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Iconic Football Commentary Moments

Below are 20 famous moments of football (soccer) commentary. For each one, we give you one of the teams that was involved - can you guess the other team?
Answer must correspond to yellow box. To move to a different question, click/tap in a different answer box, or use the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Some quotes have been translated from their original language and/or lightly amended.
The order of teams given for each match may not correspond to which of them (if any) was playing at home.
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Team #2
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"Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over… it is now, it's four!"
England
West Germany
4-2
World Cup
"Mellor… lovely cushioned header… FOR GERRARD!" "OH, YOU BEAUTY! What a hit, son! What a hit!"
Liverpool
Olympiacos
3-1
Champions League
"Oh, Zinedine. Not that, Zinedine. Not that, not today, not now, not after everything you've done." [translated]
France
Italy
1-1
World Cup
"Manchester City are still alive here... Balotelli... AGUERO! … I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again!"
Manchester City
QPR
3-2
Premier League
"Oh, it might get worse! This is quite astonishing! It's all over now! It really is all over for _______! It's a disaster... there's a little boy crying his eyes out... a whole nation is in disbelief."
Germany
Brazil
7-1
World Cup
"The ball's out for a corner kick. Will they have time to take it? Oh, up goes _______'s goalkeeper, Jimmy Glass! Corner comes in... AND JIMMY GLASS, THE GOALKEEPER, HAS SCORED! Jimmy Glass was signed as a replacement goalkeeper for three games... and then, with the last kick of his third game, he's scored the goal that keeps _______ in the Football League!"
Plymouth Argyle
Carlisle United
1-2
Football League Division 3
"It's Tshabalala! Goal for _______! Goal for all of Africa!"
Mexico
South Africa
1-1
World Cup
"Can Manchester United score? They always score. Giggs with the shot... SHERINGHAM!"
Manchester United
Bayern Munich
2-1
Champions League
"Maggie Thatcher! Can you hear me? Your boys took a hell of a beating!"
England
Norway
1-2
World Cup Qualifiers
"Lee. Interesting... VERY interesting! Look at his face! Just look at his face!"
Manchester City
Derby County
1-2
Football League Division 1
"Maradona carries the ball. The genius of world football dashes down the right. He could pass to Burruchaga. Still Maradona. Genius, genius, genius! GOAL! I want to cry!" [translated]
Argentina
England
2-1
World Cup
"A Greek from Mount Olympus has come to the seven hills of Rome, and pulled off a miracle."
Roma
Barcelona
3-0
Champions League
"He has missed the penalty kick! He's missed it! He's flunked it! Everything's going to shit for Ghana!" [translated]
Ghana
Uruguay
1-1
World Cup
"In extra time, it's been Klopp's kids against the billion-pound bottlejobs. For _______, I've got no sympathy whatsoever."
Liverpool
Chelsea
1-0
League Cup
"Oh, the boy from Coatbridge has put _______ in front! … Wait, he's missed it! What happened there?" "He's missed that?!" "OH NO!"
Norway
Scotland
0-0
World Cup Qualifiers
"Thomas, charging through the midfield! Thomas! It's up for grabs now! Thomas, right at the end! An unbelievable climax to the season!"
Liverpool
Arsenal
0-2
Football League Division 1
"The most stupid, appalling, disgusting, and disgraceful exhibition of football, possibly in the history of the game. _______ were prepared to be reasonable; but the Italians only used force."
Italy
Chile
0-2
World Cup
"It's over! It's over! We're going to Paris! We are NEVER going home! Never wake me from this dream! Boo all you want, England!" [translated]
England
Iceland
1-2
European Championship
"Barnes… still John Barnes... COLLYMORE CLOSING IN! Liverpool lead in stoppage time!"
Liverpool
Newcastle United
4-3
Premier League
"I think that, after seeing this, we can die in peace." [translated]
Brazil
France
0-3
World Cup
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b1094
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Level 71
Aug 29, 2025
Links to each commentary moment (part 1):

1. England vs West Germany: https://youtu.be/VPQvekloS8U?feature=shared&t=336

2. Liverpool vs Olympiakos: https://youtu.be/BBy29Tp3riQ?feature=shared&t=390

3. France vs Italy: https://youtu.be/7wZbcCxBP3c?feature=shared&t=9

4. Manchester City vs QPR: https://youtu.be/U1fhiP2fjYc?feature=shared&t=129

5. Germany vs Brazil: https://youtu.be/aE4BdIP6bvc?feature=shared&t=307

6. Plymouth vs Carlisle: https://youtu.be/j_-c_l1fjWM?feature=shared&t=5721 and https://youtu.be/j_-c_l1fjWM?feature=shared&t=5929

7. Mexico vs South Africa: https://youtu.be/HFISx1j0kak?feature=shared&t=18

8. Manchester United vs Bayern Munich: https://youtu.be/n3E65vcMsMw?feature=shared

9. England vs Norway: https://youtu.be/yuPWW3mpA9E?feature=shared&t=193

10. Manchester City vs Derby: https://youtu.be/Tea-s3xCNSU?feature=shared&t=36

b1094
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Level 71
Aug 29, 2025
Links to each commentary moment (part 2):

11. Argentina vs England: https://youtu.be/1wVho3I0NtU?feature=shared&t=18

12. Roma vs Barcelona: https://youtu.be/xyrtk-Pn5Iw?feature=shared&t=37

13. Ghana vs Uruguay: https://youtu.be/FbyiE6np7Wk?feature=shared&t=33

14. Liverpool vs Chelsea: https://www.youtube.com/live/87sAVjJNAhk?feature=shared&t=8973

15. Norway vs Scotland: https://youtu.be/zrqE3rME7QE?feature=shared&t=9

16. Liverpool vs Arsenal: https://youtu.be/aAZK5PpOZOQ?feature=shared&t=68

17. Italy vs Chile: https://youtu.be/T5jVMSlpZhg?feature=shared&t=15

18. England vs Iceland: https://youtu.be/9dQhIjUNNIs?feature=shared&t=10

19. Liverpool vs Newcastle: https://youtu.be/vJmoYqXlmOw?feature=shared&t=108

20. Brazil vs France: https://youtu.be/M2m-YwMjsVk?feature=shared&t=48

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