>that 36yo anon who remembers France '98
>>155155328It was a bit fun.
>>155155328I remember it too.t. 40yo boomer
it was my first WC. i also went to france that year. i love france.
>>155155328dude, I remember Italia 90
>>155155328i remember '94t. 35
>>155155328I remember watching the legendary Bergkamp goal live.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72EwvSJ79bc
>>155155783that goal was pure sex
>>155155783lmao @ argentine blow up doll at the start
>>155155783Miss these type of forwards.
>>155155328[spoiler] now i regret i never asked my father about that wc
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>>155155328I'm a 32yo anon who remembers 2002.
>>155155783I hate modern football so much
30yo+ anons get in here FIFA Road to World Cup 98 kino Those were the days
>>155155328>too young to remember 98>fucked up hours to watch most games in 02My first real WC was 06, and I'm still heartbroken by that game against Argentina
>>155155328no WC since then has even been close to being so kino as 98. Simple as.
It was based. For some reason I really liked the Paraguay team and thought their keeper was the GOAT.>36 year old boomer
>>155155863Rarity makes it more special when it does happens.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDZ5EwKenI
>>155155783>not the DENNIS BERGKAMP DENNIS BERGKAMP DENNIS BERGKAMP DENNIS BERGKAMP OOAUAGUAGHAGHHH versionc'mon son.
>>155156396>WE'LL BE SINGIN>WHEN WE'RE WINNIN
>>155155328Literally me
>>155155328i 'member, wore out a t-shirt this fella >>155156540 on it
>>155156396>>155156610I legit feel bad for the zoomers who couldn't experience this stuff. Everything about 98, from the cup itself to the vidya games like RTWC, had such an amazing zeitgeist to it.They'll never know the joy of Tubthumping blasting all summer and the H I G H E N E R G Y surrounding that world cup
>>155156342Get out of here literal child
I was born in 98
>>155155328Im 34 but I only remember the final (and barely)
>>155156540had a lunchbox with this logo
>>155156589THERE IS BEAR CUM! THERE IS BEAR CUM! THERE IS BEAR CUM! THERE IS BEAR CUM! There I ruined that clip forever for you.
>>155156560i was also a fan of paraguay because of chilavert.my other two fav teams were mexico and romania.
i remember the celebrations when we beat england on that cup,good times
>>155158014Beckham became public enemy number 1 afterwards.
>>155155328Tfw i'm the youngest FF7 fan
>>155158330its crazy to think that the most relevant videogames of this decade are all demakes, and they are gonna keep coming, rayman had a demake announced this week
for all of you who were there for it, did you also think Brazil threw the final against France? I know this was the biggest topic in the country until 2002. There's still boomers who still believe this.
>>155159320france had a good team. didn't brazil lose to fucking norway.
>>155155328I'm 36yo and the opening ceremony of France '98 is one of my strongest early memories
>>155158059I remember after he got sent off, they interviewed kids around the country on Newsround for their opinions, and they all said different things but every one of them ended their comment with “but I still think Beckham shouldn’t have retaliated like that”. The word “retaliated” is not the sort of word that gets used on Newsround normally so it really stuck out to me, and it felt enormously fake.Also, I am currently in Lithuania but I’m in a hotel. Will I have my usual England flag? Will I have a Lithuanian flag? Let’s see! I’m in Kaunas and there are Zalgiris fans everywhere. I had no idea anybody cared that much about basketball.
>>155159188If you think that you really aren't looking in the right places mate.
>>155159458Yeah, people have theories because CBF was shady about what happened to Ronaldo iirc.He had some kind of seizure and was originally not even going to play.
>>155159581Likely they interviewed a lot of kids and omitted the ones whose accents were incomprehensible or didn't have an interesting enough opinion. Some editor would have picked up "retaliated" too and thought "put this kid in, he speaks very well for his age."
>>155155734>>155155678>>155155783>>155156396How do we go back?
>>155159320ronaldo was not healthy and frogs had the cunt zidane, damn i hated that bald algerian fag
>>155159458>>155159646fatnaldo had a seizure the night before the final and wasn't even supposed to play. Then, at the last minute, he showed up in the dressing room fully geared up and asked Zagallo to start him.the theory is that this happened because the CBF had a contract with Nike that required Ronaldo to start every World Cup match and play the full 90 minutes. The infamous photo of him with his exclusive Nike boots hanging around his neck for the world to see is also considered suspicious as fuck ngl.It's still one of the biggest consp theories in huezil. especially because we went on to win in 2002 with relative ease, which made a lot of people think there had been a deal behind the scenes for us to get an easier path in 2002.
>>155155783name one player capable of scoring a goal like this nowadays
>>155156396>>155156610>>155159905https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5yXNqN--A
>>155155734I also love France. I've had many more trips to France than any other country, I guess because France is so close to the UK.
>>155159958>especially because we went on to win in 2002 with relative easethat's not really convincing for a conspiracy theory. Brazil had quite an easy run, I think we were the only team who put Brazil in a losing position (briefly) and Germany's run to the final was a complete joke (they also had a really barren turn of the century otherwise).
>>155156560Chilavert was the goat
>>155159958>the theory is that this happened because the CBF had a contract with Nike that required Ronaldo to start every World Cup match and play the full 90 minutes. Kek, do people actually believe that?
>zoomers trying to throw shadeGen Z you will get old too and by the looks of it, it will be way worse than Millenials with those eye bags you all have from dool scrolling.
>>155159320Platini admitted that they rigged the groups so that France wouldn't get Brazil until the finalI'm convinced they poisoned the food of the Brazil team lightlyRonaldo had the seizure and the stuff with Nike but the whole team seemed strange>>155163380After how FIFA took Qatar bribes to ensure the roided midget won the WC? After how they allowed South Korea to get away with murder in 2002?Sure, I believe anythingFuck this evil company, they've always been jewish as fuck
I remember 2002. I was like 8
>>155160063Ironically the first gook goal vs Czechia was kinda similarNot as good but pretty good for modern football
i'm 36 but i don't remember '98 very well. 2002 was more memorable because all the matches were early in the morning and they let us watch them at school
>>155156396why did they do it
>>155165066>After how FIFA took Qatar bribes to ensure the roided midget won the WC? After how they allowed South Korea to get away with murder in 2002?Yeah but those are just bribe money. Taking a contract that states a player MUST play 90 minutes every game is an order of magnitude more ratarded.
>>155155328I'm 30 and I don't really remember 2002, but that's because I didn't get into football until 2006.
>mfw i can remember italia 90
zidane headbutts materazzi 06
>>155165156No, a bunch of the matches were at like 2-3AM
>>155155328up to a couple years ago the millennial boomers were still mogging the zoomers in most sports when in previous generations they would have been retired or shit like a decade before thatim not sure if its millennials were just giga strongmind so kept competing way past their prime, or zoomers just sucked at sports so couldnt displace them until they were in their 40s
>>155159905remove saudis, russians, americans and [redacted] from the sport
>>155165300>there are people posting on 4chan right now who weren't born when zidane headbutted his careerI DONT WANNA BE OLD
>>155159640>just play indieslop bro
>>155165240>Taking a contract that states a player MUST play 90 minutes every game is an order of magnitude more ratarded.You are underestimating just how popular Ronaldo was back at his peak pre-massive injuries.That WC was literally the Ronaldo WC. It was all about him, it's not a stretch when I say I've never seen another WC hyped over a singular player like Ronaldo in '98.
>>155165389right up until Qatar with Messi
>>155165156you guys still have to go to school when your NT plays? (serious question)
>>155155328Unironically my favorite WC by far to this day. Its level of SOVL is and will always be unmatched.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5yXNqN--A
>>155155328I am 30 and my earliest football memory is the world cup final 2002
>>155165156>>155165318Nvrmind The earliest games were on 6 or 7AM Not sure what I remembered wronglyBut I know some of the matches were past noon
>>155165435it really was. Like I was only 12 for it, but I still distinctly remember the worldwide soul that 98 had -- one we haven't really seen since T B H2002 and 2006 had less and lesser amounts, and 2010 onward lost it entirely
>>155165185what ever happened to futsal anyway? You never hear about it anymore
>>155165334>im not sure if its millennials were just giga strongmind so kept competing way past their prime, or zoomers just sucked at sports so couldnt displace them until they were in their 40sIt's the latterSport became all about pacey ngubus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN0fLiun-bYahhh, yes.
>>155165389>That WC was literally the Ronaldo WC.It would still be turbomecha nigger retarded to take a contract like that. What if he got injured in game one?
>>155165536crazy how much RTWC mogged WC98
>>155155328I just turned 36 and at 8 years old I couldn't give a fuck about football, only video games.
>>155155328My name is Hans. Alcohol has ruined my life. I’m 31 years old.
>>155155783>the doll at the startwhy did bantz die?
>>155155328>France 98little baby
>>155156610>>155156747I thought burgers didn't care about football. How did a WC become part of your childhood?
>>155165422Even though they shilled Messi hard(because FIFA/Qatar script) not even 2022 is a match for the Ronaldo 98 hype
>>155165185>full length match on here>fouls turned offI still have an N64 with this
>>155165623During the 2006 WC in Germany. A lot of people got orange Stahlhelms, but those backfired a bit.
>>155156342same
>>155165557I would guess injuries were accounted for in the contractBut you can see the matches themselvesRonaldo was never subbed a single time, not even after they easily destroyed Chile 4-1 in the first KO roundNot even in the 3rd match on the group stage vs Norway(which they lost 2-1 in the dying minutes) after they had advanced to the KO round via having won the first 2 matches
>>155155845Kek, never realized that before
I only remember watching the finals at my uncle's place.
>>155165626Marradona would be an MLS tier player today, just look at that pot belly what the fuck
39 years young kid here. I 'member.
>>155165917Man you zoomers are retardedMaradona used to play in 80s Serie A which was like the 2nd hardest league ever after 90s Serie AHe had butchers going for his legs consistently, yet he was among top 3 nonetheless even when he started doing crackPlatini also never gave a shit about training but he would destroy current era football because he knew how to play ball unlike today's frauds
>>155155783I swear I hate Netherlands so much. I can't believe you didn't win this WC with that team, with that public. Overmars, Berkamp,,Seedorf, Davids, Cocu what kind of witchcraft is that ?
>>155166009Lmao I'm a 30+ oldfag and you're tripping.You could play top level football back then if you were a regular dude with a decent touch (look at the number of stars that fit that description).Just look at that Bergkamp goal linked ITT, there is zero pressing, players were strolling 99% of the time, they had all the space and all the time in the world to make decisions. Platini wouldn't last 25 minutes of modern football when it comes to physical intensity and he wouldn't be able to do shit if constantly pressed.
30 years oldWatched 2002 but still too young to take it seriously. 2006 was the first world cup I watched with full attention
Don't forget the great kits. Every single one was unique, no horrible templates.Also, the players more or less had the face of the country they were representing...and the dark fellas were actually pretty cool
>>155165185most kino mode evernever seen againrefuse to elaboratei bet they lost the code
>>155155328I turn 36 in a few weeks. I can still picture it clearly in my mind, I'm sat on just a mattress in my bedroom because it was getting decorated at the time, playing with my wrestling figures and watching every game I could on my 15" TV/VHS combo CRT. No wonder my eyes went bad having to watch that tiny thing every day for years.
>>155166152>Just look at that Bergkamp goal linked ITT, there is zero pressing, players were strolling 99% of the time, they had all the space and all the time in the world to make decisions.The fuck you on about? De Boer pings the ball 50 yards and Bergkamp immediately brings it down and shoots. Who's meant to be pressing?
>>155166217>Every single one was unique, no horrible templates.> Bulgaria> Cameroon> Austria
>>155155328Turning 32 in 23min
>>155166152yes great so now all players are brainless runners, what progress
>>155166390happy bday lad
>>155166390happy bday hope we win for u! :)
>>155156396I played the N64 version
>>155166373I guess you haven't watched football in the last 10 years?Vid related is some random Liga game between Bilbao and Madrid, beginning of the second half.I challenge you, when you watch the WC, to find a single moment when a defender can casually stroll with the ball from his box to the halfway line, unchallenged, having all the time in the world, with players backing out like in the vid.
>>155166009has any player ever even come close to topping the HAND OF GOD in a WC?
everything went downhill really fast after 2000 huh
>>155155328>that 36yo anon who remembers France '98That's me :)
