Last time in WFISTLL, we zoomed in on the Belgian league scene of the late 80s and early 90s with a whirlwind of pics and gifs illustrating the gritty supporter culture present in that time and place. Now we return to our usual format of a selection of images that demonstrate what used to make football so interesting, in a variety of classic 20th century ways.
Superb away jersey, Northern Ireland vs Republic of Ireland, World Cup qualifier, 14/09/1988:
Umbrella crowd, fence, classic hoarding and graphics, Chile vs Yugoslavia, Under-20 World Cup (hosted by Chile), 10/10/1987:
Raised stands and large entrance-way with row of people, Turkey vs West Germany, European Championships qualifier, 24/04/1983:
Snow-patch pitch, East Germany vs Scotland, European Championships qualifier, 16/11/1983:
Competing anthem bands (although the lot on the right look like children in comparison?) and angular team line-ups, West Germany vs Netherlands, World Cup 74 final, 07/07/1974:
Confetti pitch, Internazionale Milano vs AS Roma, Serie A, 24/03/1988:
Arabic Marlboro advert, Zaire vs Zambia, African Cup of Nations 74 (hosted by Egypt), 12/03/1974:
Amazing old-old school end with supporters on roof, Portugal vs Italy, friendly, 15/04/1928:
Rain plus no roof equals many, many umbrellas, Czechoslovakia vs Netherlands, European Championships 76 semi-final (hosted by Yugoslavia, match in Zagreb), 16/06/1976:
Classic graphics, USSR vs Netherlands, friendly, 28/03/1990:
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