I don't want to start an "our generation vs your generation" debate here but I'm so glad I grew up watching this football. In the pre-internet days it was such a joy to hear the exotic sounding names and see the outlandish combinations of colours on kits from the likes of Columbia, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Brazil etc . I was 10 at the time and had begun my football fandom 4 years prior watching the Villa get relegated, then promoted, then nearly relegated and then finishing 2nd to the last ever Liverpool side to win a league. David Platt was my ultimate hero and the pride I felt when he scored that gorgeous volley against Belgium was too much at the time and I was reduced to tears. Regardless of how I or anyone else feels about what's happened to the game since I honestly hope it means as much to kids now as it did to me and my friends back then.

Normally I berate ITV but this is one of the greatest pieces of television ever filmed. My brother and I watched this many times when we were boys.

The VHS of this programme scored my childhood - can still recite every word of Jim Rosenthal's narration!

I was 9 when Italia 90 started, I can vaguest remember Mexico 86, but this was the first World Cup I fully remember and what a World Cup it was.

The current heatwave in Britain is bringing back memories of Italia 90 when we had one of the best Summers ever.

What strikes me watching this back is how many of the countries that took part at Italia 90 no longer exist. Soviet Union fell apart, Czechosolvakia peacefully became the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Yugoslavia was ripped apart by a bloody civil war within two years of this and of course, West Germany reunified with the East to become simply Germany.

Klinsmen's dive in the Final should have seen him sent off , that was an outrageous dive

Take me back to Italia 90. I was 11 and remember everything about the tournament.

Nothing will beat Careca scoring against Sweden for me. That microphone crackle….goosebumps

Thanks for the upload, I wore my VHS tape out over 25 years ago, brings back so many memories. Cameroon booting Caniggia about will always make me smile.

wonderful wonderful WONDERFUL MEMORIES ,,

ITV was blessed to have Jim Rosental, Brian Moore and Saint and Greavsie back then.

Italia '90...not the greatest football ever but fantastic drama. Happy childhood memories.

That Maradona penalty in the Semi Finals is one of the greatest penalties I have ever seen. A genius roll in.

Yugoslavia goal of the tournament Dragan Stojkovic a Legend

Thank you so much for uploading this. I had recorded it at the time and overwrote it with Diff'rent Strokes episodes about 2 years later and was devastated. I'd also only got home in time to record from the England Egypt game onwards.

Great goal by Shilaki

my 1st world cup. so much memories. thanks for the upload

Holland v Egypt (1-1) 10:30 - NOT goalless!

I had this and the BBC one on an old vhs. Thank you sir

the argies' very ordinary side having to rely on only 3 men to reach the final is also what made this the most memorable world cup

I can remember watching most of this World Cup with my Dad who we lost last year. Remember he used to collect the World Cup Esso Coin collection for me, I still have it. Funnily enough, I got the Czechoslovakia Coin from eBay only last month. That was the only coin I didn't get during the original promotion 30 years ago. 30 years ago? Wow

When England weren't utter shite

Thanks for uploading.

great documentary

Cameroon were the Wimbledon of international football. You couldve seen most of those goals at Plough lane.

Couldn't agree with more. I was only nineteen years and football back then was football. I remember watching this World Cup it was a great one and you could feel the game watching it.

3:45... there are FOUR defenders playing him onside. Scandalous!

BBC had a great documentary on youtube....Italia 90, they took it down due to copy-write, it's 2019?

Dragan stojkovic wonderful player

A great tournament, but a great shame about the Final, especially the way Argentina behaved. I can still remember the look on the FIFA officials,when they were handing their runners up medals. They weren't pleased with them.

I think this was shown on ITV on Sunday 30th December 1990.

The last great World Cup before the gentrification of our brilliant sport.

Italy 90 was a great cup for England. I would prefer have faced England instead Germany in the final match.

Best World Cup ever!

Costta Rica....Oh the joy... The pure Joy of watching Scotland lose....Time after Time again.

Man ITV just always sits in the BBC's shadow don't they?

Without a doubt a very good world cup and brings good memories back

3:45 - when an Italian starts bitching about losing to South Korea in 2002 show them that. The lad is metres inside. He’s not even in shot when the other Czech player heads it.

I had this recorded on vhs but it cut off during the England semi. First time I saw it all so thanks

the most memorable world cup ever . england reaching the semis.. German penalty in the final best ever memories

soccer finals can be a bit anti climatic anyway not just this one, but was a great tourney!

Italy's first goal against England was offside. . . . although it likely should have been a penalty anyway.

Totally agree with other comments it was the last World Cup before sky TV and face painted idiots ripped the soul out of football. The disappearance of the terraces didn't help either. The England v west Germany game should have been the final. Such a shame

16:33 what was the name of this tune playing when Brazil lost to Argentina

What’s the music when Brazil go out??

whats the name of that music when Italy lose on pens to Argentina

People have 'selective' memories when it comes to this world cup ..numerous 0-0 negative tactical games ..cynical fouls amd only a handful of Memorable games.. Teams setting up to simply play for pens through the knockout stages..the goals per game ratio tells it own story. Shocking world cup final aswell Argentina a disgrace

Had this on VHS and the BBC version- which was better. And Holland v Egypt was 1-1, not goalless. Silly ITV...

Best world cup, I was a 7 grader in high school, still seems like yesterday.

Argentina never should have made it to the final... They are such dirty players.. They disgraced themselves... Worst Final I’ve ever seen! It should have been Italy Vs England for the Final... for both sides to have gone out on penalties it was just cruel..

best world cup for England we've been shit ever since

can somone remind me what is the song that plays during the brazil-argentina segment

Can anyone tell me the name of the song of the beginning...

Mike Dean must've been a big fan of this guy growing up 30:08

Nice

ITV got away with a major rickett here, saying Holland Vs Egypt ended goalless at 10:42 - it was definitely 1-1.

What's interesting to note is that due to the English clubs being banned in Europe, a lot of the English players played outside England .. the result was a far better English national team .. Food for thought for the current English national team .. maybe this is what's required now

What is the music played after England lose on penalties?

Holland vs Eygpt was 1 each.

01:46 another "Hand of God"...

41:00

Intro👍

that Costa Rican goalkeeper needs to learn how to dive to make more saves.

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Netherlands vs. Egypt ends goalless according to the narrative WRONG! iT ENDENDEND 1-1 Nobody checks before editing???

So young paul gascoinge

At 41:00, a beautiful young woman catches the cameraman's eye. She is gorgeous. Firstly, who is she and does she still look as gorgeous??

west Germany the best team

rudi voller lothar matthaus franz anton becknbauer

The most "dreadful" aspect of the final game was the blatantly biased and unprofessional commentary by the ITV crew particularly Ron Atkinson. His misguided narrative was a discredit to the game and to English objectivity.

Italia 90 was not as good as should have been

Netherlands drew 1-1 with Egypt 🤔🤔