The Summer Opera | 1990 World Cup — Context & The Group Stage

A tenor aria became the soundtrack of a World Cup and changed football broadcasting forever. Luciano Pavarotti's performance of Nessun Dorma turned Italia '90 into something larger than sport.On the pitch, Cameroon stunned defending champions Argentina in the opening match. Roger Milla was thirty-eight years old, semi-retired, and only returned after a personal appeal from Cameroon's president. Costa Rica shocked Scotland and Sweden lost all three group matches by the same score. The Republic of Ireland drew every game and still qualified.This was the beginning of the most memorable World Cup of the modern era.#FootballFiles #FootballHistory #WorldCup #Italy1990 #Italia90 #NessunDorma #RogerMilla #Cameroon #Argentina #CostaRica #RepublicOfIreland #Pavarotti #FIFAWorldCup #FootballPodcast #SoccerHistory #WorldCupHistory #HistoricFootball #FootballStories #FootballDocumentary #FootballFacts