ITV 1986 was the best ever TV theme. So good they kept it for iive match coverage and then used it for the last couple of years of the Saturday lunchtime Saint and Greavesiew show before the Premiier League came and changed everything.
Legends on the ball were Charlton, Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Rossi and Maradona. The theme was so distinctive and brings back memories of my early teenage years and one of the very first World Cups I started following
This is actually the intro to the *quarter-final* v Cameroon. I still have the whole game on BBC, from five minutes in, on video, complete with a "goal of the tournament" competition at half time! Must get around to uploading it!
My first experience of the FIFA WORLD CUP. Not a great tournament. Most memorable moment of the whole championship was the semi-final of West Germany v England.... and the agony of the penalty shoot out. England still lose the majority of penalty shootouts since 1990 (only beating Spain on penalties in the Quarter Finals of Euro 96), Germany however haven't lost a penalty shoot out since against the Czech's in Euro 76! Germany are the masters of the penalty shoot out.
At the time I believe it was the most watched football match in history. I was on holiday in Sweden and I remember the whole place was looking forward to this match. 😊
The thing is England were pretty terrible in that world cup. They only played well in the semi-final and were pretty dreadful in all their other games. Their only game they were unlucky not to win was against Holland in the group phase but other than that were negative and were (if you are honest) very lucky to get past Belgium and Cameroon.
Nessun Dorma was good for the England vs Germany game summary. Especially when Waddle takes his run up and misses. I loved this world cup. Despite the agony it will always evoke great memories.
Makes me cry everytime I hear it, I wish I could go back to those times
Wonderful times. This will always be 'My World Cup'.
Thirty two years since this wonderful tournament. 🥰
One off the best intros
One of my favourite intro to a World Cup.
ITV 1986 was the best ever TV theme. So good they kept it for iive match coverage and then used it for the last couple of years of the Saturday lunchtime Saint and Greavesiew show before the Premiier League came and changed everything.
Wish the intro to football now was as good as this, sensational
So good to see Bobby Moore with Elton at the end :-D R.I.P.
Tears in my eyes, my first world cup ever,
It's about memories. This had loads, what a World Cup!
It was a fantastic tournament.
Back when the English were a force on and off the pitch. 😂
Thx for sharing this intro, the nessun dorma remix brings back memories as a kid witnessing his first world cup
Legends on the ball were Charlton, Pele, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Rossi and Maradona. The theme was so distinctive and brings back memories of my early teenage years and one of the very first World Cups I started following
And all of them are dead now...
25 years ago tonight.....time flies
how lovely to see Bobby Moore
5 years on from that comment... and I thought exactly the same. Gone too soon. RIP
classic theme footie tunes of all time
When Platt scores it sounds like the whole studio erupts.
Was it all German fans behind the goal that 4 out of the 5 goals in the 1970 quarterfinal were scored in?
still my best world cup yet
This is actually the intro to the *quarter-final* v Cameroon.
I still have the whole game on BBC, from five minutes in, on video, complete with a "goal of the tournament" competition at half time! Must get around to uploading it!
Nice tune, but Itv had to compete with might of Pavarotti on the BBC
I still think that this is better.
It's a shame that this theme is largely forgotten because of the BBC's use of Nessun Dorma
Taught this was better
Can only just remember this
So England lost the semi final then? Thank you for the spoiler at the end lol
RIP Toto Schillachi
Great video
My first experience of the FIFA WORLD CUP. Not a great tournament. Most memorable moment of the whole championship was the semi-final of West Germany v England.... and the agony of the penalty shoot out. England still lose the majority of penalty shootouts since 1990 (only beating Spain on penalties in the Quarter Finals of Euro 96), Germany however haven't lost a penalty shoot out since against the Czech's in Euro 76! Germany are the masters of the penalty shoot out.
At the time I believe it was the most watched football match in history.
I was on holiday in Sweden and I remember the whole place was looking forward to this match.
😊
England have done it in the last minute of extra time oh wait wrong channel 🤦🏻
Got any more italia 90 stuff courtesy of itv sport m8? Cheers
Bella Napoli
2:17 cue Martin Tyler
In association with National Power…….the start of the problems for the country
ITV's Mexico'86 theme was the best they've ever done. This was a bit of old pap really when compared to most other years.
The thing is England were pretty terrible in that world cup. They only played well in the semi-final and were pretty dreadful in all their other games. Their only game they were unlucky not to win was against Holland in the group phase but other than that were negative and were (if you are honest) very lucky to get past Belgium and Cameroon.
Decent theme…… then then BBC pull out Nessun Dorma!
Nessun Dorma was good for the England vs Germany game summary.
Especially when Waddle takes his run up and misses.
I loved this world cup. Despite the agony it will always evoke great memories.
Vw beetle. Italy?? Really. Thought they were German 😀😀😀
Very popular car in Rome I believe. Small like the Fiat 500.
Easy to park in the crowded areas of the city. 😂
The intro promises so much and what follows does not disappoint. 🥹