NBTTT - Italia 90
Fascinating fact - both teams scored twice in only *one* game in the entire tournament.
That was England v Cameroon... and two of the goals were pens.
Incredible really that people with any understanding of football can't take their England tinted spectacles off for a moment and accept that it was possibly the worst tournament ever.
And you'll never guess which edition had the fewest PPG:
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Posted By: norwaay, May 29, 09:07:01
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- but it changed football ...
Posted By: ghostof barry butler, May 29, 11:15:43 - This is quite a nice, simple analysis of why people remember Italia '90 fondly
Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot, May 29, 10:41:08 - England - Belgium
Posted By: Under soil heating, May 29, 10:28:28 - 9What is a 'good' world cup though?
Posted By: Knitted Jesus, May 29, 10:11:23 - 1It was the end of the jumpers for goalposts era and before football was ruined by sky tv
Posted By: Chris Peacock, May 29, 09:57:11 - 1Football-wise it may have lacked some elements
Posted By: APB, May 29, 09:50:39 - 3The aesthetics of Italia '90 were fantastic - New Order and Pavarotti, great stadia,
Posted By: Ottosson Foxtrot, May 29, 09:45:07 - 1Are you ok?
Posted By: SCC 28, May 29, 09:32:22 - 5I think there are many reasons people of a certain generation consider it the best:
Posted By: Legacy Fan, May 29, 09:30:33 - 1It was a rubbish world cup. Everyone knows this.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes, May 29, 09:29:17 - 4It’s the nostalgia factor
Posted By: JoeyDeacon, May 29, 09:22:29 - 13You have the brain of a nematode worm
Posted By: Charles21, May 29, 09:21:39 - 16But that's the reason people on here have it as their best World Cup
Posted By: jamesward, May 29, 09:18:51 - 6It was the tournament I most enjoyed
Posted By: paulg, May 29, 09:12:53
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