By the 1970 one I was 12 & able to appreciate it more, fantastic games like England - brazil, England-west Germany even though we lost, brilliant players like pele, jaizhino, rivellino, best, Moore, Carlton, muller etc etc
Has to be 66 for obvious reasons, followed by 70 when Bonetti fell apart against the Germans. After the group game involving us and Brazil Pele and Bobby Moore exchanged shirts and Pele said "see you in Mexico City " (for the final). Brazil won it against an absolutly weary Italian who had played extra time in the semi against the Germans just three days before the final. Going further back though, England were in with a brilliant chance in 1958 but the Munich air crash robbed us of four or five key players, otherwise the history books would look a lot different.
I remember the 66 final...Just..but for the best football Mexico 1970 was amazing. The Brazil team then were unplayable. a joy to watch
1990, I was 12 and just beginning to get into football fully, leaving my boyhood love of Everton behind and supporting my home team Sunderland (and all the rollercoaster that involved lol)! What a team we had, what a great manager, what a tournament, loved it all and still gives me goosebumps thinking about it!!
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Police have fired stun grenades and tear gas to break up protests in Sao Paolo just hours before the World Cup's opening game. Officers also used rubber bullets as anger at the money being spent to host the competition spilled over. At least one demonstrator was arrested about six hours before Brazil plays Croatia in the opening match, according to Globo News. Some 50 protesters reportedly gathered near a Sao Paulo subway station with a red banner reading "If we have no rights, there won't be a Cup". Demostrator walks near to tear gas fired by mlitary police at demostrators during protest against 2014 World Cup in Sao Paulo Tear gas has been used to disperse protesters They tried to block part of the main highway leading to the stadium that hosts tonight's match but were dispersed. A CNN producer, Barbara Arvanitidis, has been injured at the scene. After a build-up dominated by delays to infrastructure projects, deaths at stadium construction sites and protests over spiralling costs, the football will finally get under way after an opening ceremony featuring performances by the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull. Military police clash with demonstrators (not pictured) near Caarao metro station during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo Riot police march towards dozens of protesters However, thousands of fans flying into the country are facing a chaotic welcome after ground staff voted to stage a 24-hour strike. As the final preparations were made for the opening ceremony, workers at Rio de Janeiro's Galeao airport, which is expected to be one of the busiest in Brazil over the next four weeks, declared a partial walkout in a row over pay. Baggage handlers and check-in staff will join colleagues at the city's Santos Dumont airport - an important hub for flights to Sao Paulo, where England play Uruguay next week - in downing tools.
