World Cup '66
1966
The Eurovision theme rings out for coverage of the 1996 World Cup finals.
(Clip recorded by Matt Howe)
World Cup Grandstand
1978
World Cup Grandstand
1982
1982 and the World Cup heads to Spain. The theme was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and you might of heard it before, it features in the musical 'Cats'
World Cup Grandstand
1986
Mexico were the hosts for the 1986 World Cup. The theme used by the BBC was 'Aztec Lightning'
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World Cup Grandstand
1990
The famous Nessan Dorma theme was the soundtrack to Italia 90. It even made number two in the pop charts!
Euro 92
1992
A rousing theme for BBC TV's coverage of Euro 92. Shame England didn't get past the group stage!
World Cup Grandstand
1994
America. That country that thinks you need a crash helmet to play football hosts the World Cup in a bid by FIFA to make football more global. Superb title sequence.
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Euro '96
1996
Auntie follows El Tel's army as England play hosts for Euro 96.
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World Cup 98 Live
1998
1998 and France were the hosts and Champions.
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Euro 2000
2000
Belgium and the Netherlands played hosts to the European Championships in 2000. As usual the beeb pulled out a nice classical number to introduce their coverage.
World Cup Promo
2002
This two-minute promo tells us that every four years great heroes will come from the four corners of the earth to compete for the greatest prize known to man.
Word Cup Match of the Day
2002
Brazil beat Germany 2-0 to win the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.
The World Cup Promo
2006
Great stories begin on the BBC...
(Clip recorded by Matt Howe)
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