From Ticker Tape to the Hand of God

We travel from the confetti-soaked drama of Argentina’s 1978 triumph and Northern Ireland’s unforgettable upset over Spain in 1982 to Paolo Rossi’s redemption arc and Italy’s World Cup glory. The episode moves onto Mexico ’86, where Diego Maradona’s Hand of God and legendary solo goal turned him into football folklore. Ireland join the party in 1990 and get to meet the Pope. USA 94 sees Ireland meet Italy who then go onto lose the final. We move through France glory days in 1998 and end our journey in Japan/South Korea in 2002.