Italia 90: The Most CONFUSING World Cup Ever
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The 1990 World Cup is probably one of the strangest World Cups I've looked into. One of the worst on the pitch and seemingly one of the best culturally.
Today, we look into it.
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00:00 - Introduction
02:15 - A shocking Start
05:14 - Knockouts (barely)
07:40 - A catalyst of change
Producer: Tinashe Chipako
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Thanks for coming on the show my guy! It was great having you on 🙏🏾
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Fun fact: the public in Napoli applauded Maradona for his efforts against Italy, and while this nowadays is seen as a sign of respect and sportsmandhip (see Juve fans against Ronaldo in Champions League), the Italian FA decided to never host another Italy match in Napoli again. To this day, that was the last game that Italy played in the stadium that now bares the name "Diego Armando Maradona"
Maradona is Naples 🐐
@@angelow2562 Maradona is the GOAT period.
Now that is an interesting fact
It was really controversial
@@alfonsocascone6148 won't call the goat. Messi beats him in longevity
As a Costa Rican, this world cup has been one of the most beloved ones in our history.
Italy 90 was our first world cup ever and we managed to beat Scotland and Sweden. And we managed to barely lose against Brazil. It was our first world cup, and we managed to go to the round of 16.
The players that played for CR during this world cup are seen as super heroes till this day. And the coach (Bora Milutinovic) is seen as a god.
If they are seen as super heroes today I can’t the imagine the reception the 2014 squad got for almost making it to the semi finals .
As a Swede it's a different story. This is regarded as Swedens worst football tournament ever. We started against Brazil and lost 1-2, OK. Then we faced a rather old version of Scotland and lost 1-2, OK... And then there was the last match against Costa Rica who all the journalists claimed was definately easy to beat. And we lost the ¨easy¨ game with 1-2 and marched out of the World Cup 1-2,1-2.1-2. Hernan Medford scored the winner. Congratulations to Costa Rica.
@@goranurengard Yeah, but the next world cup in USA... Greetings from Bulgaria ;)
It was a damn shame Luis Gabelo Conejo got injured, maybe if he hadn't than Costa Rica might have defeated Czechoslovakia in the round of 16. We will never know. 🤷🏻
As a German this worldcup was really important to us as we lost the two finals prior in 1982 and 1986 this World Cup especially after the Wall went down was a important step for our mindset
I think the WC wasn't an important step, but it solidified said step into history.
We rode on a wave of enthusiasm, which made our strongest asset - teamwork - even greater. I think this step was there before the tournament but the win screamed its success out into the world.
@@gandalf_thegrey you also lost the final on 1945. This one was very important for you to show your supremacy
@@gandalf_thegrey Germany having doping
Germany have lost more finals than any other team
@@GuinessOriginal Which means they have participated in more finals than any other Team.
Fun fact when Argentina beat Italy, much more people entered the stadium after the 80th minute when the doors were opened to let the fans out of the stadium to watch Italy lose just to see Maradona play for free without tickets ( my mum and dad were there)
Why ?
@@lexkanyima2195 Maradonna is one of the very few to genuinely reach GOAT status. He was a one of one in his own time.
@@lexkanyima2195 Maradona was a sensation in Napoli. Rightfully so.
@@nmarcus7233 that's good
@@nicolaszan1845 ok
As an Irish man this is the best world Cup
tiochfaidh ar la, a chara
@@ericfinn7905 Irish is wild, I thought this comment was in Spanish or Welsh at first. I apologise for me ignorance
Absolutely COYBIG
@@Jojo.R.Chipelago its an IRA saying.
It arguably played a significant part in the peace process, when Jack Charlton was appointed manager it didn't go down well with huge swaths of the population being totally against an English man manging Ireland with Paul McGrath even say he thought it was a disgrace, but Jack's charm and the teams success culminating in italia90 made him a universally loved hero. Making him probably the only English man to be a irish hero
The 2014 Cup ended up being quite traumatic to me (I'm Brazilian lol), but until the semifinals that was the coolest Cup I'd watched. Costa Rica leading a group that had Italy, England and Uruguay; Spain, the title holders, getting a 5x1 thrashing in their first match and then being eliminated by Chile; a shower of goals in the group stage; legends like Messi, Suarez, Neymar, C. Ronaldo, Müller etc all at their peak...
Still, 2002 Korea/Japan remains my personal favourite
2002 ur trolling 💀
@@thomasrogan6536 I said it's a personal favourite, not it was objectively the best.
@@RevanSurik Even better: The is no objective best world cup.
Ask 5 people and you get 5 answers because they have 5 different sets of priorities.
@@gandalf_thegrey Gandalf the Grey dispensing wisdom
@@gandalf_thegrey that’s not true. Objectively, 66 is clearly the best World Cup
As a Cameroonian this was my favourite World Cup 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲. We did great and nearly made a Semi-Final, the only problem was that it was before I was born 🤣.
Was that match against England controversial?
@@doncarloancelotti2256 Definitely
I'm German and I like that World Cup as well. For known reasons. 😉😂🇩🇪
this type of video could make for a nice little weekly mini-series leading up to the world cup. enjoyable watch as always king.
As an Irishman I think we’ve blanked out the fact it was such a boring group and that we actually never won a game in proper time (I was actually shocked to hear this😮)
That WC is burned into our brains as epic days!!
Although I wasn't born, this World Cup holds a special place in Irish people's memory as it was our first time we ever qualified and we managed to reach the quarter finals - although we never won a game in normal time haha, there's still a lot of moments that are etched into legend - we've only been in 2 world cups since
The first time the Republic of Ireland qualified. Those who are from Northern Ireland who are also Irish people played in some world cups before the Rep of Ireland made their first appearance in 1990
A shame people frowned upon Argentina so much. Only team to win 2 penalty shoot-outs in the same world cup thanks to the heroics of a *substitute* goalkeeper. Even though his career was mediocre before and after this WC Goycochea is still perceived as a legend in Argentina
And now Emiliano Martinez did the same thing and one upped Goycochea by actually winning the WC this time.
Frowned upon is an understatement, they booed and whistled the team during the anthem at the final. Italians really showed themselves as the most disrespectful and hostile world cup hosts ever. The worst part is that Maradona couldn't shut them up by winning the cup, thanks to that dubious on the clock penalty. Terrible WC.
5 goals in 7 matches. Argentina went into the final with that stat. But while that sounds awful, we must remember that the team had also lost almost half of their team due to Suspension/Injuries. Add to the fact that despite the dominance of West Germany(23 shots, 16 on target), the deciding goal of the match was a penalty, which was in line with all the reckless tackling Argentina was partaking in until that point. Out of all the fouls though, it was a questionable one that got them the penalty.
Also, Matthäus had tripped Jose Calderon after losing the ball in the penalty area. The Referee for this game, Edgardo Codesal, ignored the appeal from the midfielder, refusing to take action.
Luck wasn't on Maradona's side this time.
Argentina would have survive and beating on penalties anyway, for a 3rd time in a row. Argentina would have a Denmark's 1992 story look up.
@@lexkanyima2195 With 9 men on the field?
@@Rajkumarsingh-ci6bi yes, even with 9 men
As always, top quality content .
Really enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks man
I will always love it. My first World Cup to watch when I was 8 years old. And my nation won. Also iconic players like Higuita, Roger Milla or Valderrama and legendary games like Germany - Netherlands with Rijkaard spitting on Völler.
I was just a kid at the time. That summer we were all doing the Roger Milla dance every time we scored a goal 😂
And two iconic goalkeepers, Goycochea and Higuita
My man! I love your videos! You had me smiling with your commentary right off the bat! Thanks for all the work you put into this videos!
Being Irish, Italia '90 is looked back at fondly here. How couldn't it be? Us in a World Cup quarter-final?! Crazy for a country of barely three million people with no national league to speak of and the competing GAA sports of hurling and Gaelic football to contend with.
Imagine if we won it....
1990 was around the time I started to love football as a kid, watching Roger Milla dance in the corner and Argentina getting beaten remain as one of my earliest memories of the great game 🙂
Yeah it wasn't a great world cup but Caniggia's goal against Brazil and the official song of the tournament just bring me the best of memories 🇦🇷♥️⚽️🥇
While it was notable for dull play, a combination of England's run to the semis, Gazza's tears and Pavarotti singing Nessum Dorma made it a big deal in England. In the '80s the game itself was often overshadowed by hooliganism, but its increased popularity set the tone for the launch of the megabucks of the Premier League that was launched in 1992.
Ahh my friday lunch break watching footbal iconic
Thanks for the quality and consistency! Cheers from Brazil
4:55 She was probably the most excitement the cameraman got out of this World Cup.
Really wished Maradona won himself another world cup in that final. What absolute legend to carry his nation the way he did
Amazing content as per usual appreciate your efforts good sir
Love this video.
Make more videos about every world cup. It would be nice ❤️🔥
You know its a good day when he releases a video. its like the oposite of a school class, CUZ YOU LEARN SOMETHING USEFULL.
The worst part of a World Cup is closing ceremony. That is the moment you realise that the Festival is over.
But it was rushed
Excellent video lad
Great video man, you should do one on the Battle of Nuremberg
Although Ireland played an incredibly dull style of football it was revolutionary the plan was kick it long and then push up the pitch and try and win it back closer to the opposition goal similar to genegapress before genegapress was adopted by any major teams
Nowadays everyone thinks that they're experts in football without playing the game.
2010 World Cup is the most iconic, the music, the vuvuzelas, the weather, the ball (but I’m also saying that bc of nostalgia- the first one I truly paid attention to)
I'm so glad Vuvuzelas were *IMMEDIATELY* prohibited to use from that tournament onwards.
2010 was the best, the vuvuzelas were really awful tho
meh, 2006 is still the best World Cup of the 21st century, followed by 2010.
@@gandalf_thegrey Oh they are actually prohibited? Best decision ever made then
Impossible to watch a game with that buzz
@@bcbitchkkv Spain 82 was the best followed by Mexico 86 and 70
Mate this was brilliant, thank you.
1st! Love your videos man! Keep it up!
Good video, mate. Btw. Yugoslavia was actually very interesting in this tournament, both in terms of having some super quality players (just watch Piksi's performance against Spain) as well as culturally, because the country itself ended in a rather sad civil war little after this World Cup... but also, just in between this World Cup and the Yugoslav wars - Red Star Belgrade became club champions of Europe... Crazy times!
This world cup had the best song of any world cup, here in argentina "Un'estate italiana" is still used by comercials in world cup times.
Fun fact: Germany won the WC in Italy with Italy finishing 3rd & Italy won the WC in Germany with Germany finishing 3rd.
Coincidence
Italia 90 was a World Cup that showed us legends of the 80’s and 90’s play in the same tournament, that’s why it is for me the best World Cup in team and player quality
I feel that the 2014 world Cup might have been the best in terms of culture impact even in third world countries like mine, the attacking football (sorry Brazil), shakira abvio😂 and thr overall following of the wc across the globe
1994, 1986 or 2014 were successful, but 1990 certainly was one of the toughest and probably had the most top teams all came ready to compete, Holland, Germany, England, Italy, Brazil, Argentina, it was very very tight
Ireland v England was one of the most exciting things I'd ever seen at the time.
Rewatching it after, I was junk football all around!
I think you should keep doing these for other world cups so you can find and share the historic one you like the most
as an irishman italia 90 is one of the most important sporting moments in our countries history, it was the first time that it felt ok to be irish and to fly our nations colours without it being stigmatized as a terrorist symbol i mean to this day Jack Charlton is one of the greatest sporting figures to represent our country and to make something of that squad.
First I’m hearing and seeing of Lineker taking a sh** on the pitch. WTF???
Lol pity we didn’t have social
Media then !Imagine the memes
Lineker shat himself on pitch more frequently than he got booked
First world cup I fully watched and understood as 11yo kid, it always brings nostalgia to me. Cameron vs England and Italy vs Argentina are unforgettable games
What I remember is I thought Maradona had no chance but he kept winning and winning and winning until the referi decided otherwise
my birthday today this was the highlight of my day
I'm in a situation were I'm so young I know this year's world cup is going to be the one I look back on as my nostalgic world cup
Hello, I know this is very random put could u do a video on gaetano scirea?
In Ireland, this is seen as the greatest world cup ever
Same as in Cameroon
Same as in Germany
4:09 AFTER 2 WINS in a row , Cameroon lost "unexpected" 0-4 vs Soviet Union (was a "political" defeat , because Soviet Union "bought" that match , hoping that Romania will lose vs Argentina ,but Romania made 1-1 in the last game vs Argentina , so Soviet Union "struggle" to qualify further in the next round was in vain...
But it was shocking
Please, we need another unpopular football opinions video!!!!!!! keep em coming please
Maybe because there was so much tedium at this World Cup, that the highlights seemed like legendary moments in comparison...
I mean, regardless of what happens at a World Cup, if a player shits himself on the pitch, its going to be remembered
As a Southern African, that 2010 World Cup was the best
Not even South African but I agree
Fax
and you guys beating us frenchies?
The abuse of the vuvuzelas (by fans of nations) was horrific 🤬
@@theophileburtz1624 even though we went out it was world class. Im from a neighbouring country but we all felt joy. Then Suarez had to ruin Ghana. Thay was my first teuly emotional moment in a WC
BABE WAKE UP NEW FOOTBALL ICONIC VID JUST DROPPED 😊
You forgot about Holand!! Van Basten, Gulit, Koeman, and Rijkard who spat on Feller, got red and Oranje with their greatest squad lost their biggest chance to win mundial
That team was the same but behind the scenes problems
Always great stories brother, how about one on Ronaldo Nazario?
There’s a podcast on Spotify called 22 goals with a great piece on R9
Ah so THAT is how you spell your name. Now I can finally type what I say aloud every time you pop up - 'sup Tinashe'
Yo!
Another video 😱😱
I do look back on the 2O1O WC with nostalgia goggles on as an exciting tournament being when the last one was going on I was getting seriously into American Football while playing it.
The US run was emotional every match and heart breaking at the end so I'm curious to look more into it to see why so many people hated it.
It was my first in living memory and I loved it, I cried so much at eight years old 😂nostalgia is the right word
Here in Egypt we still talk about how shit we were according to Egyptian lore this performance is the reason FIFA introduced the Back-pass rule🤣
im Cameroonian born 12 years after it and I still haven't heard the end of this World Cup from my dad.
1934z it’s easy to see Italy 90 as defensive bud it was a side it result of Maradona’a exploits in 86 so you can see the anxiety all defensivea would have had
You forgot the real legend of Italia 90: HIGUITA!! 😅
Many Neopolitans loved Maradona more than they loved Italy in 1990. This all goes back centuries, to when the North and South of the country hated each other.
It's amazing Lineker even appears on TV after that
So ?
Caniggia was insane in this tournament and along with Goickachier dragged Argentina to the final. We were introduced to Roberto Baggio after his wonder goal against Czech. We saw Mattahaus at his prime in his 3rd final in a row(went on to play in 5 world cups) Rudi Voller and Frank Rijkard squared up in a spitting competition. This German team on paper was one of the best teams ever and England more the matched them in the Semis. The late Great Bobby Robson should of swapped Shilton for Dave Beasant for the penalty shoot out as he was a far superior saver from the spot. Then we would of then beaten this very average Argentina side. All ifs and buts of course
Matthäus didn't play in 82
@@lexkanyima2195 he did mate
@@robertmason6366 in a couple games
THE worst world cup (Italy '90) coming on the heels of THE best world cup (Mexico '86) was definitely a confusing time.
I think the best WC was 2002 and I don't even remember it cause i was so young, so nostalgia is not an answer. I just feel like WC 2002 is one the most talked about world cups. LIke R9 coming back from his horrible knee injuries and becoming top scorer. Young Ronaldinho with one of the most legendary world cup goals. There are some many moments from that world cup I feel like it is the best ever. Even though I can't remember it
It's also memorable for the shock early exits of pre tournament favourites like Argentina, Portugal and Italy.
Love your vids man. Do a video about the 2010 World Cup 🙏🏻🙏🏻
4:51
Yo, Tinashe's using swear word now! 🤣
Ireland has nothing on Paraguay. In the Copa America 2011 Paraguay drew all their group games, all their knockout games to reach the finals, and scoring 0 goals in their 3 knockout games. Most boring team I have ever seen.
I hope that you are perhaps about to do a vid on 94 WC? I reckon it's the exact opposite of Italy's snorefest. USA 94 was imho a goal festival, perhaps the best WC ever. So many goals!
As for worst WC...I think you've hit the nail on this one.....
I really want a video on Cruyff(his player career) I have read about his player career a lot but i really wanna see your take on it
Check out Balon, he did a great one on Cruyff's playing days recently
@@cyn1clcynide oh that's nice. Surely will check it out
Yep, I remember that World Cup Final, I am a German after all. That was probably the most boring soccer game I have ever witnessed, only surpassed by the meeting in the 1986 World Cup between Germany and Austria (0:0) where both teams agreed on a draw before the match in order to advance to the next round. Mind blowing soccer to watch, bring a pillow.
Italy 90 was not as bad as Korea-Japan 2002 was.
I believe in terms of goals and rules... Yeah, they were very different but also the mediocre matches and the corruption behind it. Plus, since Brazil made the worst qualifying round of their history FIFA needed a MUST for them to win and elevate their image in front of the world. And so they did.
That's at least my point of view.
Cheers
with a win equalling 2 points instead of 3 it actually made teams play more expansive attacking football in general
That I've witnessed, 2010 was the worst despite providing some absolutely iconic moments and memories.
can you do a video on manuel neuer?
GOATKEEPER
Why does everyone go on about Roger Miller doing that dance by the corner flag, when was just copying Brazilian striker Careca, who did it before him, during one of Brazil's group games? Is it simply because he was 38, which was considered to be ancient for a striker back in 1990?
Ireland: Haha! we made it to the quarters without winning a single match!
Portugal 2016 enters the chat.
We still hold the record for most time a goalie held the ball and furtherest progession without a win
hoping you do a video on african football development and how will african teams will preform from now on since they will get 9 seats in the world cup
Back pass rule has taken 30 years to realise you can just have a sweeper keeper and just keep the ball again.
06 World Cup was CHEEKS (as an American)
I thought I would never see a World Cup as unpredictable as USA 94 in my lifetime, but Russia 2018 happened, and is easily one of the best documents of international football at its most competitive.
I’m very surprised that you didn’t talk about Goycochea! The 3rd choice Argentina gk who had to play because the other two got injured. He saved 5 penalties!!
He talk about Argentina differences of 1986 and 1990 in general, but it was all about Maradona
@@lexkanyima2195 Goycochea carried Argentina to the finals
@@tirodeesquina6458 but he was not a starter, if Pumpido play in that game, Argentina would have not reach far
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i see football iconic, i click
Korea 2002 was a shitstorm of controversy. Worst World Cup that I can recall personally
Nice video, but too bad u forgot about the pooping incident
It has the best World Cup song ever!
As an Argentinian who only remembers the 2010 WC onwards, Qatar 2022 is obviously my favourite one and Russia 2018 is my least favourite one
How'd you get the scar in the centre of your forehead? It's the same as mine! My sister pushed me into a radiator as a kid and the side of it went through my head and they apparently had to glue me back together! We're like Gary Neville... piggy bank heads!
The world cup is beloved in Germany ngl
only world cup Germany didn't win in a year ending with a 4. Couldn't you guys wait another 4 years? ffs
me: *sees a 9 - 1 formations* WHAT IS THIS TOM FOOLERY????????
I guess the teams took "when in Rome, be a Roman" to heart.
2018 or 2002 are the worst world cups I've seen. I'd 2002 bc 2018 wasn't that bad but I didn't enjoyed it as much. One side of the path was a Classical Euro with many B level nations except Spain and England and Colombia as special guest.
The other side 2as nice but the real final was the semifinal