One thing I never forget is that, the late Tomislav Ivic trained the Iranian team in preparation for this WC, but then in a very strange turn of events and in a warm-up game, Iran lost 7-1 to AS Roma, causing the federation to sack the brilliant Ivic, install a domestic coach and 4 days later Iran went on to beat Inter 4-1 in a friendly. To this day, it's still argued that 7-1 game was a government order to make an excuse to sack Ivic, because apparently we had to go to the WC with an Iranian coach.
After Ivic unfairly got the sack (The greatest coach we've ever had), he made a comment that the only way Yugoslavia can beat Iran, is through a Mihajlovic free-kick, and man...the genius was right. That first game I won't forget, Nicely poised 0-0 going into the final quarter, and then BOOM !
Mihajlovic freekick wins it for Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia-Germany was another great game. Germans trailing and then Tarnet twatting a freekick in, only for Bierhoff to equalize a few mins later.
It was something else. I don't know whether it was because I was a kid experiencing my World Cup, but the intensity and joy and vibe I was seeing on people 's faces during the tournament was something I'd never forget.
LILLIAN THURAM scoring his only EVER national goals in a WC semi-final in space of 6 minutes....written in the stars stuff.
I remember really liking the Italian team (Who wouldn't ? Most handsome team of all time ? ) , and actually weeping so hard after they went out to France in QF, I was devastated.
