Sadness of a football fan : The greatest World Cup game is always Brazil vs Italy (part 1)
“The history of soccer is a sad voyage from beauty to duty.” ― Eduardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow Winning is simple. It’s about having the good fortune to be better. Or luckier. For me, nothing represents winning more than the great World Cup finals games between Brazil and Italy. Let's look at the statistical records. In 1938, Italy beat Brazil 2-1 in Marseille, the next game wasn’t until 1970 when Brazil won 4-1 in Mexico :- Brazil won the 3rd/4th play-off 2-1 in Argentina 1978 :- Then in 1982 in Spain, it was Italy 3 - Brazil 2 :- The 1994 game ended 0-0 AET, with Brazil winning on penalties:- So, the stats show it’s 3-2 so far in Brazil’s favour. Two of the games were finals (1970 and 1994) in which Brazil won. Both times Italy won they went on to be World Cup champions. Brazil have won the World Cup 5 times in total, and Italy 4. But facts and figures never give the full story do they? So, why is Brazil vs Italy my favourite game and the one