Champions in their opening matches....

1974 - Brazil 0 Yugoslavia 0
1978 - West Germany 0 Poland 0
1982 - Argentina 0 Belgium 1
1986 - Italy 1 Bulgaria 1
1990 - Argentina 0 Cameroon 1
1994 - Germany 1 Bolivia 0
1998 - Brazil 2 Scotland 1
2002 - France 0 Senegal 1

Only two wins out of the last eight. Remarkable. Maybe there's a bet for all you gamblers....?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jun 12, 16:44:09