There should not have been a second group stage

A lot of it was very boring.

I noticed too, the Nelinho goal is from the 78 World Cup. Was the 3th 4th place game between Brasil and Italy

I’d say 66-98. After that it died.

@@driffter1976 agreed.

You obviously, deliberately stopped before 1990. Did you not think Italia 90 had its own unique style? I'm curious why you didnt include it. I watched the excellent part 2 of the Sky documentary on Italia 90 and somebody said it was "the last of the old world cups". I didn't know what he meant but im guessing he meant the same as you, despite the 4 year difference. I fell out of love with football during the 2010 World Cup. As a Coventry fan, i am no stranger to underachievement, disappointment and abject failure. So it wasn't because England played poorly. It wasn't Rooney's disgusting reaction at being ctiticised by the England fans (all of whom would have had to make sacrifices of one type or other, to be in South Africa) What made me turn away? During the tournament i realised that the vast majotity of the England players saw the tournament, as an inconvenience they had to tolerate, rather than a career highlight. I thought back to the likes of Stuart Pearce, Terry Butcher, Paul Gascoigne, Tony Adams, David Beckham even and it made me realise, it wasn't the same game. I stopped singing "player worship" songs, sticking only to club based songs. A year or so later, i stopped attending games after it dawned on me i was giving up my time and handing over £25 to be made miserable or furious. What happened to joy? I didn't watch England again until 2018 I would like to think the current squad WANT to be at the tournaments and Southgate has got them playing for each other as a unit rather than relying on one or two stars. Its ridiculous that we have a World Cup in December to distract me from moaning about Christmas. It just leaves me aghast that prior to the fortnight before the tournament began, nobody in the mainstream media or the world of football has stopped and said "Hang on.... It's WHERE?" I've said enough.

@@themanfromvolantis "Last of the Old World Cups" or beginning of the New World Cups? I thought 1990 marked the beginning of the new polished looking world cups. Even the commentator's line was as clear as if he were speaking to you in the same room. In terms of a spectator sport it was possibly the worst world cup in FIFA's history. Other than England v Cameroon, I can't remember a good game. The final was appalling. Incidentally, I'm in Ireland and it was our first ever World Cup; but the games we played were dire. The brand of football we played was dire. I guess it put the country on the map though. 1990 was the beginning of a terminal decline in World Cups. The standard was never achieved the heights that were reached in the 70s and early 80s. Just my opinion of course. There are 32 teams currently participating in the world cup, which is far too many IMO. I won't be watching it.

Paulo Roberto Falcao too.

Just realised he passed away a few years back still only in his late 50s.

Zico anyone?What a player.

@@pflynn581 eder!!.. Ok left foot like revilino

What did he do in Scotland?

Looking at this again, credit to Gerry Armstrong. In an unfamiliar wide role he worked like a horse with no little skill and took players on and beat them for pace, scoring three goals.

Great moments.

Believe you me the bbc are not bad arse, it’s a corrupt organisation with criminals in charge

They are correct 💯!!!

True. It became a borefest since 1990 but Russia 2018 was a good WC, the teams relaxed a bit..

@@lewisgreen2957 yes Russia 2018 surprised me,a vast improvement on 2010 as 2022. I thought soccer was dead and buried in 2010 but the really iconic world cups were 1970,78 and 82 and 86.

He fouled a lot of them though.

Er..zico scored 3 goals..what u on about?

@@greatwhiteshark9192 And where have you seen Zico scoring 3 goals against Italy?

@@EVOZORE Zico turned him inside out though, setting up Socrates' goal.

@@gunternetzer9621 That was a fantastic assist by Zico.

@leonardimas1 England, Wales, Scotland and northern Ireland are all independent internally but not internationally that power comes from central government in London !!

What about that rumanigga

That tackle by Schumacher was a kill job

Forget about being booked ,it wasn't even called a foul. That should have been a straight red😊

@@evanr1784Or at least a yellow. It looked unintentional to me, just reckless on his part

Italy came back from adversity in that WC. They didn’t start strong, but they gained strength match after match, and at the final in Madrid they played like champions.

No. WGermany-France was the best game, in fact one of the greatest games in WC history. But Brazil- Italy was also a fantastic game.

@@carnalea2424 The match between Italy and Brazil was voted higher by many football pundits including the BBC as one of the greatest match of the 20th century

@@thoskel1 I know it's all a matter of opinion, of course, but most (English) pundits still, I'm afraid, IMO have an anti-German bias and find it difficult to praise anything involving German teams.

Do you know the song at 2:50 ? Lol

Your memory is playing tricks. Actually in reality a lot of square passing and boring football. As Jimmy Hill said if it hadn't been for France and Brazil we would have been pretty ashamed of it.

The fact that it did have those France and Brazil teams is why many people connect with this World Cup.

@@bebmeister656 Absolutetly! I remember after France beat Northern Ireland there was talk of a possible Brazil v France final, neither made it.

@@bebmeister656 One of the problems was that three of the best teams in the qualifiers, Yugoslavia, the U.S.S.R and West Germany, for a variety of reasons went off the boil and just didn't produce the goods eight months later.

@@gunternetzer9621 West Germany did get to a final, but on rather dubious grounds.

I am glad they lost too. I hate the Germans.

He should have been sent off, that was assault

the UDSSR was cheated, the deserved two penaltys against Brasil, watch the full match, the same against Scotland!! Brasil was as good as many thinks they was

Poetic justice would have been if a tank had driven over him

Germany were a disgrace in this world cup 😠

Yes ur right 15:12 is from 78 world cup

Yes, Nelinho v Italy in the '78 third/fourth place play-off

Well spotted

You're right...

Yeah the record in competive games is unreal

With Rummenigge, Breitner and Schuster fully fit West Germany would have won.

@@gunternetzer9621 That's pure nonsense. Nobody was beating Italy after they beat Germany. Antognoni and Graziani weren't healthy for Italy so stop the excuses for Germany. Italy won and were the better team.

And i remember it like it was yesterday

​@@Me-ll4igabsolutely!!

A lot of it was boring.

i see even then old sepp blatter was up to no go

Why was it rigged? Germany went up 1-0 and neither team had anything to play for as of that point

Not only that, they didn't qualify for Euro 1984, and by the time 1986 World Cup arrived, there was no Rossi age 29, no Tardelli age 31, no Anthonioni age 31, and many more. This Italian team only peaked for 4 games, and then vanished. As much as their rise and beating 3 former champions was spectacular, their fall after the win over W. Germany was equally spectacular.

@@13muller9 They won it with a 10 day purple patch.

@@gunternetzer9621 Which you need to win a tournament...in fairness it was an excellent team, which started to form in the '78 World Cup

@@hugodrax71 Exactly Italy started in 78 playing a fantastic offensive Football and German Players celebrated the draw against Italy as it was a victory. Italy hit the post 3 Times and against Brasil 4 times...Italy´s coach therefore adapted the strategy and Italy played much more determined in WC 82 and won like never seen before and after by beating all rivals in a row Argentina, Brazil and easily against Poland and Germany.

@@EVOZORE Hitting the post is just another chance that hasn't gone in. Italy were fortunate because as it turned out there was very little to beat in Spain. All the major countries suffered with injuries or other problems and Brazil proved to have, not a team, but only a brilliant midfield.

yes - search my videos for 1970 up to 1994

Socrates v Italy, you'll never see a player turned better than Zico putting Gentile in his place.

@@gunternetzer9621No one has ever won a World Cup like Italy won in 1982. With the help of the reff the Brazilians still lost. The real score against Brazil was Italy 4 Brazil 2. FORZA ITALIA!

3rd place in 1974 as well. Poland had a good team between 1972 and 1982. They knocked us English out qualifying for 74 WC. They knocked Italy out in 74 as well in the WC. Might have been different for them if Boniek had played against Italy in 82. The 1982 WC was a decent competition.

Poland had an excellent Team and great Players such as Smuda, Buncol and of course Zibi Boniek...however Italy after having beaten Argentina and Brasil were unstoppable

There is a good documentary about that team and the fall out from them not winning it and how the attuide of pure football was gone for good after it

Keep humming, humming bird. The best team won the world cup in 82 and that was ITALY 🇮🇹

the UDSSR was cheated, the deserved two penaltys against Brasil, watch the full match, the same against Scotland!! Brasil was as good as many thinks they was

@@emadmohamedable Boring team.

@@emadmohamedable your talking nonsense

England went out of the 1982 finals because English attacks did not know how to penetrate a deep, well organised foreign defence with a good sweeper. If Ron Greenwood had had time, or perhaps insisted that England play his way (with Wilkins as a libero and balls played into feet) then England might have taken 3rd Place or have even won the World Cup. I say that with the benefit of hindsight because as it turned out there was very little to beat in Spain. All the major countries suffered with injuries or other problems and Brazil proved to have, not a team, but only a brilliant midfield. So, England at their best could have done it. But that would have meant playing Keegan and Brooking from the start in the vital game against Spain and there I believe Greenwood allowed himself to follow the old adage…. ‘never change a winning team.’ I don’t blame Greenwood for that - I blame others: those who I think persuaded him, and in my book, Ron went out a success, doing far better than anyone expected at the time.

@@gunternetzer9621 good comment, well said. 👍👍

For ever shame on Schumaker for that

Italia fue, con diferencia, el mejor equipo, en términos de calidad, táctica y determinación, y no ganó por casualidad a todos sus rivales, Argentina, Brasil y Alemania.

You forget Argentina too😜

Italia si fue el mejor equipo en 82.

Italy were the best team of 1982 , maybe they didn’t start we’ll , but they sure finished well beating the very best teams on the way .

Great tournament but 1970 better!

Bryan Robson probably had 18 shots just to get warmed up for the France game.

"Ever so lonely" by Monsoon

@@ianmoore6064 I've been looking for this song for ages, thank you so much!

@@ianmoore6064 do you happen to know the song at 2:50?

Only if he'd been managing England in the Home Championships.

That was Paulo Roberto Falcao.

FOR ME BRUNI CONTI ITALY'S #16 WAS THE BEST But PAOLO ROSSI ITALY'S #20 GOTTED EVERY THING BEST PLAYER AND THE GOAL SCORER'S WITH 6 GOALS IN LAST 3 GAMES

@@gunternetzer9621 No it was Paolo Rossi.

You have no idea what you are talking about. It is BY FAR the best world cup EVER. Five teams had the potentials to win the world cup: Brazil, Italy, Germany, France and Poland.

That is without doubt among the most ludicrous comments I have ever read. The 82 WC is the best I've ever seen, a thought echoed by many. What are you going to say? The 1938 tournament was better? 2010? You must have very high standards.

The 2 best games in the tournaments history.

+Colin Jennings You joking? '82 one of the best ever.

I agree with everyone here, 1982 one of the greatest world cups. Personally it would have been nice if either Brazil or France won it with their stylish foorball.

For ever shame on Schumacher. Despreciable act and beaviour

He should have been sent off and banned

Excuses. Just accept it.

@@0020ecapa Braindead comment! It looks like you never tried to analyse a sporting result. Every match has it's background and prehistory. The testimony came from some german players decades! after the match. During a time where non of them had to find excuses. Sorry to do your homework. But I don't charge you nothing. It's ok and free....

For some reason the Germans had a bad team spirit and problems behind the scenes - maybe Paul Breitner had got on people's nerves after he was recalled, as he often did - great player though.

They could have rested for seven more days but Italy was superior in defence, midfield and attack and as a team one of the best ever in quality, tactics and determination. There was no match and Italy, who also missed a penalty, could have easily won by 4-5 goals but at 3-0 they stopped and administered the result.

@@EVOZORE If Germany had had their three key players Rummenigge, Schuster and Breitner fit, they would have walked it.

Dirty, cynical, time wasting.

@@gunternetzer9621 Well not all are so clean like the Germans and the Austrians and thanks to their Honesty all last groups games are played at the same time since 82 or how can we forget the clean and correct German Keeper Schumacher or the clean and honest German Players Völler and Hölzenbein and the best and most successful Simulations with which Penalties Germany robbed the World Cups of 74 & 90.

@@EVOZORE Italy made it an art form from the first minute.

@@gunternetzer9621 No one is as good as the Germans at smearing others for their own fraud and you are the confirmation par excellence.

78 team was as good, just fell asleep in 2nd round instead of 1st round

For the show or the games?

Thank you Algeria should qualify if Germany had not cheated with Austria 1/1 it tooks shemagher 35 years to say yes we fixed the match

you got that right Pietro! LOL

I guess you missed watching the first phase matches lol, Italy won that world cup by chance only...

@@thehummingbird5942 who care they Won! Italy 1982 World Cup Champions. Brazil should have, would have, could have is all excuses, they were Beaten!

@@ronbonora7872 you must be a Lazio FC fan, lol

@@thehummingbird5942 no try Inter Milan! LOL

Na Copa,Waldir Perez nao foi bem.Leao e Carlos eram superiores,mas Tele foi teimoso...

You just seemed to run out of ideas and goals in the 2nd round.

Well, it was very easy for me. Actually, Gentile was a brilliant defender - and never sent off in his entire career. No shrinking violets in that era.

@@hugodrax71 He was sent off once for Juventus but only for a deliberate handball. He was good but brutal, like he said 'Football is not for Ballerinas' and 'You have to know how to foul properly'. The treatment he handed out to Maradona and Zico in this tournament would never be allowed today.

@@Veaseify My mistake, you're quite right - for two yellows, the second a deliberate handball. But never sent off for a violent tackle or conduct. No, the treatment handed out to Maradona etc wouldn't be allowed today - because the rules have changed and the game has changed. There were 'hard' players from all nations at that time - Passarella, Stielike, Souness, Goiketchea...the Dutch in '78 were no pussycats. Gentile was hardly alone.

@@hugodrax71 The rules existed in those days to punish players like Gentile but a host of incompetent and bent referees with no character wouldn't do it .

@@gunternetzer9621 Bent and incompetent? There was no fourth official back then, or cameras covering every moment. The referee has only one pair of eyes so if he missed something and the linesmen didn't spot a foul then things got missed. There were plenty of 'hard' players in that era, not just Gentile. There were quite a few playing in the English leagues, believe it or not. Hunter, Harris, Smith, Bremner, Souness...

That is true, Scirea does look off. Even with the commentary and watching that goal loads of times I never picked up on that!

If West Germany had had Bernd Schuster and all their other players fit they would have won.

you were a fool it was a very entertaining game. LOL Forza Italia!

@Joegamer55 that nice, you missed a very good game! LOL

Yes it was a good game if you have trouble falling asleep!

@@vja1970 too bad your team was not in it! LOL

@@ronbonora7872 Shut up you greasy guido bastard !! Where was Italy in 2018?? Oh thats right, They were laying an egg at home and no one gave a damn !! LOL (btw Im not Brazilian :-P)

Your brain is 100% shit for those stupid clueless comments.

Exactly right.

1/2 shit and .75 lucky doesnt even add up you need to get your maths right and then your facts