Portugal vs North Korea World Cup 1966

top stuff sparrow. i remember it well

I seem to remember we didn't have a tv.

Missed most of the tournament.

Watched final in the pub, as did many others.

eusabio had to be one of the best players in my lifetime

Great to see the old games on YouTube.

Local papers tended to cover the games played in north east
from what I remember, maybe travel expenses were tight.

i was 8 years old at the time but still can recall it

Yep, struggle to remember last week, but some things seem
unforgettable

Pak Do Ik

that is so true YHTL

steerforth 09 Mar 24 16:39 
Pak Do Ik





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Knocked out Italy

Eventually something is deciphered from the two comments.

north korea based at boro/ayresome park,my dad went to korea v italy game,just to early for me 67 my ist boro game

north korea were a decent team back in the day

Mar 9, 2024 -- 7:39PM, sparrow wrote:

steerforth 09 Mar 24 16:39

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pak_Doo-ik

steerforth, remember him now but in my defence it was a long time ago.

1st poster.   The whole of Middlesbrough were supporting them like one of their own.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5BYnzocO0

Ha! Yeah, he was all anyone talked about for a week or so at school. The Wiki entry is interesting.

i summise me going to my 1st boro matches in 67 season aged 8 with my dad  was due to explosion of interest after england winning world cup in 66,luckily for me it coincided with boro getting promoted to div 1,
my 1st 2 games were last 2 games of season
peterborough on the sat won 2 v 1
oxford on the tues night won 4 v 1

dipping your salted crisps in to your dads oxo as he ate his pork pie,quality matchday cuisine in those days ,none of todays rubbish

I remember the peanut sellers walking round the pitch at St James Park, big wicker baskets full of cone shaped paper bags full of nuts. If you weren't near the front you had to throw your tanner down onto the gravel track and they'd chuck the bag up into the crowd. Never missed, and never spilt one.

Peanut sellers were great shots at sjp.

Staggering accuracy