World Cup - All The Goals From World Cup '98 DVD

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Production Year: 1999 - Sports - Original Language: English - Classification: Exempt more

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ALL THE GOALS OF WORLD CUP 98 delivers what its title implies--loads of the best football action from the intense World Cup match between Brazil and France. From the opening strike...
more...by Cesar Sampaio to the last by Emmanuel Petit, every one of the 171 goals is here.





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Viva La France!


Author's product rating:   World Cup - All The Goals From World Cup '98 DVD - rated by steveking5000

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: All the goals, all the memories,
Disadvantages: Can't see the why teams get penalties, no sendings off

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Where were you nearly 8 years ago? When the World Cup was in France? Well, I'm sure all readers of this review must remember catching some of that great tournament (not for England though!). I'm sure after watching this 58minute DVD your memory will be jogged and you will be counting down the days to Germany for the latest tournament…

A strange introduction to the DVD by FIFA president Joseph Blatter (which you cannot skip) about the emotion of a goal and how this during France 98 has created pleasure and joy. This then leads you into the menu in which you can select to view "other DVD titles" …only 3 out of the 13 are sport related, including 1 of "Page 3 Profile - Joanne Guest"…presumably a blue movie on the exempt from classification DVD.
Now back to the DVD…also on the menu you can select "special features". Which contain all the results from the World Cup from Group A to the Final including the goal scorers and times, but unfortunately you have to keep skipping to the matches you want rather then being able to select it from the start, meaning you have to browse through al the other results each time.
On the menu, there is also a "scene select" option in which you can select which groups (A-H) you want to see or which round (Round 2,Quarter Finals, Semi-Finals, Third Place Play-Off, Final) of goals. This is quite handy and saves you the viewer from having to watch/skip through each round when you only want to see a certain goal etc.
The last menu option is "Play Film", in this case, the main feature of watching all the goals of a magnificent tournament in France 1998!
When you select this option, the feature starts with Group A opener, Brazil V Scotland. You get to see every goal and the player of the name comes onto the screen and the minute in which they scored. Its funny to see old house-hold names like Marcelas Sala's etc. who seem to have vanished off the face of the earth!
One annoying factor is that with moments like Penalties, you don't get to see how the move led to the penalty...so you can't see how during the famous game between England V Argentina, how each penalty was given. Also, you don't see penalty shoot outs and when games end in draws, the DVD just carrys on to the next game. Also, no sending's off are included so you don't get to see the "incident" between Diego Simeone and David Beckham, but this is "All the GOALS of World Cup 98", and not all the action ;-P.
Commentary is provided from the legendary Brian Moore . You will recognise the, both from over the years, but I presume with future World Cup's Clive Tydlsey (ITV) or Martin Tyler (Sky Sports) would be more recognisable now-a-days.

The action you will see will include the following,

Group Stages - in final group positions.
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Group A = Games between Brazil, Norway, Morocco, Scotland
Group B = Games between Italy, Chile, Austria, Cameroon
Group C = Games between France, Denmark, South Africa, Saudi Arabia,
Group D = Games between Nigeria, Paraguay, Spain, Bulgaria,
Group E = Games between Holland, Mexico, Belgium, South Korea
Group F = Games between Germany, Yugoslavia, Iran, USA
Group G = Games between Romania, England, Colombia, Tunisia
Group H = Games between Argentina, Croatia, Jamaica, Japan

Round 2
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Brazil V Chile
Italy V Norway
France V Paraguay
Nigeria V Denmark
Holland V Yugoslavia
Germany V Mexico
Romania V Croatia
Argentina V England

Quarter Finals
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Italy V France
Brazil V Denmark
Holland V Argentina
Germany V Croatia

Semi Finals
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Brazil V Holland
France V Croatia

3rd Place Play Off
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Holland V Croatia

Final
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France V Brazil

I wont tell you the scores, but I'm sure when you read this you will remember some of the games, including Dennis Bergkamps legendary goal against the Argentineans, and not forgetting Michael Owens run against them as well…also Zinedine Zidane 2 headed goals in the final and Davor Suker turning out to be Golden Boot winner with 6 goals.
In Dolby Digital, the sound is crystal clear and the recordings of the crowd from the actual games really help transfer the amazing atmosphere which must have been present all those years ago onto this DVD…all those memories on such a small disc…technology, aye ;-P
Overall a great DVD that is now around for under a £5. (with the DVD of goals from World Cup in 2002 also at same price), it really gets you in the spirit for the up-coming World Cup in Germany and I will end my review with these 3 words I'm sure you will hear time and time again in the near future…COME ON ENGLAND!
 




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