This World Cup Was So Bad, FIFA Had to Change the Rules

Italia '90 was the last FIFA World Cup with just two points for a win and no backpass rule - and that's no coincidence. MUSIC "Stay the Course" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License "Unity" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License "Cupid's Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License Failing Defense Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Heaven and Hell · Jeremy Blake Heaven and Hell ℗ YouTube Audio Library SOURCES “Football History of the Three-Point System.” The Sporting Blog, https://thesporting.blog/blog/Footbal.... Ingham, Alan G., et al. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 2019, https://reference-global.com/article/.... “The IFAB – History of the Laws of the Game.” The International Football Association Board, archived version, https://web.archive.org/web/201810192.... “At World Cup, U.S. Must Face Italy.” The New York Times, 10 Dec. 1989, archived version, https://web.archive.org/web/202011170.... Taylor Interim Report, South Yorkshire Police, archived version, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/201306191.... Wilson, Jonathan. “Italia 90 World Cup Special.” The Guardian, 15 June 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/football/.... “These Football Times: Italia ’90 Nostalgia.” The Guardian, 7 Aug. 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/football/.... Wilson, Jonathan. “England at Italia ’90: Lineker, Maradona and Memories.” The Guardian, 15 May 2014, https://www.theguardian.com/football/.... “Inside the World Cups That Changed Football: From Italia ’90 to Russia 2018.” The Independent, https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f.... “World Cup Story.” ESPN Soccernet, archived version, https://web.archive.org/web/201210261.... “The Back-Pass Rule: 25 Years On – How Has the Premier League Benefited?” Sky Sports, https://www.skysports.com/football/ne....