BBC World Cup Opening Titles (1978-2014)
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- Here are all the opening titles of BBC's World Cup Coverage, since 1978 (no footage has appeared from earlier years). I apologize for the poor quality from some of them. Enjoy it!
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1990 - Nessun Dorma still makes the hairs stand up on my neck ☺️
Epic
I'm not crying..honestly
I hate it. I don't think opera and football mix.
Then 2 years later for Barcelona Olympics it was Barcelona by Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Cabelle. Opera seemed to be a little trendy in the pop world in the early 90s.
@@kevinprior3549 epic song and performance
Although France '98 and the "If" poem read by Des (on a distant football anthems CD) was also superb.
1978 is the first world cup I can remember. It was a life changing experience and sparked my life interest in the beautiful game. I always thought that the BBC themes were more classy than ITV's, with classical music featuring a lot.
The shot of Ally MacLeod is still priceless in 2020
The 1978 Titles must have been edited as the Tournament progressed,as all the crowd and match shots were taken from the 1978 Tournament itself.The Music was 'Argentine Melody' written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Perfomed by 'San Jose featuring Rodriguez Argentina'(Rod Argent).
I never saw the BBC credits for South Africa as I went on a Euro tour for that month, watching the matches in bars across various countries. Drove all round in a London Black cab using it as a camper. The tourists loved it.
1990 still remains the best ever world cup intro. the BBC have never done themselves justice since.
I would argue 98 is maybe better
Listen to BBC's 1982 world cup intro...upbeat and entertaining. Just whats needed for the start of a football match.
Yes but the BBC cheated by stealing music created by a famous composer (Puccini). They did the same in 1978, 1982 (both Lloyd-Webber), 1994 (Bernstein), 1998 (Faure) and 2006 (Handel).
@@thetruth495 Not really 'stealing' is it? It's not like they're passing these off as their own compositions.
Taught 1990 itv was as good
90 & 98 the best.
94 the worst
Totally agree but I also love 2014. Think that it fit Brazil nicely and the song 'another star' is cleverly used as someone will get another one!
1986.
France 98, such fond memories. My first World Cup I can remember vividly. Only have vague memories of 94 as I was only 7.
1998 Pavane Faure the most beautiful, I liked the Euro 2000 one also but of course not on here and not forgetting Italia 90.
Nesum dorma still brings tears to my eyes
BBC Italia 90 is the greatest World Cup intro ever
Some fabulous memories here..thanks for sharing
They are all generally good but 2018 is amazing. Perfection.
Its awful
I must say, having watched the ITV World cup opening titles, the BBCs are a lot more memorable.
I love your channel. Thank you for your efforts 🙏⚽️💚
Great tune, remember it well, even had on a single
ITV nail it over the Beeb in 1998 but the 1994 one (the first one I remember,although the first WC after I was born was in Mexico '86) trumps the ITV effort every time.
Fun Fact: The 2014 titles was to have Gerrard with an excited smile while England were still in the tournament... but because that cup had one of England's worst performances most people saw frowny Gerrard
The 1986 theme was so damn epic, they had to bring freaking PAVAROTTI for 90!
Agreed.
Me too
When it comes to the BBC's World Cup opening titles, 2002 does it for me. Throws me right back to when I was in my early teens. Nostalgia.
Football in the morning till noon for me in 2002
Great shout. The Owen goal on the bullet train still gets me pumped. Watching football with sleep still in my eyes. 2002 was really unique !
FYI the music for 2002 is called God is a Beckham by Faithless
Loved the BBC Sport globe with the rings round it before sports coverage came on. Wish it came back for nostalgia sake.
RIP Ray Wilkins
1990 gets me every time, but 98 that theme - if Owenly
90 so good happy days
There was a World Cup in 1994?
Nobody told us in England
Italia 90 was THE World Cup.
Nah, English get worked up about it because of semi finals but actually the knock out games were dire. 82,70,86 and 06 were all better.
86 was magic.
Wasn’t there opening credits for 70 and 74 for the BBC
I've yet to see them, as maybe they are wiped forever.
The 1966 World Cup intros were BOTH the same for BBC and ITV using the Eurovision theme song....
@@ILoveMusicfromthesonwards it was
WORLD CUP 1978-2014 BBC
No
1990 and 2010 are peak soul
I wonder if the 1970 and 1974 theme tunes were Grandstand and Match of the Day respectively.
That 1982 tune was the best.
Better than the Leonard Bernstein one. Better than the Pavarotti one. Even better than the Stevie Wonder one.
Non ti dimenterai il canzone di '90!
Please put 70 and 74. We got the ITV ones
So far, it hasn't surfaced any footage from those World Cups.
1978
Argentina 78 is perfect
1982
1998 is undefeated
1998
France 98 was the first one I remember.
5:02 🥰🥰
Wonder what BBC credits will be like for Qatar 2022 in a few weeks time.
1990
1986
Ah when Grandstand was plastered over every sport the BBC covered...until 2007..
The death knell was when it went all minority sports on us. The idea of sitting down on a Saturday eating beans on toast and watching “The Swimming European Championship from the Bournemouth BIC” didn’t hold well with me and made me think “Sky’s ruined this show”.
2014
All about 1990
2010
2006
2002
1994
Is that fucking CATS I hear ?🤣🤣🤣🤣
They all went a bit downhill after 98
1986 and 1990 the best, 1994 and 1998 the worse. It hits cringe factor when the titles go all cultural on the host nation but it’s really milked. That PowerPoint looking recreation of the official 94 World Cup logo and use of the song “America” did it for me, but it’s nowhere as bad as ITV’s “Gloryland” effort. “Azteca”, the 1986 theme tune was released as a single.
2002 best
Both BBC and ITV were great for 1990 but the BBC one for 94 is the worst
All just got a bit shit after 1994 didn't it?
Yes - 78 to 1990 were fantastic. They haven’t even bothered since 1990 - and who could blame them? 1994 grated as WTF was it doing in America anyway…
Let's be real. 1990 never has and never will be topped.
In 82 and 86 nearly whole of UK was represented. Pity Wales weren't in it
All great except 94 👎
78 was rigged!
The Gundam Sucks!!!!!!!!!
2002