In context it was a predictable red card. It might not have been a red card in a vacuum, but Italy was practially begging the referee to punish them for their ridiculous theatrics. So when Zola tried another Oscar-winning penalty dive and didn't get it, he lunged at the Nigerian defender in anger. With that red card the referee immediately put a stop to Italy's annoying behavior.

@@schmuckpuppet4842 This wasn't a red card action at all in any context.

@@seven92023 Not according to any book rule. But the official rules are not always perfect. In my opinion, penalty dives are worthy of red cards in and of themselves. Nowadays a player will get sent off for denying the opponent a goal scoring opportunity, but for some reason this rule does not apply for a player who tries to trick the referee into handing him a goal scoring opportunity. You see where I'm going with this? This referee made a perfect decision. He had already booked an Italian player for diving earlier, and yet the players continued their antics. After the red card, which was given officially for making a kicking motion towards the opponent, Italy started playing actual football again. You could even argue that the referee helped Italy snap out of their delusions and spurred them on to victory.

@@schmuckpuppet4842 Sounds plausible when I look back at the play

@@schmuckpuppet4842 Funny explanation because the Nigerian player did exactly the thing that you criticise, he dived and if you consider that Germany won the World Cups of 74 & 90 through Penalty Dives...so the Oscar goes surely not to Italy but to Germany!

What about Maldini? Rossi? Baggio was great, but he doesn't strike me as standing among the greatest ever players in the world.

Scirea, Zoff, Maldini, and so on...

Rossi was great but Baggio was something special...

Me

Well, up to the final.

gatchan genius

Old Games and Players ❤ new 🤮

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Agreed, even Saudi Arabia turned up.

That Particular world cup was superb..great players were at their peak and best form..

The legendary Baggio. What a bitter sweet story he had. Crazy how he's not recognised for his god given talent by the younger generation now

Very smart comment! In fact, Dino Baggio was one of the most complete midfielders of all time, as he was ambidextrous, physically strong and almost insurmountable in duels, exceptionally strong with the head and able to perfectly fulfill both defensive and offensive tasks.

I always considered Dino Baggio mostly s defensive player

@@EVOZORE naaah overrated just like Paul Scholes disappears in big games. Thats why Italy has no medals cause Roberto Baggio and Maldini carry these generation without great midfield, literally every mid player in Italy is not great . when U compare playmakers and great midfielders Dino is not even top 200 in history I can name at least 100 now better than him.

@@gabrielesimionato1210 Yep. Guy is just solid player and most defender. Donadoni is more offensive midfielder. If I need to pick Ill take Donadoni cause Dino is not on high level of star players. Donadoni is closer to star rating.

@@PIP...33 I agree. Donadoni is far better player. I also can say you speak the truth bout Scholes. Paul always choke in England tho he has the talent but his potential never reached full level especially in national team. Thats why England never won single thing in life. I tho England had best league and best players every World Cup or Euro their squad is literally 22 players superstars or leaders in their clubs. No other country can say that even Brazil beside top 11 players never had so much stars on bench etc. But Scholes and Lampard are those players that media want you to believe they are great while in reality they are just solid and as you said around star rating never top class.

Bella italia

It was an epic game. One of my brothers was also 18 at the time. I was 8 years of age in the summer of 1994. I'm now 38 years of age. I still get goosebumps when I watch this. As an 8 year old, I cried for a whole week when Nigeria was knocked out, lol. What a time to be alive.

​​@@AbdulKareem-uy6hk I'm italian and I remember it like if it was just yesterday too... This game and the final game were just crazy. I still remember the pressure i felt, the unexplicable joy for this unexpected win and the very sad tournament final ending... What a time... To think how trash today the world is

@utenteantimoralismo8549 - my Italian brother from another mother (I have a number of Sicilian friends), you have hit it on the head. Exactly my thoughts on your description. Times have changed. I no longer enjoy football today. No excitement. Overpaid and overrated players today.

@@AbdulKareem-uy6hk Same my friend, back in the day football was also full of valuable gentlemen... Nowadays just childish immature undeserved millionaires. The whole society became worse, especially here in Europe.

Why not talk about the missed chances. The fact that the Italians were reduced to 10 men for most of the match. The missed chances by yekini and others . Let's learn from the Missed opportunity.

​@@emekaodiogoodoh4958how many players did each team start with? Red card is part of the game. I believe the red card was deserved because it was intentional

Come on men. Let's be real. The red card was one of the most horrendous calls I have ever witnessed in the history of football. Such shocking refereeing through out the game, primarily in Nigeria's favour---- in our favour. Yet we still lost even though we were a goal up and a man up for large sections of the match. The Italians thoroughly dominated us and thoroughly deserved to win.

@@victoranyanwu-gz1tq It was never a controversial red card. Cameroon defeated Argentina in Italian 90 with two red cards. Of course, the Italian team were expected to dominate us because most players play for AC Milan who just won Barca 4-0 at the 1994 champions league final . It was a great side. Nigeria was appearing for the first time but held their own against such a great and complete team. Deal with it, red card and referees are part of the game. The red was not a controversial one. If you say the red card was a controversial, what about the penalty?

Albertini won the match for Italy. He took out Amokachi and Amuneke from the match and no red card was given to him.

Italy was better but Nigeria, given the circumstances, missed a historic chance

You mean the dives😂😂

They out of the world cup you must still be excited right? lmao

@@stanleyjackson5963 It's only a game and your comment rather imbecile. Are you a 5 year old " mummy " allows playtime on the web ?

​@stanleyjackson5963 and pengland haven't won a trophy since 1966

1985?

I was 9 also, I only remember that Nigeria were really good.

Cap

They had the best team in paper with those players but not the best team . Sacchi tactics were awful . Italy had fantastic players in 90s but horroble coaches

they might even have beaten Brazil in the final😢

@@ayrtonclaude1513 Perhaps they would've beaten BRAZIL but I feel that if it'd been BRAZIL V NIGERIA FINAL NIGERIA probably would've suffered stage fright due to the occasion. USA'94 however was an enjoyable WC, watching the games from that WC 30 years on brings back memories and makes me look forward to 2 years time wnen North America will host the WC with 48 teams playing. Who knows maybe ITALY & NIGERIA will play each with NIGERIA winning this time, that'd be interesting if it actually happens.

Lol, they couldn´t even beat Italy with that outrageous red card to Zola yet you think they´d have reached the finals. Delusion is a helluva drug.

It was a long time ago you make me feel old!

It was a decent tournament but the final sucked. I still maintain that France 98 was and still is the best WC that I have ever seen and I have been watching since 1990.

While i agree with you, i think the field had a lot to do with it. All the games at this world cup were in 90+ degree F temps, and the grass was probably the best to date for a world cup. Meanwhile a lot of the european leagues at the time had issues with the fields being shit like two games into the season. So most of these guys are used to shooting off of fields that were half mud, or at best good fields that got sprayed down with water pre-game. That probably didn't last long at the temps of this world cup, so it makes sense a lot of the shots went high with the dry fields and less water and mud on the ball

You call the best team Nigeria ever produced overhyped? You are not alright at all

You this Biafrans, you think like animals sha

@@paulostickaomojia4836 you're a fool

@@chineduiwuoha6410 typical mad Biafran. That is why you are the most hated tribe in the country

@@paulostickaomojia4836 You're a lunatic. Get a life. Gutter child

@@vintagehdtv6940 cheers thanks

@@vintagehdtv6940 Buddy do you have spain Ireland 1080i , Germany Cameron 1080i or Sweden Senegal 1080i

whats the name of the movie ?

@@feruknb100 Baggio: The Divine Ponytail

@@vintagehdtv6940 Go watch the movie. They did a great job with copying the 1994 games. They mimicked the movements and goals perfectly.

It's really a shame ...you didn't put Roby Baggio on there but an actor.....W T F !!!

So close yet so far.

Errore arbitrale netto

@@DALELE76 Non mi sembrava che lo avesse neanche toccato così forte: gli era passato solo davanti.... Davvero strano

@@cool-official-gamer0526 infatti, era entrato molto deciso per togliere il pallone all'avversario, forse questo ha ingannato l'arbitro, non saprei

Bullshit call from the ref.

After 28 years we still ask ourselves too!

Who?

I did. They should have won the game.

WC falsata dagli orari assurdi con temperature altissime ...

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