DeanoAustin
Jimmy McCormick
Probably because football was more open and was a better watch. I still remember going to the opening game of the 1966 finals and seeing Uruguay playing for a draw, I'd never seen that in an international before even N. Ireland and Wales came to Wembley to win in those days.
1990 was the worst World Cup I'd ever seen. Ireland v England was eye gougingly bad and there were a lot of games like that. I think it had the lowest goals per game of any WC until 2010. The football now, even allowing for @parklane1's valid point, is light years ahead of 1990 WC. Euro 96 I found fairly entertaining though.