if this country can't bribe its way to hosting the world cup, perhaps it doesn't deserve to get it. we all know the way fifa works.Also, as I've said, before Russia 18 should have been England 18.
if this country can't bribe its way to hosting the world cup, perhaps it doesn't deserve to get it. we all know the way fifa works.
maybe hosting world cups should be limited to countries that have a footballing tradition and have demonstrated that by actually qualifying for a world cup at some time or another.Used to, after the FBI did for Blatter. Hopefully things are better, but we should have a retrospective WC and kick Qatar off 2022.
maybe hosting world cups should be limited to countries that have a footballing tradition and have demonstrated that by actually qualifying for a world cup at some time or another.
I can see where you are coming from in that - the WC 18 is more representative of the top league football theses days - a balance sheet exercise and bland media filler. I know 90 has been mythologised to death , but in a decades time, No one will remember anything remarkable about the English team or their adventuresRussia '18 feels like a big blockbuster series - lots of twists and turns and drama, but little character development. It's been all plot, little in the way of people.
Not quite sure about that. Biggest win at a WC, breaking the penalty hoo-doo with a manager whose penalty miss defined a generation, Pickford's saves against Sweden, plucky young kids defying the odds...but in a decades time, No one will remember anything remarkable about the English team or their adventures
Italia 90 has great memories for me, but why compare them? Vastly different eras. This tourny was great, and Italia 90 was magical, both for different reasons.
I love all World Cups and Euro's as they seem to act as a marker in people's lives at the time. I barely paid attention to the 2006 World Cup, but remember what was going on in my life, and the world at the time.
But yeah, I'd like to think both the 90 squad and this one are relateable to normal people and even likeable, which can't really be said for a lot of the players in between. I reckon that is the biggest similarity, excluding the results.