An affectionate trip back to childhood sticker albums, schoolyard trading, and the magical pull of the 1982 World Cup for kids in Ireland. The episode also explores Northern Ireland’s unlikely run in Spain, from Pat Jennings and Norman Whiteside to the heat, hostility, and unforgettable match in Valencia.
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Billy Galligan looks back on the 1978 World Cup through the eyes of a kid watching Buenos Aires from a pub in Ireland, where Argentina’s dazzling football first felt like a glimpse of another world.
He revisits Scotland’s heartbreaking near-miss, France’s borrowed shirts, Kempes’ breakout run, and the troubling political darkness that shadowed Argentina’s triumph.