The 1970 World Cup probably isn't a good one to watch in that respect - most of the games were slowed down massively by being played at altitude in midsummer in Mexico. And it's just before the Dutch and the Russians embraced the high pressing game into international football a few years later. The technical quality stands the test of time though IMO.
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Don't know about entire games from 70 (unless you can buy DVDs) but later ones should be easier.
Football (like most sports) evolves and gets faster but there's still a lot to love about older games. 70 final was good and I could watch "that" goal on a loop.
Try and find Italy v Brazil, West Germany v France (semi) and West Germany v Italy from 82 too.
France 98.
Euro 2008.
Euro 2008.
Has anybody seen any of the World Cup films by FIFA ? Before Brazil 2014 kicked off the BBC did a run of them. Managed to save a few onto the PVR. Really interesting stuff if you're into football history and if anyone can track it down I recommend it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qq861/episodes/guide
I remember watching the 1974 one hosted in Germany and they had footage of how they transported the trophy for the final from a secure bank vault that needed 3 individual key holders to the stadium in a armored convoy.
I remember watching the 1974 one hosted in Germany and they had footage of how they transported the trophy for the final from a secure bank vault that needed 3 individual key holders to the stadium in a armored convoy.
The best I watched regarding football quality undoubtedly Euro 2000, all the semifinalists had their top players at the peak of their careers.
A old tournament that I didn’t watched but lately I have been watching a couple of games who certainly deserves a mention for the classics is Mexico 1970, first WC where they introduced substitutions, first games broadcasted in colour and of course top players and coaches there.
A old tournament that I didn’t watched but lately I have been watching a couple of games who certainly deserves a mention for the classics is Mexico 1970, first WC where they introduced substitutions, first games broadcasted in colour and of course top players and coaches there.
2010 World Cup, because we hosted it, and I had the opportunity to see my Idol Cristiano Ronaldo play in the flesh, in my City, doesn't happen often.
It was terrible for us and for him from a football point of view, the atmosphere inside the squad was terrible. Nice nickname by the way.
Yes, you guys didn't have the best tournament, dissapointingly seeing as how you guys played better in the 08 Euro, but to be honest it wasn't the best spectacle football wise for a lot of teams, and everyone was complaining about the Vuvuzelas.
And thanks about the nickname, it's a play on Benjamin Mwaruwaru, and Benni McCarthy, I don't know if you remember him at Porto.
Copa America 99. An on fire Ronaldo and Rivaldo, both top scorers with 5 a piece. Rivaldo with 2 in the final and player of the tournament.
I watch football since a very young age. My first tournament was 1988. I have to admit that international tournaments nowadays are better simply because footballers are much better prepared, equipped, the game is much more intense and football staff are in possession with degrees and tools to maximize their knowledge of sports science.
The expansion of the tournaments was a matter of time. The main reason international competitions had fewer teams was not for competitive reasons, but it was mainly for the relationship between logistics - revenue, since it was much harder to organize things back then, and even for teams to move around the world.
Nowadays TV revenues are huge and it allows for a good expansion, which is good both for revenues and for social reasons. People who complain about the expansion don't understand that it brought more positives than negatives, and it generates a bigger interest for football on countries who were usually mere spectators, and with time I think the popularity of the sport might had suffered a bit.
The expansion of the tournaments was a matter of time. The main reason international competitions had fewer teams was not for competitive reasons, but it was mainly for the relationship between logistics - revenue, since it was much harder to organize things back then, and even for teams to move around the world.
Nowadays TV revenues are huge and it allows for a good expansion, which is good both for revenues and for social reasons. People who complain about the expansion don't understand that it brought more positives than negatives, and it generates a bigger interest for football on countries who were usually mere spectators, and with time I think the popularity of the sport might had suffered a bit.
Pretty much for me. Euro 2004 was a pretty underrated tournament aswell, Holland-Czech game was all time classic and you had one of most incredible sporting stories with the Greece win.
Italia 90 by far, its amazing the impact it had in Ireland. I was 6 and it really ignited my love for football.
This.
And also this, Euro 2004 was a fantastic tournament with some very memorable games. Greece undeservedly won it, though, Czech Republic were comfortably the best team in the tournament. I generally have always enjoyed the Euros more than World Cups and it's a shame its expansion to 24 teams have pretty much killed it.
On top of those the last two World Cups (2014 and 2018) were also very good, and were definitely better than 2002, 2006 and especially 2010.
The Czechs played some incredible football and they really should have won the thing. Even England were half-decent, for once.
Italia 90.
It was a ridiculously good golden generation. They were all playing at very high level. Cech just about to move to Chelsea, Jankulovski think was at Milan, Grygera at Ajax and about to move to Juve, Nedved at Juve, Rosicky and Koller at Dortmund, Smicer at Liverpool. Baros was top scorer in that tournament although he consistantly underwhelmed at club level.
From memory Karel Poborsky had a really good tournament aswell.
Of course I remember, he was a nice guy even if he didn’t played for my club.