Italia 90,USA 94 or Korea/Japan 2002... which do you remember more fondly?

Jimoslimos

1990:
Pros: 1st WC. Reached the quarter finals. Late equalisers against the Dutch and England. Only lost a single match. Most talented group of players overall. Packie's save in the shootout
Cons: Only scoring two goals and winning 0 matches (penalty shootout win against Romania notwithstanding). Quality of football was rubbish.

1994:
Pros: Won a match. Best individual result, 1-0 vs Italy. Qualified for the second round.
Cons: Losses to Mexico and the Netherlands, Packie Bonner's errors in that latter match.

2002:
Pros: Robbie Keane's late late equaliser against the Germans (eventual finalists). Unbeaten in group stages. Reached second round. Probably the most attractive football despite an inferior group of players.
Cons: Penalty shootout against the Spanish, should have won that game in extra time. Only team we beat were the mighty Saudis.

For the age I was at the time, I think USA '94 shades it, purely for the Italy game.

the_monkey

1990 by far . The nostalgia watching these videos is just killing me.