Narrated by joss ACKLAND Written by GEOFREY GREEN
As the elite football nations of the world prepare for next year's World Championship in Argentina, tonight's film presentation recalls the memories of three tense weeks of competition in a wet and stormy German summer: Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff ; tiny Haiti who scored the first goal against Italy for two years; the decline of mighty Brazil, three times World Champions; Scotland, unbeaten and yet eliminated; Poland, who knocked out England in qualifying and became the surprise packet of the tournament; the inventive flowing football of Holland; and the Final itself in the Munich Olympic Stadium, with two penalties awarded by English referee Jack Taylor , ultimate disappointment for the Dutch, and triumph for the hosts, West Germany.
Producer MORTON M. LEWIS
Director MICHAEL SAMUELSON