The days are counting down quickly so I need to get through these previous World Cup memories and move on to what's coming up in Russia.
So it's on to the final of USA '94. It was the first World Cup final to be decided on penalties. As terrible as it may sound to have sat through 90 minutes of very little action of note and then an extra 30 minutes of football which hit heights of entertainment which were about as high as a worm's body over the ground, it was still better than the turgid final of 4 years previous.
I do believe though that the reason for a better personal memory is that it was the last World Cup final that I watched together with my family. It was a happy occasion.
It was not such a happy day for Roberto Baggio, the saviour for Italy on so many occasions on Italy's way to the final. When it came down to the penalty shoot-out the Italians lost their cool. They had missed two penalties already when Baggio stepped up, missed and Brazil were World Champions again.
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