It’s time to dip back into the 1986 World Cup, by looking at the match of the tournament, a mighty, midday clash in the Mexican heat between France and Brazil, two of the most iconic teams of that era.  France, the reigning European Champions, had started their campaign slowly but looked to be steadily finding their form.  Brazil, underrated in comparison to their 1982 predecessors, were still capable of scoring stylish goals.  They had the deadly striker and solid defence that they had been missing four years previously.  When the two teams collided, it was a spectacular match, an epic rollercoaster ride of skill, high drama, tension and controversy, where old heroes were shown to have feet of clay and new heroes stepped forward.

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