the story of the people who experienced the World Cup in Mexico in 1970
All entries from Stan
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 …
Stanley Lewis: Between one of the games we decided to do this trip. It might have been off our own back – rather than one of the organised excursions. It wasn’t that far. You just kind-of went up in the …
Alan Mullery: The day after our win over Romania, there was a training session for all the squad players who hadn’t taken part. The rest of us just strolled around and had a massage to loosen our muscles… but the …
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: …
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 …
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 …
Postcards Peter Logan: I probably sent a couple of postcards – you know, when we got there to let my mum and dad at home know I’d arrived. I forget how long it took them to get it. Probably back …
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: …
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 …
The Decision to Go Stanley Lewis: The beauty of it was that as World Cup holders, we didn’t have to qualify. We knew we was going. There was no “Are we going to go, or ain’t we.” Peter Logan: My …