Favourite World Cup?

[Alan Harper's Tash]

When I think back I loved Mexico 86, Italia 90, liked Japan and South Korea and despite our abysmal showing I actually quite liked South Africa too.
The vuvuzela just made the stadiums sound unique.

Whoever invented the vuvuzela should be in prison for war crimes to human ears.

 

[LongsightM13]

Argentina 78 Kempes ardiles tikka tape billowing down the stadia.

First one I remember and as you say it was amazingly exciting for a 9 year old - the tickertape, the long hair and longer taches, the commentary which sounded like it was coming from a pay phone, the unfamiliar kits and exotic names. A time before the internet when you knew little or nothing about the teams until they kicked off. Global stars were made overnight. Kempes, Cubillas.
Scotland’s disastrous opening, Willie Johnson failing a drug test and the first time I ever saw fans giving their own manager shit, yet they were almost saved by Gemhill’s wondergoal
I actually knew a bit about Poland, semi finalists at successive tournaments, as our neighbours were Polish and they regaled us for years with stories about Deyna, Lato and Tomaschevski. Another brilliant but unlucky side.
That said, I probably enjoyed Espana 82 more as I was old enough then to really appreciate it. Rossi’s redemption and that Brazil side, up there with Cruyff’s Netherlands as the best team not to win it

 

[WestGorton]

1990. Anything else is not important. Nessan Dorma.

 

[LongsightM13]

Had three great ones on the spin, 82, 86 and 90. They were the best I’ve seen.

78, 82, 86. 1990 paled in comparison imo, as others have said it was actually a fairly dull tournament if you took England’s progress out of it

 

[madloaf]

1994. Just fucking kidding.

1990 by a mile.

 

[Shaggy]

Spain 1982,

That Brazil side.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Germany 2006 - only because it’s the first one where I was old enough to watch it with mates in the pub. I was at university then and my main memories are of spending all day in student bars getting sloshed watching the footy. Fantastic memories.

After that, probably Russia 2018 if I’m honest. Seeing Southgate restore a bit of positivity, it was great from that standpoint.

Everyone says Italia 90 but I don’t remember anything about it, I was three years old.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

South Africa, who didn’t like a vuvuzela.

That has to be up there as the shittest World Cup ever. Just awful.

Though I’ve got a feeling Quatar is going to be worse.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

My main take from this thread is that some of you lot are fucking ancient.

 

[blue aura]

82 for me. A football mad 11 year rushing home from school each day to watch every game absolutely mesmerised by the Stars of Brazil, Argentina and Italy.
Remember keegan missing that free header to put England through against Spain like yesterday.