England v Cameroon in 1990.

[Gauche.]

The Italia 90 game, extended highlights on ITV4 at 8 o'clock.
For those who like football from another era.
This was an excellent knock out World Cup game.
I have a nice memory of watching this game at my Grandparents with a lot of family members, in the days when watching big events were more of a social occasion.
Believe it or not youngsters, we only had four channels in those days.
From memory the game could have went either way, Cameroon seemed unable to press their advantage when they went two one up.
Two excellent teams.

 

[Wazza]

The last decent side we beat in a knockout in a major comp some may well say! Still needed extra time.

 

[bud_light]

The last decent side we beat in a knockout in a major comp some may well say! Still needed extra time.

I think everyone vastly underestimated Cameroon before the match.
Well the English media certainly did

 

[The Goalie]

The Italia 90 game, extended highlights on ITV4 at 8 o'clock.
For those who like football from another era.
This was an excellent knock out World Cup game.
I have a nice memory of watching this game at my Grandparents with a lot of family members, in the days when watching big events were more of a social occasion.
Believe it or not youngsters, we only had four channels in those days.
From memory the game could have went either way, Cameroon seemed unable to press their advantage when they went two one up.
Two excellent teams.

We had more than 4 channels in 1990

 

[Gauche.]

We had more than 4 channels in 1990

I should have specified terrestrial.

 

[MrRipley]

Italy 90 was the last of my childhood World Cups, we were playing football at the bottom of our multi when a roar went up, a couple of minutes later another roar. Football was abandoned and we bombed up stairs to see the English go out.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Simpler times.

European and international football was so much more exciting, there was a mystique about teams and players because information/footage wasn’t so accessible

Particularly if you were coming up against a side from behind the iron curtain.

 

[Blaze Of Glory]

Watched it in a bar in Connecticut where I was doing Camp America. Great summer and great World Cup.

 

[Ron Swanson]

I think everyone vastly underestimated Cameroon before the match.
Well the English media certainly did

I can remember the pre-match buildup being extremely condescending and borderline racist

It was a brilliant game, made memorable by my grandpa cheering on Cameroon

 

[GalTribesman82]

I think everyone vastly underestimated Cameroon before the match.
Well the English media certainly did

Even though they beat the defending champions Argentina in the opening match. Imagine how underestimated they were pre-tournament

 

[Wazza]

Even though they beat the defending champions Argentina in the opening match. Imagine how underestimated they were pre-tournament

They might not have been that much to be fair, I was 9 for Italia 90 - it’s first one I remember. Just basing it on this:

Italia ‘90 Revisited: How Cameroon Came Within a Whisker of the World Cup Semi Finals - Stats Perform

Today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the biggest ever upsets in World Cup history as defending champions Argentina fell to a shock 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the opening game of Italia ’90. Between 1974 and 2002, everyRead More ›

www.statsperform.com

Someone must have respected the current African Nations Champs you would think.

Edit: actually they were that when qualifying started as they won it in 88, had a stinker in the March 90 one!

1990 African Cup of Nations - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Mad thinking they had that so close to the World Cup.

 

[Noddy]

Gary Lineker shit himself.

 

[Teddy Casablanca]

34 fcukin years ago. WTF !

 

[billywizz]

England were honking throughout the tournament until the game they lost.

 

[Partickger]

Loved that Cameroon team, what a story if they’d gone on to win it but they were plagued be defensive naivety.

 

[SDF]

“A practical bye to the semi-finals” is a diagnosis attributed to Howard Wilkinson, then the Leeds manager, scouting in Italy for the English FA. Watching the game back, it appears Robson took “Sgt Wilko” and such dismissiveness to heart. England only just prevailed in a match that very nearly escaped from them. “Some fucking bye that,” a relieved, exhausted Waddle told Wilkinson in the immediate aftermath.

How England ‘pulled it out of the fire’ against Milla’s Cameroon at Italia 90

The only time the Three Lions faced African opposition in a finals knockout match was 32 years ago – and they nearly blew it

www.theguardian.com

 

[billywizz]

Green Lions documentary on BBC Iplayer is a good watch,

BBC Four - Green Lions: Cameroon 90

The story of the astonishing achievements of Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

Gazza was only 23 at the time and one of the best players in Europe but that infamous match vs West Germany when he got booked turned out to be the last game at a world cup he ever played.

 

[Mad John]

I think everyone vastly underestimated Cameroon before the match.
Well the English media certainly did

Imagine that !

 

[Big Hepy]

Best world cup ever. Melted my Italian top trying to iron it. Bought another one so my mum didn't know. Legit haven't used an iron since

 

[J Dawg]

34 fcukin years ago. WTF !

Totally mate. It's unbelievable. Auld caaaannttt loyal.

 

[J Dawg]

Gazza was only 23 at the time and one of the best players in Europe but that infamous match vs West Germany when he got booked turned out to be the last game at a world cup he ever played.

Sad when you think about it. Supreme talent.

 

[CambridgeRanger]

Remember it well, was about -8 years old at the time

 

[Greggy83]

The Italia 90 game, extended highlights on ITV4 at 8 o'clock.
For those who like football from another era.
This was an excellent knock out World Cup game.
I have a nice memory of watching this game at my Grandparents with a lot of family members, in the days when watching big events were more of a social occasion.
Believe it or not youngsters, we only had four channels in those days.
From memory the game could have went either way, Cameroon seemed unable to press their advantage when they went two one up.
Two excellent teams.

I remember watching Italia 90. Looking back now it was strange how many of the games the stadiums had large parts that were empty

 

[GBY74]

Gazza was only 23 at the time and one of the best players in Europe but that infamous match vs West Germany when he got booked turned out to be the last game at a world cup he ever played.

Didn't realise that was his last game at a world cup which is mad when you consider how good he was. England didn't qualify for the world cup in 94 and I think it was Hoddle who dropped him from their France 98 world cup squad.

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

Didn't realise that was his last game at a world cup which is mad when you consider how good he was. England didn't qualify for the world cup in 94 and I think it was Hoddle who dropped him from their France 98 world cup squad.

Think Hoddle was right to drop him tbh.

By 98 he was becoming a liability.

 

[GBY74]

Think Hoddle was right to drop him tbh.

By 98 he was becoming a liability.

He may have been but I thought getting dropped from that squad caused a lot of his problems.