Remember When… We Went To Italia ’90
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
No World Cup has left us with more iconic images than Italia ‘90. For England fans, it remains the tournament that truly got away, encapsulated by Paul Gascoigne’s tears in the semi-final against West Germany.
Rick Edwards is joined by Mark and Andy - two England fans who went to 1990 and never looked back, attending hundreds of England games ever since - and Neal, a Welshman who was swept up with the Tartan Army after arriving in Italy with no money and no plan. Together, they look back on the myths and the realities of the 1990 World Cup.
TIMECODES 01:50 - The mythical quality of Italia ‘90 04:00 - Anticipation around England 08:50 - Why this was a unique World Cup on the ground for fans 15:22 - England’s terrible group stage 19:20 - England fans on Sardinia 21:40 - Taking on Belgium and Cameroon 27:10 - England’s famous night in Turin vs West Germany 31:10 - Andy’s journey to the World Cup final 34:02 - The enduring legacy of Italia 90 40:50 - What changed from USA ‘94
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| 0:35.8 | Hello and welcome to Remember When, the show that brings together football fans to talk about the seismic moments that shaped their team's history and had a massive impact on their own lives as well. |
| 0:45.6 | We're here to talk about the stories, the memories, the moments that unite us as football fans, wherever we're from, and whoever we support. |
| 0:52.5 | I'm Rick Edwards, and today we're revisiting what might |
| 0:54.8 | be England's most legendary tournament in recent memory, Italia 90. The 1990 World Cup finals didn't |
| 1:00.6 | produce that many classic matches, but there was no denying the drama or the individual |
| 1:05.0 | skills on show. And for some of those lucky enough to take part, it was going to change their lives. |
| 1:10.5 | No World Cup has left us with more iconic images. Pavarotti's Nessendorma, Roger Miller |
| 1:16.4 | dancing round the corner flag, Toto Scalachi lifting his arms aloft in disbelief, and of course, |
| 1:22.5 | Paul Gascoigne's tears. |
| 1:23.7 | Has actually Gascoigne got a yellow car. Oh dear. Oh dear me. |
| 1:28.4 | He's going to be out of the final if England get there. |
| 1:32.6 | It was a tournament that saw England back as genuine contenders, |
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