This Yank World Cup will be Horrendous

[Menston4128]

Same for me. I wasn’t old enough for 1982, but was all over 1986. I thought this was the pinnacle until Italia 90, and it hasn’t been beaten since.

Agree that Italia 90 was the pinnacle of World Cups for me also, coincided with me being able to watch in the pubs and drink (although I was 17 at the time, it wasn't too difficult to get served unlike today and the nanny state our young is being brought up in).

What I really dislike about this upcoming World Cup is this that they are trying to gerrymander the draw with this seeding of four teams that can't meet until the semi's (next time it will be 8 teams until the 1/4 finals.....). Fans will need to spend fortunes and travel will be immense distances.

Overuse of VAR and these water breaks (coaching opportunties) will ruin football at the World Cup, but it will present advertising opportunties so FIFA will be most happy.

You can see it now VAR powered by Verzion or the Walmart Water break.

However as usual I will try and get into it, with the vain hope it will be the best one yet.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

As with everything nostalgia taints our view of things. The last World Cup was objectively better than Italia 90.