The best team that did not win the World Cup?

[bigbry]

Netherlands 1974 - no contest

And the referee in the final, Jack Taylor from Wolverhampton, deserves a mention for having the 'balls' to give a penalty against the host nation inside the first minute. I can think of a lot of highly rated referees over a period of many years who might have 'bottled' that one

 

[cybershot]

England 1990

 

[Meltingpot]

Spain 2002.

We was robbed!

Yes you were. South Korea deserved to beat Italy IMO (how could Vieri miss an open goal?), but Spain - no way. That ref needed a white stick.

 

[Placid Casual27]

elephant in the room here, boys and girls, and I'm gonna mention it

Wales, obviously. Joe fucking Jordan obviously robbed us of the crown in Argentina '78, as defending champions we would have given that Brazil '82 side the right runaround