Wednesday, September 30, 2009
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Ryan Giggs has just made it 5-3 against Manchester City, The game is still carrying on"
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
IS LUCAS BRAZILIAN
Christiano Penaltinho Ronaldo. Finally I realise how these fantasy okes had it when you could pick him. Now that he is not a MANC the lity is delivering.Reports also suggest that he is no longer the arrogant lity that he was when he was a MANC. Captain my Captain. Nothing wrong to pick him up now.
What a display by Penaltinho as he ran riot for Madrid against Marseille.Playing with Galacticos is maturing him. He has made a great start. Good win for Madrid.
The MANCS were equally impressive against Wolfsburg. I was happy when they were a goal down but as soon as I opened my fat mouth Giggs equallised.Then Carrick sealed it. It was a stubborn Wolfsburg side mind you. But hail Ryan Giggs, at 35 he is still producing magic.
I posted a video once and I remember quoting Del Piero. Del said he had tears in his eyes when he seen Ryan Giggs.He also hailed Giggs as great.Respect to Ryan Giggs.
In the other big clash for me Juve drew against Bayern in Munich. We sit 3rd on two points but I think coming away unscathed from the Aliance arena warrants a decent performance. Although RIbery was running circles. When Robben was substituted Grosso was able to breath and attack more offten.Swheinsteiger missed a glorious chance as well as Klose. But If we beat Maccabi twice we should be mounting a challenge. And the way its panning out that last game against Bordeoux is a final.
Nicholas Anelka provided Chelsea the solitary victory as Ancelotti marches on and ..................
What has happened to the Mighty Milan.Shakes I leave it to you.
Football is not the same without the Might of Milan.............Its just not the same
Is Lucas Brazilian. On a late night at Kentucky Milk Bar in Fordsburg when we wacking the chow and having that steak and cheese we are watched over by the Brazillian 1970 posters. And as a lity when you played ball and heard the word Brazillian it only defined one thing......skill and flair. I mean even the waxing of the most sensitive part f the female body is called a BRAZILIAN WAX.I mean even the Brazillian babes are HOT and have a reputation.Charows in teh sweet business are even importing from Brazil these days.
Which reminds me I met Uncle Bhai Gora and he was entertaining some guests that wanted some ladies for the night and they requested Brazillian.UBG quickly diverted them to Chinese.
The one MD asked UBG why chinese....UBG responded quickly "Dont worry Baajie if you get AIDS from a chinese its probably not real.......
Anyway the Shittest product to ever come out of Brazil is Lucas Leva.That was enhanced by his miss from 6 yards and his constant ineffectiveness during games.Also Lucas's blunders have been costly to the KOP.Having said this RAFA returns from Florence with a 2 goal defeat.That Sebian lity that netted twice was class....and we had no answer.Many of us especially myself dubb Rafa a tactical genius in Europe. But why isnt he responding to the calls to maxe Lucas, and I was surprised he didnt start Riera. At the end we lost and now its two tough back to back games against an in from Lyon.
In other games there were good wins for Barcelona,Sevilla and Lyon
Inter were surprisingly held in Russia and Mourinho is under heavy spot light with the Media
And why lie ,I watched the Arsenal Game. Great Football and great to watch. I thought they would be denied by an outstanding night from the Timer Niokpolides....But the George Clooney look-alike couldnt handle Arshavin and Co. It was coming
So off to Turin for me now and the nerves are shot as we square up against Bayern. But we have Fabio Grosso
What a display by Penaltinho as he ran riot for Madrid against Marseille.Playing with Galacticos is maturing him. He has made a great start. Good win for Madrid.
The MANCS were equally impressive against Wolfsburg. I was happy when they were a goal down but as soon as I opened my fat mouth Giggs equallised.Then Carrick sealed it. It was a stubborn Wolfsburg side mind you. But hail Ryan Giggs, at 35 he is still producing magic.
I posted a video once and I remember quoting Del Piero. Del said he had tears in his eyes when he seen Ryan Giggs.He also hailed Giggs as great.Respect to Ryan Giggs.
In the other big clash for me Juve drew against Bayern in Munich. We sit 3rd on two points but I think coming away unscathed from the Aliance arena warrants a decent performance. Although RIbery was running circles. When Robben was substituted Grosso was able to breath and attack more offten.Swheinsteiger missed a glorious chance as well as Klose. But If we beat Maccabi twice we should be mounting a challenge. And the way its panning out that last game against Bordeoux is a final.
Nicholas Anelka provided Chelsea the solitary victory as Ancelotti marches on and ..................
What has happened to the Mighty Milan.Shakes I leave it to you.
Football is not the same without the Might of Milan.............Its just not the same
Which reminds me I met Uncle Bhai Gora and he was entertaining some guests that wanted some ladies for the night and they requested Brazillian.UBG quickly diverted them to Chinese.
The one MD asked UBG why chinese....UBG responded quickly "Dont worry Baajie if you get AIDS from a chinese its probably not real.......
Anyway the Shittest product to ever come out of Brazil is Lucas Leva.That was enhanced by his miss from 6 yards and his constant ineffectiveness during games.Also Lucas's blunders have been costly to the KOP.Having said this RAFA returns from Florence with a 2 goal defeat.That Sebian lity that netted twice was class....and we had no answer.Many of us especially myself dubb Rafa a tactical genius in Europe. But why isnt he responding to the calls to maxe Lucas, and I was surprised he didnt start Riera. At the end we lost and now its two tough back to back games against an in from Lyon.
In other games there were good wins for Barcelona,Sevilla and Lyon
Inter were surprisingly held in Russia and Mourinho is under heavy spot light with the Media
And why lie ,I watched the Arsenal Game. Great Football and great to watch. I thought they would be denied by an outstanding night from the Timer Niokpolides....But the George Clooney look-alike couldnt handle Arshavin and Co. It was coming
So off to Turin for me now and the nerves are shot as we square up against Bayern. But we have Fabio Grosso
KATRINA STARSHYNSKAYA
This weeks babe of the week is the sexy Katrina Starzhynskaya from New Jersey USA.For PIMS exclusive one on one with Katrina and more pics click on the link above
Sunday, September 27, 2009
ARE YOU CHOKING-ITS SUPER TUESDAY
All the Weekend Soccer Action Coming up.Updates to follow.Its been a rough weekend.India vs Pakistan, Meeting the reigning thunnie Champions Gknotts and Gminty again and visting a close friend at the hospital. Swoosh0018 wishes Joey "The Swaar" Kadwa a speedy recovery.
Weekly Soccer Round Up
Hail Fernando Torres. I was speaking to couple okes in the week and they insisted that Torres is a shit player. But El Nino put thes buggers to rest....with a sublime hat trick. Many pundits were saying that El Nino is kla and that he is off form etc.But he put in a breathtaking display and Captain Stevie G chipped in as always. But a wortyhy mention has to be the form of Yosi Ben Ayoun.The winger was fantastic yet again. But what a Liverpool performance.THumping Hull 6 .While we at the cricket on the grass in Centurion the Liverpool lads were chanting as loud as the Pakistani fans. Great result, more so as Chelsea lost as well
Chelsea shocked us all with a 3-1 loss to Wigan. Chech getting sent off. A Chelsea loss was good for Liverpool. These things happen I guess, Thats teh way it goes. Drogba was on teh scoresheet again.Im sure Chelsea will bounce back stronger after this defeat
Arsenal got their three points comfortably.And kept a clean sheet and the MANCS ran out 2-0 winners away to Stoke.A good win for Spus also.
More important though are the European games tomorow and Wednesday. The MANCS and Arsenal have it easy but Liverpool are up against the unpredictable Viola as they arrive in Florence without Macherano which means Lucas will be doing duty in midfield
LA LIGA
Eveyrone cant wait for the El Classico. They only talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona.Both teams cant stop scoring. Penaltino ,Ibrahimovic....Both teams won on the weekend.
SERIE A
In Serie A all the Big boys fumbled as Inter lost 1-0 to Sampodoria and Milan drew. Juve also f#4ked it up in the end as they drew 1-1 to Bolognia. With big European nights lined up for the Italian teams............The most watering clash is Bayern Munich and Juventus. Big night for Juve and we must beat Bayern at home
DONT CLOSE THE DARWAJOH
By Uncle Bhai Gora
Areh Wah. Dis weekend I was at braai and Unty Gori vas eating dat delicious chop from park butchery in Lenz.
No after long Uncle Salaams Unty Gori invited me.And ay da family say she goes to Town wid da Chops.
Next ting Aunty Gori she start Choking. I vas surprised dat da whole family dey just carry on about deh beeznees and ignore Unty Gori.
About ten minutes later Unty Gori is recovered.
I say Areh Wah.Salaam...Wats wrong wid Gori.
He say UBG Dont Worry.As soon as visitors comes and the pressure is on She start Choking.
Same Braai different date.
She is like South Africa...........same ting different tournament
I say AREH WAH Salaam..Are you CHOH KING......He reckon Im serious
Vy is it dat we whip owes in tours but ve alvays choke in tournaments.
Dah udder day I walked into Sandton Towers and I met Farouk Motala and da Pakistan team.
Areh Wah I had my SA Team kit on and I thot da whole Paki team had Swine Flu.Daye were all choking.I tought Ok Maybe dey ate achaar at Bismillahs.Den I realised dey were mocking me.
I check on Facebook status all da owes are just using da word chokers and many status are saying Boucher shouldnt be in team.
I disagree.Who else ve gonna put deh. Our bowling vas all over da place and ven I spoke to the Massajee (Swoosh0018's Cricketing anylyst) He say Bhai Gora chasing 320 is no problem.If you pace yourself its fine BUT if you throw your weekets away then you asking for trouble,
And dats vat SA did.They threw deh wicket away.
Vun facebook status read
"Graeme Smith is just too much of a drama queen..'the great injured hero who saves the world' thing ain't gonna happen..."
I have to say dat Andrew Strauss is a MUGG for not allowing Smith the time out and option for a Runner.In Sports you must be a sportsman.....
Its totally uncalled for by Strauss. Ven da Englishman come to SA and dey party at teh grand and stuff...And ven dey vant a lady for da nite Ouver MADAMS dont say Sorry ve cant allow you action for da Night....
Andrew Strauss you are a MUGG.
But in da end ve can have so much excuses....Da Klusener Run Out,Da miss calculation and Duckworth Lewis method in 2003, collapsing against Austrailia in last Vorld Cup.
My conclusion is dat Tim Henman has a better chance of vinning Vimbledon even ven he is 70 den SA Cricket team winning a major competion.
So much depth so much talent.......................But dey cant handle da pressure.
And dey get dumped out of teh easier group in da Champions Trophy against England of all People
Vat do readers have to say? And what are your owes opinion on the Smith vs Strauss issue?
Well known Lenasia cricket writer and commentator, Aslam Khota has been recruited by a foreign broadcaster as a commentator for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament that started in Centurion on Tuesday.
Khota will wear two hats as he juggles between local national SABC station, Radio 2000 (99.7fm) and Cricket Radio, an international station specialised for coverage and broadcasting worldwide and on the Internet.
Khota, who will be the lead anchor along with Prakash Wakankar from India, will be in illustrious company as five former captains will be the expert analysts for the duration of the tournament.
Ian Chappell (Australia), Sunil Gavaskar (India), Kepler Wessels (South Africa), Clive Lloyd (West Indies) and Wasim Akram (Pakistan) will be on duty for ESPN TV and will cross-over for their expert analysis to be heard by a world audience.
Cricket fans can tune in and listen to Khota and his regular colleagues, on Radio 2000 and on satellite radio or on the Internet. Another Lenasia voice in Hussain Manack, will be among the analyst on Radio 2000.
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Swoosh0018 would like to extend their condolences to the Moosajee Family. Doc Mohamed Moosajee lost his father last week.The Doc is also family. Graeme Smith was asked at the toss against New Zealand about the black arm bands.It was to pay repects to Mooses father.
There are many rivalries in sport today. We have Chiefs vs Pirates,Austrailia vs South Africa, Boca Juniors vs River Plate,Fenebache vs Galatasary, Liverpool vs United,Barca vs Madrid,Sugar Ray vs Marvin Hagler, Nadal vs Federer, But nothing compares to India vs Pakistan. Swoosh0018 was at Centurion.We went with a crew of ten strong and it was my first visit to Centurion. I loved it.It was like the freakin Zoo Lake on the grass.Comfortable ,spacious and we were in the Pakistani stronghold so the atmosphere was electric.
It was also my first India vs Pakistan game and the passion was intense.
Guys said that there were lots of trouble and viloence but on our side aside from a few drunk supporters it was all Good. The turning point of the game was the two run outs of Dravid and Ghambir. Malik and Yusuf were classy and it was a great game. I must admit though that after the IPL 50 over games are now like Test Matches.But fantastic to be with the lads and to watch such an intense rivalry.All the action below
GO FOOTBALL BEST OF THE BEST FANTASY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
1 Swoosh0018 Euro X11 Naseem Mayet 71 71
2 NMFC Naseem Motala 70 70
3 **Devils 11** Yusuf Saloojee 62 62
4 KiLLa.Co.Za Mohammed Mayet 61 61
5 J Boyz Yusuf Mayet 57 57
6 PORN STARS azhar mohamed moola 56 56
7 Istan_POOL Imraan Jalal 55 55
8 Azzuri Boyz ziyaad laher 54 54
8 fc dudhia zahed DUDHIA 54 54
10 Galacticos Riyad Loonat 52 52
Weekly Soccer Round Up
Hail Fernando Torres. I was speaking to couple okes in the week and they insisted that Torres is a shit player. But El Nino put thes buggers to rest....with a sublime hat trick. Many pundits were saying that El Nino is kla and that he is off form etc.But he put in a breathtaking display and Captain Stevie G chipped in as always. But a wortyhy mention has to be the form of Yosi Ben Ayoun.The winger was fantastic yet again. But what a Liverpool performance.THumping Hull 6 .While we at the cricket on the grass in Centurion the Liverpool lads were chanting as loud as the Pakistani fans. Great result, more so as Chelsea lost as well
Chelsea shocked us all with a 3-1 loss to Wigan. Chech getting sent off. A Chelsea loss was good for Liverpool. These things happen I guess, Thats teh way it goes. Drogba was on teh scoresheet again.Im sure Chelsea will bounce back stronger after this defeat
Arsenal got their three points comfortably.And kept a clean sheet and the MANCS ran out 2-0 winners away to Stoke.A good win for Spus also.
More important though are the European games tomorow and Wednesday. The MANCS and Arsenal have it easy but Liverpool are up against the unpredictable Viola as they arrive in Florence without Macherano which means Lucas will be doing duty in midfield
LA LIGA
Eveyrone cant wait for the El Classico. They only talking about Real Madrid and Barcelona.Both teams cant stop scoring. Penaltino ,Ibrahimovic....Both teams won on the weekend.
SERIE A
In Serie A all the Big boys fumbled as Inter lost 1-0 to Sampodoria and Milan drew. Juve also f#4ked it up in the end as they drew 1-1 to Bolognia. With big European nights lined up for the Italian teams............The most watering clash is Bayern Munich and Juventus. Big night for Juve and we must beat Bayern at home
By Uncle Bhai Gora
Areh Wah. Dis weekend I was at braai and Unty Gori vas eating dat delicious chop from park butchery in Lenz.
No after long Uncle Salaams Unty Gori invited me.And ay da family say she goes to Town wid da Chops.
Next ting Aunty Gori she start Choking. I vas surprised dat da whole family dey just carry on about deh beeznees and ignore Unty Gori.
About ten minutes later Unty Gori is recovered.
I say Areh Wah.Salaam...Wats wrong wid Gori.
He say UBG Dont Worry.As soon as visitors comes and the pressure is on She start Choking.
Same Braai different date.
She is like South Africa...........same ting different tournament
I say AREH WAH Salaam..Are you CHOH KING......He reckon Im serious
Vy is it dat we whip owes in tours but ve alvays choke in tournaments.
Dah udder day I walked into Sandton Towers and I met Farouk Motala and da Pakistan team.
Areh Wah I had my SA Team kit on and I thot da whole Paki team had Swine Flu.Daye were all choking.I tought Ok Maybe dey ate achaar at Bismillahs.Den I realised dey were mocking me.
I check on Facebook status all da owes are just using da word chokers and many status are saying Boucher shouldnt be in team.
I disagree.Who else ve gonna put deh. Our bowling vas all over da place and ven I spoke to the Massajee (Swoosh0018's Cricketing anylyst) He say Bhai Gora chasing 320 is no problem.If you pace yourself its fine BUT if you throw your weekets away then you asking for trouble,
And dats vat SA did.They threw deh wicket away.
Vun facebook status read
"Graeme Smith is just too much of a drama queen..'the great injured hero who saves the world' thing ain't gonna happen..."
I have to say dat Andrew Strauss is a MUGG for not allowing Smith the time out and option for a Runner.In Sports you must be a sportsman.....
Its totally uncalled for by Strauss. Ven da Englishman come to SA and dey party at teh grand and stuff...And ven dey vant a lady for da nite Ouver MADAMS dont say Sorry ve cant allow you action for da Night....
Andrew Strauss you are a MUGG.
But in da end ve can have so much excuses....Da Klusener Run Out,Da miss calculation and Duckworth Lewis method in 2003, collapsing against Austrailia in last Vorld Cup.
My conclusion is dat Tim Henman has a better chance of vinning Vimbledon even ven he is 70 den SA Cricket team winning a major competion.
So much depth so much talent.......................But dey cant handle da pressure.
And dey get dumped out of teh easier group in da Champions Trophy against England of all People
Vat do readers have to say? And what are your owes opinion on the Smith vs Strauss issue?
Well known Lenasia cricket writer and commentator, Aslam Khota has been recruited by a foreign broadcaster as a commentator for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament that started in Centurion on Tuesday.
Khota will wear two hats as he juggles between local national SABC station, Radio 2000 (99.7fm) and Cricket Radio, an international station specialised for coverage and broadcasting worldwide and on the Internet.
Khota, who will be the lead anchor along with Prakash Wakankar from India, will be in illustrious company as five former captains will be the expert analysts for the duration of the tournament.
Ian Chappell (Australia), Sunil Gavaskar (India), Kepler Wessels (South Africa), Clive Lloyd (West Indies) and Wasim Akram (Pakistan) will be on duty for ESPN TV and will cross-over for their expert analysis to be heard by a world audience.
Cricket fans can tune in and listen to Khota and his regular colleagues, on Radio 2000 and on satellite radio or on the Internet. Another Lenasia voice in Hussain Manack, will be among the analyst on Radio 2000.
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Swoosh0018 would like to extend their condolences to the Moosajee Family. Doc Mohamed Moosajee lost his father last week.The Doc is also family. Graeme Smith was asked at the toss against New Zealand about the black arm bands.It was to pay repects to Mooses father.Swoosh0018 offers condolences and best wishes to the Moosajee Family.
pic source:www.superspot.co.za
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There are many rivalries in sport today. We have Chiefs vs Pirates,Austrailia vs South Africa, Boca Juniors vs River Plate,Fenebache vs Galatasary, Liverpool vs United,Barca vs Madrid,Sugar Ray vs Marvin Hagler, Nadal vs Federer, But nothing compares to India vs Pakistan. Swoosh0018 was at Centurion.We went with a crew of ten strong and it was my first visit to Centurion. I loved it.It was like the freakin Zoo Lake on the grass.Comfortable ,spacious and we were in the Pakistani stronghold so the atmosphere was electric.
It was also my first India vs Pakistan game and the passion was intense.
Guys said that there were lots of trouble and viloence but on our side aside from a few drunk supporters it was all Good. The turning point of the game was the two run outs of Dravid and Ghambir. Malik and Yusuf were classy and it was a great game. I must admit though that after the IPL 50 over games are now like Test Matches.But fantastic to be with the lads and to watch such an intense rivalry.All the action below
GO FOOTBALL BEST OF THE BEST FANTASY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
1 Swoosh0018 Euro X11 Naseem Mayet 71 71
2 NMFC Naseem Motala 70 70
3 **Devils 11** Yusuf Saloojee 62 62
4 KiLLa.Co.Za Mohammed Mayet 61 61
5 J Boyz Yusuf Mayet 57 57
6 PORN STARS azhar mohamed moola 56 56
7 Istan_POOL Imraan Jalal 55 55
8 Azzuri Boyz ziyaad laher 54 54
8 fc dudhia zahed DUDHIA 54 54
10 Galacticos Riyad Loonat 52 52
Friday, September 25, 2009
OPERATION CATCH A CHOW
OPERATION CATCH A CHOW WAS a huge success and on the Eve of Eid we concluded the ops. Thank you to Mr Yunus Chopdat for his Wonderful Donation.With that we were able to buy Wimpy Cheesburger meals and Drinks for the Litys. Mr Chopdat also contributed Cerial,Toiletries,Milk and delicious treats for the litys for Eid Day.
For me personally, to visit the orphanage on the Eve of Eid Day was really sad. It makes you realise how important friends and family is...It makes you understand and appreciate Mohabbet..and it makes you appreciate the concept that today its United We Stand and Divided we fall.Its about those that care that stand next to you...and thats that..Thats all it is
Thank you to everyone involved in OPERATION CATCH A CHOW.
We will still be assisting this place in the future.Anyone that would like to make a contribution or better these kids lives..Please contact me.Below are some of the pics troughout the campaign
Thursday, September 24, 2009
ITALIA 90
When Italia 90 came about I was in Std 6.I remember coming back from mads and wathching the World Cup finally on TV.It was the first World Cup ever to be televised in South Africa.
And there was hype everywhere. Roberto Baggio at the time the most expensive footballer in the World, The German kit,Lothar Mattheaus and of course Bobby Robson.
The heritage of this blog obviously centres around the community,family and friends and how fitting to say that it was because of one man that we had the privilege of seeing the greatest footballing spectacle in the World on our TV's. It was Abdool Bhamjee that brought Italia 90 to our Boxes. His charisma,drive and determination at the time enabled many of us to watch the greatest players in the world on TV for the first ever time.
With the World Cup in Europe the timing was even better.
And Italy were strong and so were England. The World Cup boasted great names, Baresi,Baggio,Klinsman, Gullit,Mattheas,Klinsman,Maradona,Milla.....and many more..I leave the rest to Galactico but on behalf of Swoosh0018.Thank you Abdool Bhamjee for bringing Italia 90.
Another moment important to the blog is the THEORY OF THE ITALIA 90 Comentator.It was the black guy on TV...That used to talk really slow....and his theory was .....
Sweden beat Germany....But Germany won the World Cup....but Bafana beat Sweden...So that means Bafana are better than Germany
WOZA SA 2010 WOZA
Argentina recovered to beat the USSR 2-0. Cameroon gained strength from their victory over the World Champs and beat Romania 2-1 with 38 year old Hero Roger Milla scoring both goals. Milla was controversially selected for the team because of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya insisting he be selected. Romania who beat USSR in their opening game drew with Argentina in the final game for both to qualify, Romania 2nd and Argentina as one of the best 3rd place teams. Although Cameroon were hammered 4-0 by the USSR they still qualified top of the group and the USSR were eliminated. This would be the last ever match played by the USSR as a unit at the FIFA World Cup due to the political split up into many different nations. Cameroon became the only nation to win their group and have a negative goal difference as a result of this hiding against USSR.
Group C
Brazil, as always are one of the favourites for the tournament, and definitely the favourite for the Group. Brazil were successful with 3 wins out of 3, a 2-1 win over Sweden with Careca scoring a brace and two 1-0 victories over Scotland and 1st timers Costa Rica with Muller scoring the winner in both games. Brazil had qualified for the next round with a 100% record but were not as impressive as the Brazil of before. Costa Rica in their first ever World Cup also produced a surprise by qualifying ahead of both European teams Scotland and Sweden beating the Scots 1-0 and the Swedes 2-1 to join Brazil in the next round.
Group D
West Germany, beaten finalists in the last 2 World Cups were looking to go one better here at Italia 90. Led by Captain and Midfield Dynamo Lothar Matthaus they got off to a flying start with a 4-1 thumping of Yugoslavia with Matthaus scoring twice and a 5-1 hammering of debutants United Arab Emirates with Rudi Voeller scoring twice as well as Klinsman and Matthaus getting on the score sheet. Columbia beat the UAE 2-0 in their opener but Yugoslavia fought back after their thumping by the Germans to beat Columbia 1-0 and the UAE 4-1 to qualify 2nd behind the Germans. Needing a draw to qualify for the next round Columbia were looking good as the score after 88 minutes was 0-0. However Littbasrky gave Germany the lead in the 89th minute only for Rincon of Columbia to equalise almost immediately. That last minute goal was enough to send Columbia through as a best placed 3rd team along with Yugoslavia and West Germany.
Group E
Spain with the talents of Zubizaretta in goal and Michel and Butragueno in attack began with a goalless draw against Uruguay but then beat Korea 3-1 thanks to a Michel hatrick and Belgium 2-1 to qualify top of Group E. Belgium beat Korea 2-1 and Uruguay 3-1 to qualify 2nd behind Spain. Uruguay who held Spain beat Korea 1-0 to qualify as a best placed 3rd team.
Group F
Group F was probably the Group of Death in the 1990 World Cup featuring reigning European Champions the Netherlands who were among the favourites to win the World Cup with the likes of Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard & Koeman. England possessed the talents of 86 top goalscorer Gary Lineker and star playmaker Paul Gascoigne along with defensive rock Stuart Pearce. The Republic of Ireland in their 1st ever World Cup had the likes of John Aldridge while the Egyptians had star striker Hossam Hassan. Both the 1st set of games ended in 1-1 draws between England and Ireland and the Netherlands and Egypt. The 2nd round of games both ended goalless leaving all 4 teams on equal points and equal goal difference going into the final game. The Netherlands took the lead against Ireland through Gullit but Quinn equalised late in the 2nd half. England beat Egypt 1-0 to qualify top of the Group while Ireland beat Netherlands into 2nd place by virtue of a toss of a coin as both teams were on equal points as well as identical goal differences.
Round of 16
Cameroon who caused one of the great upsets of the World Cup were out to prove it was no fluke as they beat Columbia 2-1 thanks to ageing hero Roger Milla once again scoring both goals. Milla took his tally for the tournament to 4 and became the oldest goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup and Cameroon became the first ever African team to reach the quarterfinals.
Milla’s 2nd goal was somewhat a gift from Columbia as flamboyant Columbian keeper Rene Higuita well known for his attacking ability as much his goalkeeping was dispossessed by Cameroon & Milla in midfield before Milla converted into an empty goal to give Cameroon the win.
Both Cameroon & Columbia were perhaps the most entertaining teams of Italia 90, with the likes of Roger Milla the ageing Cameroonian goalscorer, the wacky Columbia keeper Rene Higuita and the talented Carlos Valderama in both football and hairstyles not forgetting their passionate fans most notably their famous bird man.
The rematch of both the 1974 World Cup Final and the Euro 88 Semi-Final between West Germany & Netherlands was to be a cracker. However early on in the game both Rudi Voeller of Germany & Frank Rijkaard of Netherlands were sent off in an infamous moment of bizarre spitting by the 2 of them. Jurgen Klinsman & Andreas Brehme helped West Germany beat the Dutch 2-1 and once again End Total Football.
Quarterfinals
Defending Champions Argentina & Diego Maradona were no where near their performances of Mexico 86. In the quarterfinals against Yugoslavia, Reserve Goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea was Argentina’s new hero as the game ended goalless after extra time. In the penalty shoot out, although the great Diego Maradona’s penalty was saved by Ivkovic and Troglio missed his, Hero Goycochea saved both of Yugoslavia’s last 2 kicks to help Argentina win the shootout 3-2.
Italy, well Italy, continued in the same predictable fashion without conceding again and who else but Toto Schillaci scoring the winner. A Lothar Matthaus penalty was enough to win the quarterfinal tie for West Germany against Czechoslovakia. In perhaps the most entertaining quarterfinal of the lot England faced up against surprise package and undoubtedly most entertaining and colourful team of the tournament, Cameroon. England took an early lead through David Platt, but the spirited Cameroonians would not give up so easily and their persistence paid off with a penalty in the 2nd half which was converted by Kunde before Ekeke gave them the lead just 4 minutes later. With just 6 minutes to go Cameroon conceded a penalty for Gary Lineker to step up and equalise and take the game to extra time. In extra time Cameroon once again gave away another penalty and Lineker once again converted from the spot to take England through to the semi-finals for the first time since 1966 when they won the competition.
And there was hype everywhere. Roberto Baggio at the time the most expensive footballer in the World, The German kit,Lothar Mattheaus and of course Bobby Robson.
The heritage of this blog obviously centres around the community,family and friends and how fitting to say that it was because of one man that we had the privilege of seeing the greatest footballing spectacle in the World on our TV's. It was Abdool Bhamjee that brought Italia 90 to our Boxes. His charisma,drive and determination at the time enabled many of us to watch the greatest players in the world on TV for the first ever time.
With the World Cup in Europe the timing was even better.
And Italy were strong and so were England. The World Cup boasted great names, Baresi,Baggio,Klinsman, Gullit,Mattheas,Klinsman,Maradona,Milla.....and many more..I leave the rest to Galactico but on behalf of Swoosh0018.Thank you Abdool Bhamjee for bringing Italia 90.
Another moment important to the blog is the THEORY OF THE ITALIA 90 Comentator.It was the black guy on TV...That used to talk really slow....and his theory was .....
Sweden beat Germany....But Germany won the World Cup....but Bafana beat Sweden...So that means Bafana are better than Germany
WOZA SA 2010 WOZA
ITALY 1990
Italy were chosen by FIFA to host the 1990 World Cup. Italy became only the 2nd nation to host the World Cup for the 2nd following on from Mexico. Italy’s first time as hosts was pre World War II in 1934.
The format for the 1990 competition remained the same with 24 teams qualifying separated into 6 groups of 4 where the top 2 teams qualified automatically for the 2nd round as well as the 4 best 3rd placed team. The knockout phase included the Round of 16, Quarter finals, Semi-finals & Finals.
In qualification 2 disqualifications took place. Mexico were disqualified after they fielded an Overage player in a Youth Tournament, and Chile were disqualified from both the qualifiers in 1990 and the 1994 World Cup to follow as their goalkeeper Roberto Rojas faked an injury in a match against Brazil where a firework was thrown from the stands. The match was abandoned.
The official mascot for Italia 90 was “Ciao” a stick figure with a football head and an Italian Tricolour as it’s body.
The official ball used at Italia 90 was the Adidas Etrvsco.
Italy being chosen as hosts for the FIFA World Cup was definitely a good selection by FIFA as many of the stars at the FIFA World Cup were playing their club football in Italy. Infact the Italian Serie A was probably the best domestic football league at the time.
Italia 90 was to be a World Cup that promised a lot. The Mighty Germans led by Lothar Matthaus and with fullback Brehme & star striker Jurgen Klinsman who were finalist in 1986 were playing their club football for Internazionale, while the Red Half of Milan was dominated by the Mighty Dutch Trio of Gullit, Rijkaard & Van Basten instrumental in the Dutch’s Euro 88 success. Diego Maradona star of the 1986 World Cup and the Greatest Player in The World was at the forefront of success for Napoli along with Brazilian striker Careca. The majority of all the potential stars at the Italia 90 World Cup were playing their club football in Italy, creating a much greater atmosphere.
Group A
Group A featured hosts Italy who advanced to the next phase by winning all 3 of their games, 1-0 against Austria, 1-0 against USA and 2-0 against Czechoslovakia paying more attention to defence then attack. Surprise Substitute Salvatore Schillaci, who played only 1 international before the World Cup, scored the winner against Austria as well as the 1st goal against Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were rampant in their first game blasting USA 5-1. they followed that up with a 1-0 victory over Austria to join the Italians in the next round.
Italy were chosen by FIFA to host the 1990 World Cup. Italy became only the 2nd nation to host the World Cup for the 2nd following on from Mexico. Italy’s first time as hosts was pre World War II in 1934.
The format for the 1990 competition remained the same with 24 teams qualifying separated into 6 groups of 4 where the top 2 teams qualified automatically for the 2nd round as well as the 4 best 3rd placed team. The knockout phase included the Round of 16, Quarter finals, Semi-finals & Finals.
In qualification 2 disqualifications took place. Mexico were disqualified after they fielded an Overage player in a Youth Tournament, and Chile were disqualified from both the qualifiers in 1990 and the 1994 World Cup to follow as their goalkeeper Roberto Rojas faked an injury in a match against Brazil where a firework was thrown from the stands. The match was abandoned.
The official mascot for Italia 90 was “Ciao” a stick figure with a football head and an Italian Tricolour as it’s body.
The official ball used at Italia 90 was the Adidas Etrvsco.
Italy being chosen as hosts for the FIFA World Cup was definitely a good selection by FIFA as many of the stars at the FIFA World Cup were playing their club football in Italy. Infact the Italian Serie A was probably the best domestic football league at the time.
Italia 90 was to be a World Cup that promised a lot. The Mighty Germans led by Lothar Matthaus and with fullback Brehme & star striker Jurgen Klinsman who were finalist in 1986 were playing their club football for Internazionale, while the Red Half of Milan was dominated by the Mighty Dutch Trio of Gullit, Rijkaard & Van Basten instrumental in the Dutch’s Euro 88 success. Diego Maradona star of the 1986 World Cup and the Greatest Player in The World was at the forefront of success for Napoli along with Brazilian striker Careca. The majority of all the potential stars at the Italia 90 World Cup were playing their club football in Italy, creating a much greater atmosphere.
Group A
Group A featured hosts Italy who advanced to the next phase by winning all 3 of their games, 1-0 against Austria, 1-0 against USA and 2-0 against Czechoslovakia paying more attention to defence then attack. Surprise Substitute Salvatore Schillaci, who played only 1 international before the World Cup, scored the winner against Austria as well as the 1st goal against Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were rampant in their first game blasting USA 5-1. they followed that up with a 1-0 victory over Austria to join the Italians in the next round.
Group B
Defending Champions Argentina with the Magical Maradona began the tournament against Cameroon. In one of the greatest upsets ever Cameroon’s Omam-Biyik headed home the winner for Cameroon who were reduced to 10 men just before Omam Biyik scored the winner. Cameroon were later reduced to 9 men but held on to cause one of the greatest upsets ever. Defending champions Argentina once again lost their opening match as Champions as they did to Belgium in 1982.
Defending Champions Argentina with the Magical Maradona began the tournament against Cameroon. In one of the greatest upsets ever Cameroon’s Omam-Biyik headed home the winner for Cameroon who were reduced to 10 men just before Omam Biyik scored the winner. Cameroon were later reduced to 9 men but held on to cause one of the greatest upsets ever. Defending champions Argentina once again lost their opening match as Champions as they did to Belgium in 1982.
Argentina recovered to beat the USSR 2-0. Cameroon gained strength from their victory over the World Champs and beat Romania 2-1 with 38 year old Hero Roger Milla scoring both goals. Milla was controversially selected for the team because of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya insisting he be selected. Romania who beat USSR in their opening game drew with Argentina in the final game for both to qualify, Romania 2nd and Argentina as one of the best 3rd place teams. Although Cameroon were hammered 4-0 by the USSR they still qualified top of the group and the USSR were eliminated. This would be the last ever match played by the USSR as a unit at the FIFA World Cup due to the political split up into many different nations. Cameroon became the only nation to win their group and have a negative goal difference as a result of this hiding against USSR.
Group C
Brazil, as always are one of the favourites for the tournament, and definitely the favourite for the Group. Brazil were successful with 3 wins out of 3, a 2-1 win over Sweden with Careca scoring a brace and two 1-0 victories over Scotland and 1st timers Costa Rica with Muller scoring the winner in both games. Brazil had qualified for the next round with a 100% record but were not as impressive as the Brazil of before. Costa Rica in their first ever World Cup also produced a surprise by qualifying ahead of both European teams Scotland and Sweden beating the Scots 1-0 and the Swedes 2-1 to join Brazil in the next round.
Group D
West Germany, beaten finalists in the last 2 World Cups were looking to go one better here at Italia 90. Led by Captain and Midfield Dynamo Lothar Matthaus they got off to a flying start with a 4-1 thumping of Yugoslavia with Matthaus scoring twice and a 5-1 hammering of debutants United Arab Emirates with Rudi Voeller scoring twice as well as Klinsman and Matthaus getting on the score sheet. Columbia beat the UAE 2-0 in their opener but Yugoslavia fought back after their thumping by the Germans to beat Columbia 1-0 and the UAE 4-1 to qualify 2nd behind the Germans. Needing a draw to qualify for the next round Columbia were looking good as the score after 88 minutes was 0-0. However Littbasrky gave Germany the lead in the 89th minute only for Rincon of Columbia to equalise almost immediately. That last minute goal was enough to send Columbia through as a best placed 3rd team along with Yugoslavia and West Germany.
Group E
Spain with the talents of Zubizaretta in goal and Michel and Butragueno in attack began with a goalless draw against Uruguay but then beat Korea 3-1 thanks to a Michel hatrick and Belgium 2-1 to qualify top of Group E. Belgium beat Korea 2-1 and Uruguay 3-1 to qualify 2nd behind Spain. Uruguay who held Spain beat Korea 1-0 to qualify as a best placed 3rd team.
Group F
Group F was probably the Group of Death in the 1990 World Cup featuring reigning European Champions the Netherlands who were among the favourites to win the World Cup with the likes of Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard & Koeman. England possessed the talents of 86 top goalscorer Gary Lineker and star playmaker Paul Gascoigne along with defensive rock Stuart Pearce. The Republic of Ireland in their 1st ever World Cup had the likes of John Aldridge while the Egyptians had star striker Hossam Hassan. Both the 1st set of games ended in 1-1 draws between England and Ireland and the Netherlands and Egypt. The 2nd round of games both ended goalless leaving all 4 teams on equal points and equal goal difference going into the final game. The Netherlands took the lead against Ireland through Gullit but Quinn equalised late in the 2nd half. England beat Egypt 1-0 to qualify top of the Group while Ireland beat Netherlands into 2nd place by virtue of a toss of a coin as both teams were on equal points as well as identical goal differences.
Round of 16
Cameroon who caused one of the great upsets of the World Cup were out to prove it was no fluke as they beat Columbia 2-1 thanks to ageing hero Roger Milla once again scoring both goals. Milla took his tally for the tournament to 4 and became the oldest goal scorer at the FIFA World Cup and Cameroon became the first ever African team to reach the quarterfinals.
Milla’s 2nd goal was somewhat a gift from Columbia as flamboyant Columbian keeper Rene Higuita well known for his attacking ability as much his goalkeeping was dispossessed by Cameroon & Milla in midfield before Milla converted into an empty goal to give Cameroon the win.
Both Cameroon & Columbia were perhaps the most entertaining teams of Italia 90, with the likes of Roger Milla the ageing Cameroonian goalscorer, the wacky Columbia keeper Rene Higuita and the talented Carlos Valderama in both football and hairstyles not forgetting their passionate fans most notably their famous bird man.
Czechoslovakia blasted Costa Rica 4-1 with Thomas Skuhravy scoring a hatrick. Republic of Ireland and Romania played out to a goalless draw and won the penalty shoot out 5-4 with Timofte of Romania missing the last penalty. Italy beat Uruguay 2-0 with Schillaci Italy’s new star striker once again getting onto the score sheet. Yugoslavia beat the Spaniards 2-1 with Stojkovic scoring both goals and England beat Belgium 1-0 with an extra time winner from David Platt which meant goalkeeper Peter Shilton kept his 10th clean sheet at the FIFA World Cup which is a record he still has today.
In what was undoubtedly the 2 ties of the round, Argentina faced Brazil in the Clash of the South Americans while West Germany faced the mighty Dutch who had re-found their total football spirit of the 70’s. A late Claduio Cannigia strike was enough for Argentina to beat the Brazilians in a very nervous game. Diego Maradona’s brilliant run through the Brazilian defence set up the winner. Reserve goalkeeper for Argentina Goycochea was brilliant in keeping the Brazilians out.
In what was undoubtedly the 2 ties of the round, Argentina faced Brazil in the Clash of the South Americans while West Germany faced the mighty Dutch who had re-found their total football spirit of the 70’s. A late Claduio Cannigia strike was enough for Argentina to beat the Brazilians in a very nervous game. Diego Maradona’s brilliant run through the Brazilian defence set up the winner. Reserve goalkeeper for Argentina Goycochea was brilliant in keeping the Brazilians out.
The rematch of both the 1974 World Cup Final and the Euro 88 Semi-Final between West Germany & Netherlands was to be a cracker. However early on in the game both Rudi Voeller of Germany & Frank Rijkaard of Netherlands were sent off in an infamous moment of bizarre spitting by the 2 of them. Jurgen Klinsman & Andreas Brehme helped West Germany beat the Dutch 2-1 and once again End Total Football.
Quarterfinals
Defending Champions Argentina & Diego Maradona were no where near their performances of Mexico 86. In the quarterfinals against Yugoslavia, Reserve Goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea was Argentina’s new hero as the game ended goalless after extra time. In the penalty shoot out, although the great Diego Maradona’s penalty was saved by Ivkovic and Troglio missed his, Hero Goycochea saved both of Yugoslavia’s last 2 kicks to help Argentina win the shootout 3-2.
Italy, well Italy, continued in the same predictable fashion without conceding again and who else but Toto Schillaci scoring the winner. A Lothar Matthaus penalty was enough to win the quarterfinal tie for West Germany against Czechoslovakia. In perhaps the most entertaining quarterfinal of the lot England faced up against surprise package and undoubtedly most entertaining and colourful team of the tournament, Cameroon. England took an early lead through David Platt, but the spirited Cameroonians would not give up so easily and their persistence paid off with a penalty in the 2nd half which was converted by Kunde before Ekeke gave them the lead just 4 minutes later. With just 6 minutes to go Cameroon conceded a penalty for Gary Lineker to step up and equalise and take the game to extra time. In extra time Cameroon once again gave away another penalty and Lineker once again converted from the spot to take England through to the semi-finals for the first time since 1966 when they won the competition.
Semi-Finals
The 1st semi-final featured defending champions Argentina who had come back from their surprise loss to Cameroon in the opening game versus hosts Italy. However Maradona & Argentina were far from the brilliant team of 4 years ago. Italy on the other hand had not conceded a single goal throughout the tournament. Walter Zenga had broken the record for most minutes played without conceding a goal. Before the game even started Maradona stirred up the Italian fans and players by commenting that the public of Naples, Maradona’s club fans, should support him & Argentina rather than the Italians. The game was played at Napoli’s San Paolo stadium, Maradona’s home ground. Would this statement and Napoli’s support for Maradona work in favour of Argentina. Once again it was Italy’s surprise hero Schilachi who gave them the lead. In the 2nd half however Cannigia equalised for Argentina and thus ended Zenga & Italy’s run of not conceding for 517 minutes in total. Cannigia received a Yellow Card and thus missed the finals as he picked up a yellow card in one of the Group Games. This rule would be changed for future World Cups as any yellow cards received in the Group phase would be wiped clean for the knockout phase. In extra time Argentina were reduced to 10 men as Giusti was sent off but held on to take the game to penalties. Referee Vautrot forgot about the time and added on 8 minutes extra at the end of the first period of extra time. The penalty shoot out resulted in both the Italians & Argentina scoring their first 3 penalties each. Donadoni missed Italy’s 4th penalty. Up stepped Maradona who had missed his penalty in the shoot out against Yugoslavia but this time scored. Serena missed Italy’s final penalty and handed Argentina their 2nd consecutive final appearance with Maradona scoring the winning penalty.
The 2nd semi-finals matched up a strong West German side against an equally strong English side. Andreas Brehme gave Germany the lead with a beautiful free kick. With just 10 minutes of normal time to go once again Lineker popped up to equalise for England and score his 10th goal in total at the FIFA World Cup following his 6 from Mexico 86. In extra time England’s star playmaker Paul Gascoigne received a yellow card which meant that he would miss the final if England made it. This resulted in him breaking out into tears. In the penalty shootout England and West Germany both converted their first 3 spot kicks each. Stuart Pearce stepped up to take his kick and missed while Olaf Thon scored for Germany. Chris Waddle had to score to give England any chance but he missed and West Germany were in the final.
Third Place Playoff
Hosts Italy beat England 2-1 in the 3rd place playoff with Baggio scoring the 1st goal and Schillaci scoring the winner from the penalty spot. This was Schillaci’s 6th goal which would make him the tournaments leading scorer. Schillaci also won the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament.
The 1st semi-final featured defending champions Argentina who had come back from their surprise loss to Cameroon in the opening game versus hosts Italy. However Maradona & Argentina were far from the brilliant team of 4 years ago. Italy on the other hand had not conceded a single goal throughout the tournament. Walter Zenga had broken the record for most minutes played without conceding a goal. Before the game even started Maradona stirred up the Italian fans and players by commenting that the public of Naples, Maradona’s club fans, should support him & Argentina rather than the Italians. The game was played at Napoli’s San Paolo stadium, Maradona’s home ground. Would this statement and Napoli’s support for Maradona work in favour of Argentina. Once again it was Italy’s surprise hero Schilachi who gave them the lead. In the 2nd half however Cannigia equalised for Argentina and thus ended Zenga & Italy’s run of not conceding for 517 minutes in total. Cannigia received a Yellow Card and thus missed the finals as he picked up a yellow card in one of the Group Games. This rule would be changed for future World Cups as any yellow cards received in the Group phase would be wiped clean for the knockout phase. In extra time Argentina were reduced to 10 men as Giusti was sent off but held on to take the game to penalties. Referee Vautrot forgot about the time and added on 8 minutes extra at the end of the first period of extra time. The penalty shoot out resulted in both the Italians & Argentina scoring their first 3 penalties each. Donadoni missed Italy’s 4th penalty. Up stepped Maradona who had missed his penalty in the shoot out against Yugoslavia but this time scored. Serena missed Italy’s final penalty and handed Argentina their 2nd consecutive final appearance with Maradona scoring the winning penalty.
The 2nd semi-finals matched up a strong West German side against an equally strong English side. Andreas Brehme gave Germany the lead with a beautiful free kick. With just 10 minutes of normal time to go once again Lineker popped up to equalise for England and score his 10th goal in total at the FIFA World Cup following his 6 from Mexico 86. In extra time England’s star playmaker Paul Gascoigne received a yellow card which meant that he would miss the final if England made it. This resulted in him breaking out into tears. In the penalty shootout England and West Germany both converted their first 3 spot kicks each. Stuart Pearce stepped up to take his kick and missed while Olaf Thon scored for Germany. Chris Waddle had to score to give England any chance but he missed and West Germany were in the final.
Third Place Playoff
Hosts Italy beat England 2-1 in the 3rd place playoff with Baggio scoring the 1st goal and Schillaci scoring the winner from the penalty spot. This was Schillaci’s 6th goal which would make him the tournaments leading scorer. Schillaci also won the Golden Ball for the Best Player of the Tournament.
Finals
The finals to be played at the Stadio Olympico in Rome was as in Mexico 1986, 4 years ago, to be contested by Argentina & West Germany. This was the first time that both teams reached the final to face each other in consecutive World Cups. West Germany had also become the first team to reach 3 consecutive finals. Diego Maradona & Argentina were worthy winners 4 years ago. Having survived many a scare they reached the final once again to take on the solid Germans led by Captain Lothar Matthaus in Midfield. Jugren Klinsman & Rudi Voeller upfront were a lethal combination, while Brehme, Kohl & Augenthaler were solid in defence and coached by Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer.
The finals to be played at the Stadio Olympico in Rome was as in Mexico 1986, 4 years ago, to be contested by Argentina & West Germany. This was the first time that both teams reached the final to face each other in consecutive World Cups. West Germany had also become the first team to reach 3 consecutive finals. Diego Maradona & Argentina were worthy winners 4 years ago. Having survived many a scare they reached the final once again to take on the solid Germans led by Captain Lothar Matthaus in Midfield. Jugren Klinsman & Rudi Voeller upfront were a lethal combination, while Brehme, Kohl & Augenthaler were solid in defence and coached by Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer.
West Germany won the game with a late Andreas Brehme penalty. Argentina’s Pedro Monzon became the first player ever to be sent off in a FIFA World Cup Final while his teammate Dezotti followed just before the end. 9 Men Argentina & Maradona were left in tears as Matthaus & West Germany won their 3rd FIFA World Cup. The 1-0 score-line made Argentina the first team ever to not score in a World Cup Final.
West Germany had won their 3rd World Cup Title. Franz Beckenbauer had become the first person to win the World Cup as both Captain & Coach.
Although the final itself as well as Italia 90 as a tournament produced a record low average goals per game, and lacked the flair and attacking play of previous World Cups, there was some fair share of drama and memories in terms of rivalry matches and other incidents as well as its own heroes in Schillaci & Roger Milla, 2 players who did not expect to feature at all. All in all though Italia 90 was not one of the greatest football spectacles of the FIFA World Cup.
Galactico
West Germany had won their 3rd World Cup Title. Franz Beckenbauer had become the first person to win the World Cup as both Captain & Coach.
Although the final itself as well as Italia 90 as a tournament produced a record low average goals per game, and lacked the flair and attacking play of previous World Cups, there was some fair share of drama and memories in terms of rivalry matches and other incidents as well as its own heroes in Schillaci & Roger Milla, 2 players who did not expect to feature at all. All in all though Italia 90 was not one of the greatest football spectacles of the FIFA World Cup.
Galactico
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