If you have a Euro '92 Panini album, Italy are included along with Denmark (Denmark were also included in Orbis World Cup '90) as there was some talk that the USSR would pull out of the finals, however they participated as the Confederation of Independent States (CIS).
The Argentina team that played in that 1991 triangular tournament was an almost entirely new team from the 1990 World Cup, almost exclusively Argentine domestic club game-based, and would go on to win the Copa America in Chile, which was live on Screensport, and was a smashing tournament. Gabriel Batistuta was one of their rising stars. I watched the first six nights of that tournament religiously before being rudely interrupted by having to go on a family holiday to France. I got the result of the Argentina’s 3-2 win over Brazil in the second group stage from an edition of La Gazetta Dello Sport I bought in Bordeaux. I couldn’t understand the match report, but still got the gist of what had happened.
and at what stage was it decided they would not play? or did they go in there as the CIS? and were in Scotland’s group?
i remember Denmark stepped in for Yugoslavia after it all went to pot during that infamous Dinamo Zagreb / RedStar game . (igor stimac and sinisa mihailovic;s finest hour)- “our boys should have burnt your entire family alive at Borovo, etc”
that was then- today you have Neymar- i think the Croats have earned the right to sing their anthem no matter how despicable they were
Is that the game where Boban kicked a member of the riot squad? That was 1990, I think. Denmark weren’t officially informed that they would be replacing Yugoslavia until June 1st, I think - the tournament started on June 10th.
that’s a wonderful post
Did you collect all the two blue folders of the Orbis Football Collection also? im missing a few parts still to this day and cannot get them
Don’t think it was shown live. But the highlights were on Sportsnight. Cracking game highlighted by the imperious Valderrama running the show with his socks down and a headed equaliser from the ill-fated Escobar at about the 4:45 mark.
Yes, I did (likely still do) have the Orbis Football Collection binder and three or four of the weekly parts but my interest tailed off. I can’t even recall if there were stickers with it?
World Cup '90 stickers were 25p per packet. One day circa April 1990, I found I had four pounds in my pocket, and promptly walked down to “the Piggy Bank” (Agar’s), and bought 16 packets of World Cup '90 stickers.
The woman at the counter told me “you know you’re an eejit wasting your money on this?” It would be five years before I smoked my first cigarette.
By the way @mickee321, that 1991 Copa America made widespread use of “double headers”, and “mouthwatering double headers” they were too, especially Chile v Brazil followed by Argentina v Colombia in the National Stadium in Santiago - almost as mouthwatering as a Round 4 qualifier double header in Portlaoise.
The practice continued for several Copa America tournaments in the 90s.
Did u watch it? First day out and was not a 4-1 game. By the time the quarter finals came round they were much improved, having beaten Columbia (who Germany couldn’t) and a good Spanish side. Just my opinion. Savevicic blazed over from 2 yards out to beat Argentina and they lost on pens eventually, despite Diego missing
