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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 18:41 - Feb 20 by CamberleyR
Bettaga's diving header in Rome in the qualifier against England was pretty special; Benetti to Causio who backheels it back to Benetti who'd continued his run and then an inch perfect cross on Bettega's head.
Keggy Keegle turning his back there for the Italians free kick , bottler
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 20:15 - Feb 20 with 1115 views
That Bettega goal is iconic. I soon got over the disappointment of England again not qualifying for the World Cup and just admired this epic goal. For a schoolboy it encapsulated some of my favourite facets of football. The winger flying down the wing and cutting a perfect cross over (Ã la Dave Thomas) and a bullet of a diving header. What a finish. It’s up there with the great goals I saw growing up. The Frank Worthington ballet-turn. The Ronny Radford rocket. The Arie Haan Dutch World Cup rockets. The Dennis Tueart bicycle kick at Wembley. Both of Gerry’s against Scotland again at Wembley. Stan’s against Sunderland. And also Roy Race’s pirhouette and smash for Melchester Rovers (probably against Everpool or the like) which was very similar to Frank Worthingon’s. I wonder which came first.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 07:48 - Feb 21 with 991 views
Was 13 when this world cup came to our screens. Our border Collie had a litter of pups. We kept two and called them Kempes and Luque after the Argie legends!! Great world cup until it was surpassed by the 82 affair which will never be beaten for entertainment and drama.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 09:36 - Feb 21 with 951 views
One of my great childhood memories...watching this world cup with the crackly commentary down a telephone line. Being allowed special dispensation to stay up until about 1am to watch the Argentina V Italy game
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 11:30 - Feb 21 with 908 views
My first World Cup. I was 8 and all of us loved Holland with their Total Football and Rip Van Winkle names. The Goalposts for the Disappeared and the Ticker Tape Final and the oodles, just oodles of hair everywhere.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 07:48 - Feb 21 by Paddyhoops
Was 13 when this world cup came to our screens. Our border Collie had a litter of pups. We kept two and called them Kempes and Luque after the Argie legends!! Great world cup until it was surpassed by the 82 affair which will never be beaten for entertainment and drama.
Archie Gemmills goal against Holland to put them 3.1up against the Netherlands. Crackly David Colman balls "Scotland are in Dreamland" Magic!
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 14:54 - Feb 21 with 813 views
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 15:03 - Feb 21 by BrianMcCarthy
Glorious colour, fb.
Link not working for me Brian. There is colour footage of England in 1966 but it was broadcast in black and white.
Just looked it up and apparently it was rushed through in Argentina for the World Cup but some matches, domestically at least, were still in monochrome.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 15:27 - Feb 21 with 759 views
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 15:22 - Feb 21 by francisbowles
Link not working for me Brian. There is colour footage of England in 1966 but it was broadcast in black and white.
Just looked it up and apparently it was rushed through in Argentina for the World Cup but some matches, domestically at least, were still in monochrome.
If you click on the 'Watch it on Yutube' link it should work for you fb.
Never knew that about some games being in black and white. Makes sense. The only game I remember is the Final, funnily enough.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 15:09 - Feb 21 by MoonshineSteve
Didier Six. Played for Villa (later) I think.
Wow never knew that. Not many French players in England back then.
I remember most games in colour but also remember the big midnight 6-0 fix Argentina v Peru being in black and white. We’d gone on holiday to a dodgy chalet near Great Yarmouth halfway through the tournament so I’d always thought it was Norfolk rather than Buenos Aires who was the reason for the monochrome aesthetic.
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Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 15:48 - Feb 21 with 743 views
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 14:54 - Feb 21 by francisbowles
I seem to remember it in back and white. I think Argentina hadn't installed colour TV even though other nations had had it for a few years.
Kempes, Luque, Ardiles etc, played with such skill and pace.
I think in 1977 they were still broadcasting in black & white as I seem to recall the friendly that England played in Argentina that summer (the game Trevor Cherry was sent off in after being punched in the mouth by Bertoni) was b&w telly pictures but they got colour television in time for the World Cup.
Top Trumps - 1978 World Cup on 21:14 - Feb 21 by CliveWilsonSaid
Yeh sorry I should clarify.
Sat in a pub drinking beer playing Top Trumps
Not sure when you and your homies are next going out on a right old boys night out, but I think I’m chalking for the ladies darts team down my local that night.
'Always In Motion' by John Honney available on amazon.co.uk
Nous sommes L’occitane Rs!
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