I was 18yrs old that summer and had just graduated high school in the NY area and was playing in the US regionals with my club team watching this game with my Italian head coach. Lol. The best part is later that Fall, I would play against some of the US players at the college level in the fall 1990 college season. So crazy to think that you could play in a world cup and then have to go back to your college. The idea of American players having a real pro career in those days was an afterthought. Today's players have so much to thank guys like Harkes, Ramos, Meola that pushed on thru.
This was a game Italy won but were disappointed with their performance. Before the game, Italian fans were waving all 10 fingers at the American players (signifying that their team would win 10-0). After the game, both players and fans of Italy applauded the US for putting up a fight - even Roberto Baggio had to come to the US locker room to exchange his jersey with the US defender (I think it was John Doyle) that marked him. Even though Italy won 1-0, for the US fans, the team's performance was a source of pride.
@@phillipproussier3723 yes, and the US had previously lost to Czechoslovakia 5-1 and that team is nowhere near the juggernaut that Italy historically has been. 10-0 was obviously massive trash talk from the fans but it would not have been inconceivable after that prior game to think the US would lose by at least that score, if not by one or 2 more. Either way, it was drunken trash talk; no one actually believed that would be the final score.
The United States should have suffered another 5-1 defeat but Italy were so wasteful in attack. Vialli and Carnevale were not a good pairing for the Azzurri and Vialli wasn't 100 percent fit. Baggio and Schillaci proved to be the better duo in that tournament.
This was my first game watching the US squad play. I remember USAs 1st game being trashed 5-1 vs Czechoslovakia. Watching this pregame with all of these italian flags being waved made me very nervous and very worried it was going to be a blowout 8-0. Man did USA played better and made it ugly for Italy to play. USA made me proud as an american ever since.
Fue un gran partido para USA y demostró que tiene nivel futbolístico para asistir a los Mundiales de Fútbol. Posteriormente llegaría a cuartos de final en el Mundial del 2002 y después Sub - Campeón en una Copa Confederaciones de la FIFA
Unfortunately, it was regarded as a poor World Cup with defensive tactics and only 115 goals in 52 games (average of 2.21 goals per game, compared to 2.71 for USA 1994 and 2.68 for Qatar 2022). That said, there were some great individual performances, like Cameroon's Roger Milla leading his team to the quarterfinals, but generally, Italy 1990 is regarded as a disappointing tournament.
There is more nostalgia than it deserves for the poor quality of football probably because of a few individual performances and due to being in Italy where the world's strongest league was at that time with most of the biggest stars like Maradona, Van Basten, Gullit, Matthäus, Careca, etc. @@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995
Tony meola se revolcaba en ves de tirarse,después de el vinieron muchos mejores arqueros como friedell,Keller que fue tercer arquero en ese mundial,howard
I was 18yrs old that summer and had just graduated high school in the NY area and was playing in the US regionals with my club team watching this game with my Italian head coach. Lol. The best part is later that Fall, I would play against some of the US players at the college level in the fall 1990 college season. So crazy to think that you could play in a world cup and then have to go back to your college. The idea of American players having a real pro career in those days was an afterthought. Today's players have so much to thank guys like Harkes, Ramos, Meola that pushed on thru.
This was a game Italy won but were disappointed with their performance. Before the game, Italian fans were waving all 10 fingers at the American players (signifying that their team would win 10-0). After the game, both players and fans of Italy applauded the US for putting up a fight - even Roberto Baggio had to come to the US locker room to exchange his jersey with the US defender (I think it was John Doyle) that marked him. Even though Italy won 1-0, for the US fans, the team's performance was a source of pride.
Italy is historically a defensive team. Them winning a World Cup game with the score 10-0 is unthinkable.
@@phillipproussier3723 yes, and the US had previously lost to Czechoslovakia 5-1 and that team is nowhere near the juggernaut that Italy historically has been. 10-0 was obviously massive trash talk from the fans but it would not have been inconceivable after that prior game to think the US would lose by at least that score, if not by one or 2 more. Either way, it was drunken trash talk; no one actually believed that would be the final score.
The United States should have suffered another 5-1 defeat but Italy were so wasteful in attack. Vialli and Carnevale were not a good pairing for the Azzurri and Vialli wasn't 100 percent fit. Baggio and Schillaci proved to be the better duo in that tournament.
This was my first game watching the US squad play. I remember USAs 1st game being trashed 5-1 vs Czechoslovakia. Watching this pregame with all of these italian flags being waved made me very nervous and very worried it was going to be a blowout 8-0. Man did USA played better and made it ugly for Italy to play. USA made me proud as an american ever since.
Fue un gran partido para USA y demostró que tiene nivel futbolístico para asistir a los Mundiales de Fútbol. Posteriormente llegaría a cuartos de final en el Mundial del 2002 y después Sub - Campeón en una Copa Confederaciones de la FIFA
Italia 90 seems like a magical world cup⚽️👍🏼💙
Unfortunately, it was regarded as a poor World Cup with defensive tactics and only 115 goals in 52 games (average of 2.21 goals per game, compared to 2.71 for USA 1994 and 2.68 for Qatar 2022). That said, there were some great individual performances, like Cameroon's Roger Milla leading his team to the quarterfinals, but generally, Italy 1990 is regarded as a disappointing tournament.
There is more nostalgia than it deserves for the poor quality of football probably because of a few individual performances and due to being in Italy where the world's strongest league was at that time with most of the biggest stars like Maradona, Van Basten, Gullit, Matthäus, Careca, etc. @@chiemekanwaogwugwu9995
Guardian article got me here. Kudos to USA that’s a hell of an Italy team.
Una Italia Stellare con una Rosa di Massima Qualità e con un Gioco Bellissimo e di Massima Qualità.
This was an incredible mismatch in talent, hard to believe the USA only lost 1-0. A feat to keep it that close.
Thanks! Please, Italy x Peru - World Cup 1982
Quando la maglia era azzurra
Tony meola se revolcaba en ves de tirarse,después de el vinieron muchos mejores arqueros como friedell,Keller que fue tercer arquero en ese mundial,howard
Is that Scarpini on the commentary?
I still don’t know why Roberto Mancini didn’t play this game!
Италия могла стать тогда чемпионом мира, если бы Марадона играл за Италию))
イタリアのいないワールドカップ。
USA did very well. They deserved a better luck!!
USA did good against a powerful Italy team. That USA kit looks awful lol.
I never seen that USA kit before
@@frankyyy9725 it's the ones from 1990
@@southsidecompton9668 That was a standard Adidas pattern for that year.
@@SWalkerTTU yeah it is
Itlay no 1