An A to Z of World Cup Memories

[Uncle Leo]

Another S - Schumacher’s assault on Batiston

How he never get sent off for this...

[video=youtube;tGq7VcaHoqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo[/video]

 

[RHB]

W- Chris Waddle's 1990 penalty miss against the Germans.

Seems I've already been 'Waddled'. That will teach me to read the thread properly. Doh.

And finally, I'll go for P - Stuart Pearce's penalty miss instead. There's a lot to choose from isn't there?

 

[South Bank Hank]

I guess U would have to be a dismal memory, the brace from Uruguay’s Luis Suarez that ultimately saw England heading home in WC2014.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Q- Qatar holds 2022 World cup

M- Moore lifting World cup (Not that cheating ****ing dwarf goal)

A-" Animals" as Sir Alf called the Argies in 1966 The weird stat on that game we committed 33 fouls and Argentina 19 (Not many people know that )

Almost a strike out but I’ll give you E for England lifting the cup in 1966. M is gone to the cheating Argie.

Qatar isn’t a WC memory.
A.... meh. Aldridge substitution trumps you! ;-)

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I guess U would have to be a dismal memory, the brace from Uruguay’s Luis Suarez that ultimately saw England heading home in WC2014.

I agree U for Uruguay and Luis Sanchez but think that's the wrong memory of him: surely it needs to be either him confusing Chiellini with a steak or that terrific save he made v Ghana.

 

[Uncle Leo]

I agree U for Uruguay and Luis Sanchez but think that's the wrong memory of him: surely it needs to be either him confusing Chiellini with a steak or that terrific save he made v Ghana.

Option (b) of those two for me. I can remember it so clearly and said at the time that even though it was an absolute dick move, it was one hell of a moment.

 

[kaymac]

How he never get sent off for this...

[video=youtube;tGq7VcaHoqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo[/video]

Possibly the worst and most cynical foul I’ve ever seen.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Possibly the worst and most cynical foul I’ve ever seen.

Glad that **** Schumacher lost two World Cup Finals.

 

[South Bank Hank]

How he never get sent off for this...

[video=youtube;tGq7VcaHoqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGq7VcaHoqo[/video]

Sean Connery’s commentary at the end is outstanding.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Gordon Banks save against the Brazilians in 1970,just the greatest piece of goalkeeping ever.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I’ll update the list as we go along.

What happened to this:nope:

:winking:

What letters do we still need?

 

[South Bank Hank]

Don’t think too much about it, just throw in the first few that really jump out from your personal World Cup memories. I’ll update the list as we go along.

A - Aldridge Substitution
B - Beckham’s sending off versus Argentina
C - Claudio Caniggia nearly getting killed by Cameroon
D - Dennis Bergkamp! Dennis Bergkamp! DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP! (v Argentina in 98)
E - England lifting the cup in 1966
F
G - Gazza’s Tears
H - Hurst's goal and the Russian linesman
I - Iran beating the USA
J
K - The killing of Andres Escobar
L - Lineker’s hattrick versus Poland
M - Maradonna’s “Hand of God”
N
O - Owen’s goal versus Argentina
P - Platt’s over the shoulder shot versus Belgium
Q
R - Ronaldinho floating that kick over Seaman (or... the "25 year old" Roger Miller!)
S - Schumacher assault on Battiston
T
U - Uruguay's spectacular save by cannibal/goalkeeper Luis Suares
V - Van Persie's header versus Spain in 2014
W - Waddle's penalty miss against Germany
X
Y
Z - Zidane’s Headbutt

 

[South Bank Hank]

H - Hurst's goal and the Russian linesman

 

[South Bank Hank]

K - The killing of Andres Escobar

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Don’t think too much about it, just throw in the first few that really jump out from your personal World Cup memories.

F - Frank Rijkaard flobbing on Rudi Voeller's perm


I want to get Blanco's Bunny Hops in but we already have a B. The mind being blown at seeing that for the first time must have been like what it was to watch Cruyff turn for the first time before Dave McSweeney popularised the move.

ps Hurst's Hattrick, surely.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Whatever the letter, it’s a cracking shout.

Zinedine Zidane retains the double Z and C is perfect for the Cannigia assault.

why did the ref give him a red card and then a yellow?

 

[BrettieAngell]

x - xabi alonso karate kicked in the chest by nigel de jong

 

[South Bank Hank]

Frank Rijkaard and Xabi Alonso.... IN.


J, N, Q, T and Y?

 

[South Bank Hank]

T = They think it’s all over, it is now!

 

[OldBlueLady]

Can't believe we can't get Roger Millar's goal celebrations in there somewhere!