billions of people understand what ‘offside’ means.) Just hoping I’m there to see the day the world is once again free to go out and play. And big ❤️ to the health workers. You make everything possible.
italy still knows the tune :) kzhead.info/sun/ndxmZNSxjGWOd2g/bejne.html kzhead.info/sun/ZrCGea2Cm6KjmKs/bejne.html *All'alba vincerò!* *Vincerò! Vincerò!*
Cameroon team of the tournament for me. They were great to watch!
They were great going forward, though some of the tackling left a lot to be desired. Then again, so did Argentina's. Heck, a lot of teams just tried to hack out the most cultured players but West Germany deserved their win, being the.most composed and well organised team by far, though I am proud that England ran them so close.
Bilbo Baggins yes agreed. For me that choice of Cameroon was more down to the fact you’d expect the likes of Argentina, West Germany & Italy to have got as far as they did.
@@nickg2117 In which case, point taken. I think that was maybe the first tournament where an African team did that well.
They were so good that they ended their group with a negative 2 goal difference due to USSR beating them 4-0
If you review the tournament now, not taking nothing away from Cameroon, they had entertaining moments, but outside Germany and Italy you will find that Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were more complete in overall quality than Cameroon, I dare to say even Belgium was. But it was the story of the tournament outside the title so I understand what you mean.
Stay strong Italy, you're dearly loved by the whole world. We are all one human family. ♥
Well said.
ty from Italy, Lord.
ameen
Agreed. Nothing more to say...🙏
Everyone loves Italia.
29:27 Maradona in a Brazilian shirt! One for the archives. It was a great tournament full of legendary players.
and that pass to cannigia.
It was used in Argentina as a meme by an insurance company, stating something like "anything unexpected can happen so insure with us etc"
5:34 come nel '86 però questa volta gli arbitri non hanno favorito Maradona e compagni.
World Cub without Italy is Pizza without Cheese. Love from Eritrea
My baby son died in early 1990 so, when the world cup came around I couldn't make my mind up whether or not I wanted England to do well. Something deep inside me told me that we'd actually win the bloody thing so that everyone would remember 1990 "for all the wrong reasons". That's how shredded my head was, at the time 🤣 Of course, we progressed to the semifinals and, by that time, I was *really* torn lol When we lost the penalty shoot out, the tears flowed - I suspect that I was far from being the only one though. The thing is: I've avoided watching anything to do with Italia 90 ever since. But I've just been speaking to my other son on the phone and found myself reminiscing about football in the 1980s and early 90s. I realised that I've suddenly turned into a caricature of that old codger who I used to talk about when I was younger - the old fella for whom old skool football was always better. So, it's been 30 years. I did a KZhead search and came up with this video (thanks for uploading it). "30 years, so I shouldn't find it a problem" I thought. As soon as it started and Pavarotti started to sing 'Nessun Dorma' I blubbed like a girl, all over again 😂😂 The one thing that I did pick up on though, in all seriousness, is when Des Lynam said that the quality of the football wasn't up to much. That sent me into a good few minute's thought and, other than Euro 96 and maybe the World Cup which Beckham was sent off in, I truly can't remember a single international tournament which even aspired to reach this level of "poor quality". I'm off to watch Brazil, 1982 now. That *was* a great tournament and Brazil a great team - despite being knocked out. Cheers all 🙂
(I hearted that comment because of the absolute roller-coaster of emotion and I didn't know what to say, not because I love tragedy or anything. Just saying.)
@@VideotapeFTW That’s ok 🙂
Pure nostalgia ☺️ remember it all like it was only yesterday.. good times 🙏👌👍
Good times indeed!
OMG, this was the first time I've ever watched football aged 9. I never even watched club football, and got really freaked out when I saw Platt and Linkear playing against each other the season after. There was something really compelling about this whole tournament - looking back the quality was there, but it was moments, rather the actual pace. It was a different style of football. I cried when England went out, and couldn't understand why football is so cruel. I loved the Cameroon dance, Baggio, seeing Romario for the first time, but my greatest memory was the happiness in my dad's eye when Germany won. My mum curious to why the old man was happy that Ze German had won, and him smiling back and pointing at Diego crying his eyes out. If you know, you know! 30 years later, I'm well versed in tears when it comes to football.
I remember to run back home after high school to watch the games. I am Mexican, our team did not participate but I was supporting Argentina , Great memories.
I was 10 years old from Italy. Great memories! ☺️🇮🇹⚽️
Man oh man, Ill show this one day to my son telling him back in my days Men were men and football was fun to watch
I was 8 years old watched every game was just mesmerised and of course I cried a bucket when we lost the penalty shoot out.
Watching the world cups since 1978, I would say 1990 was one of the best, quality wise. I loved all 4 semi finals teams, Germany, Argentina, Italy and England were all my favorites. Football was really a beautiful game back then but after 1998 went down the hill gradually.
You must need your eyes examining. That 1990 World Cup was atrocious, one of the worst of all time. I’m open to correction on this but I think it was the lowest scoring of all time, or at least one of them. The 1998 World Cup was brilliant however.
@@HisrealnameisLukeFury Quality ain’t the same as scoring. It’s very subjective and many people have different opinion, so telling other people to have their eyes checked just because they have different opinion says everything about you. If you were a fair person I would argue with you more about the “ Whys” but let’s not bother each other. I am not interested to argue with you. You have your opinion, I have mine.
@@HisrealnameisLukeFury it was indeed terrible. Anti football like Germany and Argentina won. Only Brazil played old school. The tournament was so bad and defensive that the fifa changed the point system, so winning teams would get 3 points instead of 2.
@@drunkensailor112 I'd like to wade into this very cultured discussion thread. Please see the article in the guardian "On second thoughts: Italia 90". Note, I've watched every world cup since USA-94 to Qatar '22. Here's my opinion. There is no doubt that 1990 is the worst WC between 1970 and 1990. However, it is EMPHATICALLY not the worst WC of all time. That "honor" should go to Chile 1962, Japan/Korea 2002, South Africa 2010 and to a lesser extent even Germany 2006. The fact is that there were some pretty good knockout matches and some good 1st round matches too and also the defensive play was quite strong leading to the lower goals per game average. The great matches are England/Belgium, Argentina/Brazil with W.Germany/Holland the best match along with England/Cameroon and England/W. Germany. Spain/Yugoslavia was also quite high quality technically. Cameroon/Romania, Egypt-Holland, Holland-England, Belgium/Spain Belgium-Uruguay, W. Germany and Yugoslavia in the first round were also good matches technically. There was drama, upsets and both semi-finals were arguably the highest-quality semi-finals of any world cup. Also, unlikely plots like Roger Milla being so old but still shining (shades of Messi in 2022). I don't think you can call that the "worst" world cup at all. Yes, nowhere near quality of Mexico 86, Spain 82, W. Germany 1974 but to label it as worst is a bit too harsh. Quality of the best goals although below 86 is still high. I would agree that USA 94 slightly better due to positivity and game-rule changes (both the back-pass ri;e and 3 points for a win in group stage) and France 98 was clearly superior in all respects. All in all, Italia 90 was the best "mixture" world cup of some great matches, good attacking-minded defender like Andy Brehme, Africa breaking the quarter final ceiling with Cameroon, underdog shining like Costa Rica and Cameroon, some great individual performances, great individual performance by Schillachi/Matthaeus, good performances by Eastern European teams reaching the last 8 (Skhuravy and Stojkovic the stars) breakout younger stars like Baggio/Gascoigne, shocks and let-downs like Holland and Sweden. Most dramatic world cup up to Qatar 2022.
Blimey. I was 10 during Italia '90. I remember it like it was televised yesterday. When I turned 40 last year, I felt officially old.
I was 13... i know... i know... this was the last world cup i watched and was interested in.. this penalties......
That's not surprising as you died in 1976 Sidney😜⚽☘️🇮🇪😷.
I remember italia 90 like yesterday
My favourite World cup ever. Watching from Mexico 🇲🇽 86. The Cameroon story was captivating with the BBC montage for them & Y N'dour the lion song in the background.
Same here and it's my fav for the same exact reasons. I had the BBC WC montage and Cameron song on VHS tape. It was a magical WC with so many lasting memories.
@@npscholes wonderful memories. You should transfer the VHS footage onto YT if possible. The song for the Cameroon montage was by Youssou N'dour - The lion.
special upload as this WC will always hold a special place for me in my heart being a 21 yr old Australian young man @ the time travelling OS for the very 1st time in my life,i was in Europe,mainly the UK and the build up was fantastic with the New Order single n evrything else,i saw the championship winning game at Anfield where Liverpool defeated QPR,watched that magnificent FA cup final btwn Crystal Palace n Man Utd in a British pub n then the build up to this WC in Italy was full of hope for all 3 UK sides,plus there was the legendary Gullit n Van Basten competing,the current Euro champions,it had everything,not forgetting the young superstar Gascoigne,magnificent WC played in extreme heat
This was such a well put together video. So many great human moments between competing sides. It’s pleasant to see teams be gracious even in defeat - speaks to the great character of these players and coaches. The World Cup is a tremendous celebration and I love it.
I bloody love Bobby Robson. What an amazing bloke and top notch manager.
Footballing Royalty. Forever adored on Tyneside.
and at Ipswich
@@simonburroughs5199 A poor England manager.
Adamski - Killer! What memories, I was 14 and for me it is still the best world cup!
I was 6. What I remember most is collecting all the stickers for the sticker book.
I thought there were loads of 1-0 in that world cup, the best game was England 3 Cameroon 2 in the quarter final
the tournament that got me into football, I remember watching this bbc review a billion times after that. Brilliant nostalgia
Thanks for uploading this! I recorded all 52 games on my VHS machine back then. My favourites were West Germany and they won!!!
Though my first World Cup of 82 will always be my favourite due to the football art of Brazil, this comes next…… I’ll never forget Cameroon beating the Argies and everyone loving it, Baggio’s wonderful solo goal, O’Leary’s peno and Toto’s goals, Maradona beating half the Brazilian defence to set up Cannigia and ofcourse England’s glorious failure v Germany. It was indeed a golden summer….. 🏴🇮🇹⚽️
Fantastic championship. I was 11 then and it was my first championship - which I watched. Probably for this they have such a great sentimental value for me :) Big congratulations Italia. It was a fantastic time of my childhood. Thank you!
Amazing I still remember this like it was yesterday! 🙌🏻 Watching this just reminds you how much the world has changed in almost 30 years... 4 of the countries in this tournament do not even exist anymore 😅 and who can ever forget the days when the keeper used to be able to pick up a pass-back haha
RIP Jack Charlton.
@@beachboy13600 such a rapier wit is wasted on this platform.
Bobby gone now as well.
Greatest summer ever, in England you'd watch the game then go out to the field on the estate, you'd smell BBQ food and Every kid would get their dad for a big game of football. That don't happen anymore.
Same here in Germany. This used to be special, unpolitical, extremely joyful and fun. Nowadays, don’t get me started…
but, even back then, Lynam was harking back to a better, more glorious football from years gone by. It's pure nostalgia you are talking about. It was nothing special at the time, yet, it was special in it's own unique way.
@@tensevo nah...I think it is more than just nostalgia. This was a time before sky TV and the commercialisation of football. There were many stars...a lot playing in italy...where the cup took place in front of passionate fans. You had nessun dorma, it was a hot summer, and England went on a good run and the team overshadowed the hooligans for once! It was a great summer...I spent it in farmhouse in Derbyshire with my dad on holiday. I even ended up supporting England ( a first) and I'm Scottish and 18 at the time. It was truly a special time.. Now, football is on our screens all the time, a bit of the romance is lost i think. Not saying it's all been bad. The Russia World Cup was one of the best entertainment wise and for organisation and Russia were excellent hosts. I agree that the other 2 world cups in 82 and 86 were also very memorable,
I agree with others who comment on nostalgia - it’s a powerful thing. It was ‘always better back in my day’. For me i was too young to appreciate Italia 90, but USA94/Euro96/France98 all hold a special place for me for much of the same reasons some of you fondly look back on Italia 90. My Dad harks back to 1970 being the ultimate tournament etc but when I look back at old footage from then it does nothing for me. 2006 was probably the last word cup I really got pumped for and look back fondly with nostalgia. Everything since then not so much, but I’m sure if you speak to the younger generation many of the tournaments since will hold a special place in their hearts.
Jumpers for goal posts and 30 a side! Brilliant stuff
Thanks for uploading, bringing back some wonderful memories
As a dutchman, perhaps the most dramatic Worldcups we ever played. Such an overland of talent with Van Basten, Gullit, Rijkaard, Koeman or Wouters and van Breukelen. We were the european champions, AC Milan was the ultimate team with the Dutch trio so we had to be in the semi finals for sure. And we did not win one single game…. As a youngboy from 17 years old back then, a tough disappointment.
Saw this documentary in early 2000s loved it.. Have a good copy of. This.. Thanks so much for uploading again.. Best review of that world cup with John motson commentary.. Nothing better
I had this partially recorded on a crunched up vhs that I watched endlessly from Christmas 1990. Thanks so much for the upload. I remember every line of commentary from this and Adamski’s Killer.
After all these years that Belgium England game is so stressful to watch, Thanks for this upload, so many memories, what a time to be alive!
If you think this was stressful ask me about the germany-england game. Was my birthday and I thought it will be my last.😊 That was the real final. Cheers from germany.
I was in San Paolo for that Cameroon game. Hot, sultry sweaty evening in Naples and an emotional game guaranteed to make it feel even hotter. Pity we don't get to hear the Italia 90 song "Notti magiche" ("Magical nights") recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini. Thee was an English version too: "to be number 1"
I just played Notti Magiche, Vidor. Thanks for starting the video with Maradona's second, and crucial goal against England, which ensued my counry's exit from the previous World Cup. I don't recognise the game, but I now retract my comment that he should try basketball, in favour of Olympic Diving: 9.8, surely, and clearly an inspiration to the Brazilian Quexalcoatl bloke hanging off the stand! 1994 was an even more bitter experience for England fans, but in a new and more united world, even in absentia, at least we'd still have the best song. What so you think? kzhead.info?search_query=life+in+a+northern+town+dream+academy
This is the third consecutive time that West Germany has entered the World Cup finals. It is a legendary story that gathers confidence, courage and perseverance.
Thanks for this. I have it too on VHS in storage. I love to watch this from time to time. I think it was the first World Cup I could properly watch and appreciate when I was a 16 year old. The combination of it being a BBC production (no adverts and therefore a full 60 minutes), the script, Des Lynam, the music, and choice of highlights just made a great production.
The first world cup I watched every game, amazing! ty for the upload :)
Maradona, Stojkovic, Baggio, Klinsmann, Gullit, Lineker. The list of fantastic players goes on and on. Oh the memories….
Lineker in that list.... Lmao Maybe Robson
the 1990 world cup still feels so recent to me
Excellent 60 minutes of no adverts and great football
I know this programme word for word, esp the commentary but also the managers
A time when Shell suits ruled the Earth, and Klinsman, I remember getting up to go the toilet and I brushed passed the tv and klinsman went down !
The foul on Klinsmann by Monzon in the final... brutal! lolol When you see it in slow motion, Klinsmann was literally flying through the air like superman. Such a classic diver! The ref couldn't get the red card out fast enough for Monzon, who looked somewhat surprised lol
World Cup 1990 was horrendous. American television had 15-20 minutes of commercials during play. No attacking. Too many matches decided on PKs.
From a footballing standpoint it wasn't the best, but for the storyline and romance it was brilliant. When has the world cup ben played in front of such passionate fans,as the italians. Don't say Brazil because they were just the rich Middle class there. Italy at that time was the home of football, and it was special that football was played in a proper football nation (Not having a go at america here
The Italians put on an amazing competition, absolute class.
Il mondiale di Salvatore Schillaci, i suoi gol tutti bellissimi. Maradona e compagni una vergogna per il calcio.
I bet I've watched this on vhs as a 9-10 year old kid about 200 times. Used to watch it every day then go and play football. Great upload!!!!
Same as. Brilliantly put together. Today they spend too long on airheads like Ian Wright
Same
Was 8 years old during this..... couldn’t appreciate all the magic of this, the music the setting, amazing World Cup. Gasgoine is just fantastic to watch, also baggio ( incredible)
What great memories when the world was a better place.
All went down hill after the gulf war IMO
isn't that always the feeling when you look back in time? We just remember the good stuff and forget about the bad one. So I doubt it was a better place back then, but it's just human to think so.
@@Tosse901 Yes, roses tend to grow over bad memories of the past. I think there is sentiment in the fact that whatever happened, it was a time in history that has passed and will never happen or be the same again. Although, I also remember thinking at the time that 1990 was the most awesome summer!
@brobbus0 In the UK and Western Europe, 1989 and 1990 were a short lived time that had a crazy optimistic feel in the air. The Berlin Wall came down, Mandela was released. It was before the Gulf War and then the Balkans War, so the world seemed briefly at peace. Also Thatcher stepped down in the UK, which a lot of Britain had been waiting for. In popular culture, the explosion of rave and ecstasy had briefly brought about a big feeling of change for the better. Like the hippy generation of the 60's though, the naive optimism only lasted for a couple of years. The 90's decade that followed was still settled, prosperous and the popular culture was fun. It was simpler and a lot more fun than now. Then came 9/11 and the internet, which changed the world. 1989 and 1990 will always have their own unique place in modern history though.
@@zackolmert9622 of course nobody has the same feeling of nostalgia for 2010, because that's only 10 years back. Wait a few more years, when people who were teenagers or in their 20s in 2010 got older and they will look back like: aaaaah do you remember good old 2010??that was an easier time.... Always happens like that, always will be. And of course it depends where you were living. I'm from Germany, so I would say, from mid 90s to early 2000s we had a rough time, with high unemployed numbers, costs for unification, neo Nazis in Eastern Germany etc., so the "best time" here started at 2006 onward I would say. And let's not forget about the Balkan wars from early 90s on. So yes, there is of course more nostalgia looking back at the 90s than 2010, but that's only because more time has gone by since the 90s. It wasn't an easier or better time, that's just how you feel, when you look back at times you were younger. That's just normal.
Adamski's Killer used as the background music also adds to the nostalgia. My absolute favourite World Cup
This brings back great memories not just of the tournament but of the things I was doing during that period. Working night shift after the England semi-final and in a factory then using the boardroom to eat our bait in as there were only 2 of us in the entire place. Cheers
I was a happy 13-year-old boy back in my third world country watching this. The year after, I moved to the US and my world turned upside down.
Feel emotional watching David Platts top quality goal v Belgium. Such a moment in my young life. I have brilliant memories of seeing that and then practicing it to death, desperate to recreate it. Happy days 🤩😂😢⚽️🔥❤️
I must have watched this hundreds of times as a 15 year old. Almost know the commentary off by heart.
Thanks for the upload, this is gold.
Used to watch this video all the time with my Dad. Really good memories.
I was only 7 during this time but always clearly remember Gazza crying 😢
Fantastic upload. Thanks for that!
BBC were brilliant at sport back then, from the commentary to the choice of music, from Pavarotti to Seal, they got it just right. So important for your memories of a tournament
I was 11 years old and remember it like it was yesterday. What memories!
I was 15 years old during Italia 90. This tournament was an integral part of my growing up, as a Welsh boy idolising Italian football even today it still haunts me that Italy didn't win this World Cup.
Agree
How did welsh watxh Italian football before satellite?
@@mike04574 Channel 4 in the UK
Im Scottish and my dads Italian. Had my heart broken twice that summer.
Agree..I’m 15 too at that time from Singapore..Were swearing at Argentina for their over defensive playing and feel that Italians should have enter the finals as they are the host and play well in every games..Not to forget the Italian Wave😅
This upload is appreciated thank you
God Bless Italy...we stand by you....from Maradona fan
In UK we had reports of death threats he'd received from Italian fans, after Argentina eliminated Italy from the World Cup then, when things went wrong at Napoli, we saw him taking pot shots at reporters with an air rifle. Inevitably, a few years later, Gazza came out from his home after failing selection for England, with a football in his hand, challenging them to control a ball a well as he could. It's all theatre, and sells newspapers. (Or, at least, it used to.)
My first WC that watched on TV, and I remember it being on TNT with Ernie Johnson and they had commercials.....being young and my love for the game was amplified after watching this tournament, after the WC they started showing the German league soon after and my goodness how far we have come...
German league on tnt?
Are we speaking about Ernie from Inside NBA with Charles Barkley?
31:50 The 1st Italy goal against Uruguay was the goal of the tournament Mr Commentator.
My favourite World Cup ever. Just amazing.
There's something special about this world Cup, I've always been intrigued by these reviews and this one has to be one of the best.
was magic for sooo many reasons... berlin wall & communism fall..etc. There was an air of freedom and hope.
I loved it ....
@@santifresnel2320 Nowadays, many people seem to want more communism.
Weird how Egypt and Cameroon’s green shirts are nearly the exact same design.
We had to wait 31 years for the Italy / England final Pavarotti hoped for. They both lost in the semis on PKs.
How can you not love Bobby Robson. What a man.
Simply fizzing with enthusiasm and love for the game. What a man he was. What a credit to Tyneside and we love him there to this day, always will.
The passionate ones tend to be the nicest guys, and unlike Keegan he understood tactics.
I was 8, surprisingly i had memories of most of th e matches. Milla and schillaci was my hero. Keeper Goyochea was busying keeping out all penalties. I watched final, both semis, In q.final cmr v England
At the current state of affairs, this is very emotional... so many great memories ..
Barry Davies was a great commentator
Brilliant. From the branding on the advertising hoardings, to Barry Davies commentary this video can be considered Art. I was 8 years old and watched the majority of this with a lump in my throat.
Great rewiew of 1990 wc, that bring back so much memories. What players we had in the past, just incredible how many World class players in so many national teams, can't compare with today's NT.
John Barnes, Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker running rings around Netherlands when everyone thought they would lose is something to behold.
Barnes certainly didn't he was crap at Italia 90.
@@matthewbell1968 he was good in that game
I was 4 and my older brother was allowed to stay up and watch the final. But not me 😢
one for the therapist
Beautiful. Thank you.
Des at the end.........Classy as always
I recorded this when it first aired and had it on video for years! So glad to see it again all these years later. Remember it pretty much word for word.
Michael James same here
Roger Milla and Toto Schilacci. What a great world cup.
* schillaci ( one c)
What about Tomas Skuhravy?🤔
An extremely indifferent tournament. Proof of that lies in the fact that a team as bad as Argentina reached the final; a team as poor as the Republic of Ireland did so well, and that an England team of quite ordinary talents took fourth place.
@@italysound8601 Toto Schillaci più forte di Maradona. Non si capisce perchè alcuni dicono che Maradona è stato un grande campione.
@@italysound8601 Schillaci si scrive con la lettera maiuscola.
Calling Maradona ‘washed up’ in 1990 is a tad OTT. He had just won Serie A with Napoli. Yes he was carrying injuries (including a broken toe) which severely restricted his movement.
what a wonderful trip down memory lane..nostalgia maximus
This was once available to watch on the BBC Sport Website back in 2006 before the World Cup, thanks for uploading again. The ITV version reviewing Italia ‘90 is dreadful, this is a masterpiece IMO and the peak of BBC Sport on TV
You're welcome - glad you enjoyed it. :-) You're right that the ITV version just didn't quite capture what made Italia '90 special the way the BBC managed.
and bless roberto baggio and his awesome hair, true italian legend of three WC tournaments...forza italia from norway
Roberto Baggio and Schilacci were the best players of Italy in this w.c. ...What I rememebr of it Italy and Brazil were the best teams during that w.c. just had bad luck
never realised so many matches had so many empty seats… Incredible feelings this tournament makes me feel as someone who was 7 at the time.
my god how much football has changed over the years