Numbers Jasper Cook: There were lots of England fans but I’m really not sure how many were there.    Patrick Burke: There were only a limited amount of England supporters out there. I don’t know how many – but thousands? I …

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2nd Group Game The Build-Up… Peter Logan: We were back at the stadium the next day to see Brazil easily beat Czechoslovakia 4-1.   Patrick Burke: We then witnessed Brazil’s 4-1 win against Czechoslovakia. The Czechs scored first and their scorer …

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1st Group Game Tuesday June 2nd 1970 – Kick-Off: 4pm Patrick Burke: We got the coach there. We had no trouble getting to the (Jalisco) stadium because everything was laid on for us as part of the package.   Jasper Cook: …

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The Opening Ceremony and Opening Game Sunday May 31st 1970 Stanley Lewis: I’d never seen England play ‘live’ before this.    Jasper Cook: The opening ceremony and the first game of the tournament (Mexico v Russia) was the day after we …

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Alf’s 22 Alan Mullery: England went into the 1970’s finals using very similar tactics to those used four years earlier. Alf Ramsey had won the World Cup and we were happy to be guided by him. We all knew our …

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Arrival Stanley Lewis: The Bobby Moore stuff (allegation of stealing jewellery) had all happened before we went out there. Read about it in the papers at home. That was all done-and-dusted by the time we got out there.   Jasper Cook: …

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Mexican knowledge Stanley Lewis: I didn’t know a thing… Didn’t do any research.    Jasper Cook: I really didn’t know much about that part of the world – only through Geography at school. I think the only thing I knew about …

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