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In my lifetime:

 

Zizou's panenka then headbutt in the World Cup final

That Saudi Arabian scoring a Maradona at World Cup 94

The battle of Nurnburg with Holland v Portugal

Michael Owen v Argentina

Jong Tae Se and Ryan Nelsen bealing during anthems at South Africa

The whole of Africa losing to crafty South American gamesmanship

Everyone gan mental after Sol Campbell's disallowed goal v Argies '98

Getting mortal v Brazil '02 then going to school in the afternoon

DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP,

 

 

 

 

 

Oh God, devastating. Then the exact same thing in Euro 2004.

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Can tell things are bad for us at the moment, nostalgic threads popping up everywhere :lol:

 

Not sure it's that, it's just boring reading the same thing everyday because nowt is happening.

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In my lifetime:

 

Zizou's panenka then headbutt in the World Cup final

That Saudi Arabian scoring a Maradona at World Cup 94

The battle of Nurnburg with Holland v Portugal

Michael Owen v Argentina

Jong Tae Se and Ryan Nelsen bealing during anthems at South Africa

The whole of Africa losing to crafty South American gamesmanship

Everyone gan mental after Sol Campbell's disallowed goal v Argies '98

Getting mortal v Brazil '02 then going to school in the afternoon

DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP,

 

 

 

 

 

Oh God, devastating. Then the exact same thing in Euro 2004.

 

Why do England always have to go out with some sort of drama? Fucks me off every time.

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In my lifetime:

 

Zizou's panenka then headbutt in the World Cup final

That Saudi Arabian scoring a Maradona at World Cup 94

The battle of Nurnburg with Holland v Portugal

Michael Owen v Argentina

Jong Tae Se and Ryan Nelsen bealing during anthems at South Africa

The whole of Africa losing to crafty South American gamesmanship

Everyone gan mental after Sol Campbell's disallowed goal v Argies '98

Getting mortal v Brazil '02 then going to school in the afternoon

DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP, DENNISH BERGKAMP,

 

 

 

 

 

Oh God, devastating. Then the exact same thing in Euro 2004.

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Ronaldo's retribution in the 2002 final. Don't think I've ever been so ecstatic for any player. :)

 

Did he break a record v Ghana when he sat the keeper down and scored the most Ronaldo goal ever?

 

Can see that goal in mind without even watching it.

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van der Sar diving when Ortega made minimal contact in the 98 quarterfinals, and the subsequent red card.  Poetic justice if there ever was.  That odious little prick fully deserved it, and for Argentina to lose in such a painful way with that Bergkamp wonder goal at the death.  Fucking brilliant.

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Having given it some proper thought:

 

WC94:

Albert's obscenely good goal

Letchkov's diving header

Packy Bonner throwing Wim Jonk's shot in his own net

Water(bottle)gate

 

WC98:

Batigol showing the Reggaeboyz no mercy

Blanc kissing Barthez's head - iconic

Iran v USA hanging out with some carpet

 

WC02:

Hakan Sas

 

WC06:

Esteban Cambiasso

Maxi Rodriguez

 

WC10:

San Martin Palermo

Tshabala's ridiculous goal in the first game

 

WC94>WC98>miles ahead over the others so far.

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Surprised nobody has mentioned Peru v Scotland 1978. Still got a scar on me knuckle from when the 4th goal went in. Bloody Artex!

 

Ally McLeod :D holding his head in his hands during the draw with Iran. Agree about Cubillas,  great player.

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I'm not irish, i'm english. But i come from irish grandparents on both sides and i've always followed the boys in green during the world cup. Penalties vs Romania in Genoa, 1990. Then Robbies injury time equaliser against the germans in2002. In fact Matt Hollands equaliser against Cameroon was special also.

 

And England, the comeback against Cameroon in 1990 and the semi against the germans. When Gary Lineker interviews Sir Bobby and they talk about that game i get quite emotional, because they both believed that was the world cup final. Argentina would have been a formality. :(

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World cup 02. Keane last minute goal vs Germany. Watching at school on a shit TV. We could've got to a world cup semi that year and without our best player.

 

That's been in all of our heads since. What if we had Keane? :(

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