why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? 20:50 - Nov 18 with 2562 views | textbackup | and not France as host nation? |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:51 - Nov 18 with 2559 views | Lesta_Tractor | Didn't the previous winners used to open rather than the host? |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:54 - Nov 18 with 2530 views | textbackup |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:51 - Nov 18 by Lesta_Tractor | Didn't the previous winners used to open rather than the host? |
checked that, seems usa kicked off usa 1994 |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:03 - Nov 18 with 2508 views | J2BLUE | It was fixed to keep France and Brazil apart until the final. Platini has admitted it. They decided ahead of the draw to put Brazil in group A and France in group C. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:16 - Nov 18 with 2446 views | Lesta_Tractor |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:54 - Nov 18 by textbackup | checked that, seems usa kicked off usa 1994 |
Wasn't Argentina v Cameroon the first game at Italia 90? Unlike FIFA to be inconsistent |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:17 - Nov 18 with 2438 views | Ftnfwest |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:54 - Nov 18 by textbackup | checked that, seems usa kicked off usa 1994 |
Certainly before 1994 it was the holders who played the first game, don’t know why it changes tbh. But then I don’t know why the change from having each group based around 2 stadiums changed either as the current round the grounds approach doesn’t seem very environmentally friendly (not that it makes much difference in Qatar) |  | |  |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:26 - Nov 18 with 2412 views | textbackup |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:16 - Nov 18 by Lesta_Tractor | Wasn't Argentina v Cameroon the first game at Italia 90? Unlike FIFA to be inconsistent |
yep, wiki makes you right |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:28 - Nov 18 with 2406 views | Crock |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 20:54 - Nov 18 by textbackup | checked that, seems usa kicked off usa 1994 |
They didn’t. Germany - Bolivia was the opening game of USA94 |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:37 - Nov 18 with 2381 views | ITFC_Forever | Holders used to start the next one. More to the point, why is this one starting on a Sunday? They used to be a Friday… certainly 1990 and 1994 were as I can remember where I was for both of them (end of first week of work experience in ‘90, and it was the night of our university summer ball in ‘94). |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:41 - Nov 18 with 2371 views | textbackup |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:28 - Nov 18 by Crock | They didn’t. Germany - Bolivia was the opening game of USA94 |
you are correct |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:47 - Nov 18 with 2350 views | SE1blue | Qatar v Ecuador couldn't be a more boring opener. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:47 - Nov 18 with 2347 views | Crock |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:37 - Nov 18 by ITFC_Forever | Holders used to start the next one. More to the point, why is this one starting on a Sunday? They used to be a Friday… certainly 1990 and 1994 were as I can remember where I was for both of them (end of first week of work experience in ‘90, and it was the night of our university summer ball in ‘94). |
It was on a Thursday the last two World Cups. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:58 - Nov 18 with 2298 views | Illinoisblue |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:47 - Nov 18 by SE1blue | Qatar v Ecuador couldn't be a more boring opener. |
In keeping with a competition nobody really cares about. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:23 - Nov 18 with 2173 views | Dubtractor |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:28 - Nov 18 by Crock | They didn’t. Germany - Bolivia was the opening game of USA94 |
Diana Ross kicked off USA 94 tbf. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:29 - Nov 18 with 2157 views | Ftnfwest |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:23 - Nov 18 by Dubtractor | Diana Ross kicked off USA 94 tbf. |
That started a chain reaction |  | |  |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:32 - Nov 18 with 2150 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:37 - Nov 18 by ITFC_Forever | Holders used to start the next one. More to the point, why is this one starting on a Sunday? They used to be a Friday… certainly 1990 and 1994 were as I can remember where I was for both of them (end of first week of work experience in ‘90, and it was the night of our university summer ball in ‘94). |
To avoid clashing with Children in Need, I am sure. |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:39 - Nov 18 with 2141 views | gainsboroughblue |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:29 - Nov 18 by Ftnfwest | That started a chain reaction |
Thats a supreme post |  |
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why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 23:45 - Nov 18 with 2129 views | MattinLondon |
why did Brazil Vs Scotland open France 1998? on 21:03 - Nov 18 by J2BLUE | It was fixed to keep France and Brazil apart until the final. Platini has admitted it. They decided ahead of the draw to put Brazil in group A and France in group C. |
Not like Platini to be corrupt. |  | |  |
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