I really wish people would talk about the video instead of just requesting new videos... he works so hard for these videos and basically doesn't get any feedback :/
I`m an African and I am very glad to see a western UA-cam channel doing a video like this to not only correct the very inaccurate myths about such a legendary and trailblazing team like Zaire were but also properly celebrating and applauding their accolades, influence and ability as a proper footballing side. Thank you for doing this and I hope it helps change the very wrong perceptions about Africa and African football by some ignorant people who somehow refuse to look at us the same way they look at each other. We do matter! More of the same please, I definitely wouldn`t mind watching a few more videos that celebrate African football as well as football from everywhere else across the globe. WE ARE SAYING YES!
Alfie, I've been loving your videos relating to history, geopolitics and anthropology. Football is such an important part of human society and there are so many of these stories, I'm glad you're covering them in such an interesting way. Keep up the good work, king!
Mate, that was one of the best, most informative football UA-cam videos ever. I remember the goal from the same kind of vhs's, and never knew the true story. Thank you
I really feel bad for Zaire. They were expecting to have some of the best weeks in their lives by playing exciting football and getting paid well. In the end they got jail threats and threats to never see their families again. I hate dictatorship and I wish more people would appreciate the team of Zaire. Also congrats on 300k you really deserve it.
In reality, this isn't just about dictatorship; Most people around the world are threatened with loss of liberty through law , but the masquerade has become so deep that we do not see the slavery.
It always makes me sad simply to hear Congo because I had to make a presentation on it for my History of Africa and Ghana course at NAFTI so I learned so much and saw so many horrible pictures. I hate the fact that Leopold II died without paying for his crimes.
Yes, so we can have cheap smartphones. DRC has 90% of coletan world reservres, which is used to make cellphones, satellites or computers. In other world when you buy a smartphone there is 90% of chances of it being a blood cellphone, chances that people died so the price of it can be affordable
Zaire, for anyone who is confused is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is the very large country situated very centrally in Africa
@@who9387 These people sold eachother and blame it on the White men, still sell eachother (NOT to White men anynore) but still blame the White men. Make that make sense.
The lack of context in those DVDs can be alarming sometimes. I have a 'Best of the World Cup' DVD which has Andres Escobar's own goal against the USA set to the Benny Hill theme music :/
@Seatown Fan I believe the DVD was produced by FIFA, so you'd have hoped they'd be aware of the context before putting it in a 'funniest ever own goals' compilation
@@ajbw04m48 Clearly in this instance it means they paid for the commission of the work and pocketed money off its sales, but no one watched it. Quite common before the era of reputational risk and social media. Effectively youtube videos have higher production values than many 90s football vhs tapes.
When i saw the headline i was thinking of 1994 and the own goal of that player from Colombia...! He got shot in a bar later on...! That was disturbing!
@@FoodFolksandGuns Hey, man! Thank you very much for mentioning his name...! I was too young in the 90's to remember. Andres Escobar, Rest In Peace...!!! :(
@@sumedhgarimella6024 What? Really??? That's so disgusting! Nobody should die that way. As a young football fan i was totally shocked! I'm German but this whole thing in Colombia was really touching...! I could never forget what happened to Andres Escobar...!
Damn, I've never actually heard about this moment, nevermind it's backstory. Really upsets me, that people just thought: "Oh they were nuts and did not even know the rules" about Africa Cup winners and the only african World Cup participants.. Nice video, Alfie!
They said when Africans emerged in The 1970's...." Just you wait. We are learning FAST and will be REALLY competitive by 2000 and win it by 2020....." Still waiting and though there have been some fine individual players like George Weah/Drogba etc they are further away than ever.....
You've always got your head in the right place, so I've been especially enjoying the mix of fact and commentary on these historical videos. Also, please note, that when you get fired for making one too many not so subtle comments towards the big man, I'll gladly be switching allegiances to your as yet created channel lol. Keep up the great work
This is such a great video, far beyond the football pitch. The story of the Zaire team is truely a sad story, as is the story of DR Congo. Thank you for showing respect and insight. RIP, Mwepu Ilunga.
Excellent video. I remember this clip being the butt of many jokes growing up so I'm glad to see you've taken the time to help dispel the myth. Your videos on the historical and political aspects of football are always thoroughly researched and excellently presented. They've compelled me to go away and do my own research on despotic and corrupt regimes I didn't not know much about (starting to see where FIFA got their inspiration)!! No one else is putting out this kind of football related content and these types of videos are a refreshing break from the standard stuff on UA-cam. Keep up the good work Alfie!!!
@@nidalq1987 and then, when they are truly poor and with no actual structure, give then democracy (but not too much nor anti-imperialist elected politicians), watch the country try to walk with a severed throat and wonder why they are "stupid" enough to choke on their own blood, forgetting who severed their throat
Lumumba was genuinely a good guy too. He just wanted his country treated fairly by western powers and to have a political system of the people’s choosing. But MY GOD, a system that is slightly left of centre??? That must mean EVIL COMMUNISM and necessitates a killing spree 🙄
@Ricardo Leonardo I studied the Scramble for Africa at university. The word ‘bankrupt’ wasn’t even a word that made sense before Leopold got his dirty hands on the place and killed 10 million people. The Belgians weren’t communist, Lumumba wasn’t a communist and neither was Mobutu 🤷♂️ The Soviets had a little involvement during the Congo Crisis but Capitalist Western countries have been exploiting the Congo since the late 1800s and continue to do so to this day. Everyone who has an iPhone owns a little piece of the Congo. Probably thanks to some impoverished kid being paid next to nothing to dig the coltan out of the ground. I very much doubt it is communism forcing him to do it 🙄Maybe you can enlighten me and give me a different explanation??? 🤷♂️
I remember watching the game as a child whilst on holiday in Cornwall and wondering what on Earth he was doing, I've not heard a sensible account of what happened until today, 47 years later ! So thank you for for shedding light on the incident and reminding the World that Zaire were worthy of a place at the World Cup.
I didn't know about this story before watching this, and in 15 minutes you've educated me and entertained me too. Great videos, I've been watching for a couple of years now and will continue to.
An amazing achievement, for sure, but that does mean that they also *had* the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. It could only happen in a country where large swathes of the population lack access to basic sanitation.
Thank you Alfie for such a fine and informative video. I remember growing up and the common narratives about Black and especially African footballers (i remember particularly Taribo West) being inept in terms of mental strength and understanding of the game and it always infuriated me.This video is a godsend and please consider doing more of the same ilk
I'm glad to hitc talking about my country with such accurate information. I'm a football lover and I would love to participate research in future hitc.
Brilliant vid! Huge thank you for educating me about this incident. I was a year old at the time but growing up I watched many clips including this one and never quite understood why he did what he did. Once again thank you and please keep up the wonderful work. Love from a fan from Sudan.
He mentioned it,you might have missed part that he said Mobutu enjoyed backing from Amerikkka,Belgium and France .They all called for assassination of Patrice Lumumba the democratically elected leader.
Well that's how things go and not limited to Africa. The US actually delivered the fuel that enabled the German Reich to attack its neighbouring countries. They made world war 2 happen without knowing about the high price they were going to pay. But wait, those weren't the millionaires and politicians who suffered, just dispensable stupid people got shot on the beach. The US have been involved in the generation of so many wars. Wasn't it Mrs.Albright who practically invited Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait? The entire media war including crying diplomats daughters etc., financed or approved by the US. I really did not sympathize with Hugo Chavez. But after Bush left the UN meeting it really smelled like sulfur in the UN building for days. It's not the average manipulated Americans who are the problem though.
Could you do a video on what happend to Scottish football? There 86 squad had players from Barcelona, Liverpool, United, sampdoria, arsenal etc Their most recent team included players from Millwall, Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday. How can a nation go from producing players that are balon'dor contenders to being only marginally better than some minos
Where to start with Scottish football...a determination to breed and coach strong players that are good at hoof and chase football ahead of actual youngsters with talent for whole of the 1990s probably kept scotland playing 80s style football well into the new millennium. The SFA is not fit for purpose and is a corrupt old pals act.
Thanks for telling this story. I felt genuinely terrified thinking about how powerless those players must’ve felt after being deceived and threatened by their own country and ignored by fifa
This is some amazing content, honestly. One of a kind in UA-cam. I reckon the top 7's get more views, so I understand if you can't do this type of videos every time, but I really enjoy them and hope you bring more of this whenever you can!
That was a really strange period, the football "comedy" videos were everywhere - I had Ian Wright's It Shouldn't Happen to a footballer personally. I've never bought into the whole "didn't know the rules" thing, if only because there'd be other clips of the player doing that in the other two group stage games. Dictatorships - not even once.
At the time watching it live, I thought the player had reacted to the referee's whistle. believing that a Brazil player had already touched the ball, but not so as it turns out.
This is such a beautiful video Alfie. Beautiful in the way you explained it and heartbreaking because of the horrendous times that Congo/Zaire has gone through and still is. I hope there is peace and satisfaction soon in the nation.
The legacy of Zaïre modern day Congo still lives on. They have one of the most successful teams in Sub-Saharan Africa namely TP Mazimbe. As a supporter of esperance Tunis, we have seen their attacking football first hand. They also respect our players and officials whenever we go there be it teams or national team Unlike Senegal where they straight up beat players and house them in subhuman accommodations very far from the stadium. Cameroon did the same last Africa Cup with Algeria..
This is a brilliant video. I also saw that clip as a kid on one of those Football's Funniest Moments shows and haven't really thought about it in any depth since then but this was a really insightful piece of journalism. Great work.
Awesome video! Thank you for clearing this up for the people who just assumed the worst. Your channels research on all football topics is unmatched and which is why this channel is one of the best football channels on this website!
Your best video by a mile! Don't get me wrong, your other videos are also very nice and interesting, especially impressive since you are churning out so many of them, but this one really stands out. Super interesting story, and really shows how football is connected to history and culture. Keep up the good work!
What an incredible video. I watched this in horror as I have also been someone who believed Zaire was the shittiest team to play a wc. I am ashamed of myself for thinking like that. Huge thanks to hitc sevens for bringing the actual story light. I can't believe the amount of research you've put in for this. Please, more of these. I'll share this channel to as many possible to increase your subscription.
A surprisingly great understanding of DR Congo. For anyone who wants more understanding of the country, read Dante’s Inferno, a good story of the damage done to Congo by Leopold and Belgian colonization, resulting in the rise of mobutu, the Cold War with Congo as the proxy, civil wars, etc Great video.
Great video Alfie! But since we're into this topic now, I think it would be interesting to watch a video about the Kuwaiti National Team on the 1982 WC, particularly because of that famous moment against France.
it kind of amazes me how strong the DRC team would of been today if all the players eligible to represent them actually did (Mandanda, Kompany, Wan Bissaka, the Lukaku brothers( Romelu and Jordan), Nzonzi and Batshuayi. They certainly would have been a powerhouse in African football and would have probably qualified for a world cup! Sadly, that's just an if.
I remember this moment. I was 12 at the time. I have never heard the accusation that the player didn't know the rules. We just thought it was frustration. Probably added in the 90s for comedy effect, but it wasn't believed by our generation,
I'm from Yugoslavia,I was 13,and everybody(me included) thought it was frustration and that he maybe even tried to hit brazil players with the ball. This is the first time I hear the theory "he was stupid". Really stupid theory and explanation.
@@ms-jl6dl It wouldn't surprise me if this "he was just stupid" suggestion was never actually a mainstream idea, but was instead blown out of proportion later by people who obsessively look for things to call racist, to show "how racist people in the past were."
The way you combine football with real world context is amazing, great way to get people understanding the wider world as well as discussing football in a really unique way. You and the Tifo lot are head and shoulders above the rest of football youtube!
Thank you for one of the best things I have seen on UA-cam... enlightened, analytical, compassionate and intelligent. ...That should be used in schools as part of media studies, sociology, psychology, English comparative studies and semiology. I cannot praise it highly enough... BRILLIANT!!!!
How about a video on the 1966 North Korean team that beat Italy in the group stages and led 3-0 against Eusebio's Portugal in the quarter finals? Yes, they lost that QF game 5-3 in the end but they put up a great performance for an Asian team and it would be interesting to hear their story! I love your historic content in general and this was a great video!
Great performance by any team! They won through better conditioning while being underestimated by their opponents. Were it not for Eusebio, they might have gone further.
Request: moments of glory for absolutely average players. Example: Angelos Charisteas heading Greece to victory in extra time of the 2004 European Cup final.
He was decent in Netherlands Andy Wender in my opinion. But to be honest every National final in the last decade has players like that to score(excluding Iniesta)
I don't understand why this has almost 500 dislikes, fantastic video and this dispels the silly myth about happened. Amazing channel and i hope it continues to grow
Excellent video. Not only fully informative, and interesting but I can tell from the tone of your voice you’re rightly incensed about how laden with prejudice the common misconception of this is.
Well that answers the question I had when I first watched the clip on Nick Hancock's video - "Why the hell did he do that?" I never prescribed to that view of they didn't know the rules - if they didn't, they sure as hell wouldn't have qualified. Given the back story of not being paid, their actions are all the more unenviable and understandable. I really enjoy these videos that look at the political and historical undertones of what happened outside of the pitch because they give a certain context to proceedings that some will probably hate because "football and politics shouldn't mix."
This was an amazing video. I am a fan and have subscribed. This was the most thought provoking video you have made, and in my view the best. Thank you.
If it was a Canadian, people would have thought the exact same thing. Everybody knows Canadians and Americans don't know how to play football. They don't even know the name of the game!
I think the difference being if it was an American or Canadian, people wouldn't question their intelligence, just that they "dont know the rules" as opposed to when it is someone who is African or is black, it turns to oh "well they're just dumb". One of the examples of implicit racial bias in western society.
HITC Sevens. If I could subscribe twice, I would. Very impressive content. I hope there will be many more of these mini-docs. Finally a UA-camr who is not lazy and provides real, interesting content with good research.
Great vid with a good understanding of DRC politics and corruption along with the lazy racial stereotyping of Europeans towards Africans in the 70s plus insight into the brutal regime of mobutu Sese Seko.👍
I was very impressed with your perspective and personal insight into this tragic side. I was familiar w this story and adding insult to injury, when they returned to Zaire, apparently no one was there to greet them and players had to catch taxis home. It was always amazing to me how at the youth world cups African nations particularly Ghana and Nigeria respectfully, would dominate and often win yet were never able to carry that dominance into the senior world cups.
Fantastic video, mate. Love how deep you went into the back story to really give it the reflection it deserves. After all many of us grew up believing that story to be true.
You are right but I am a 66-year-old Londoner and almost every time you hear about a Black Country or person in Africa there has been a Dictatorship or mishandling of Aid money or War and it never seems to change and the insane thing even in Western Society is the more they are impoverished ( particularly of Jamaican antecedency ) without a Father around offering emotional,practical and financial support like West African parents and Jewish,Asiatic and Chinese then the more children they have................which makes them even more impoverished. If the poor Mother cannot feed 2 children then how can she feed 3,4,5 or more. ???
@@Isleofskye well all these dictators were approved by western countries . And the colonial things that happened was cruel and also not to mention gold oil.diamond metal and all minerals africans r killed for to this day
Thank you, as an African(Nigerian) I am happy your clarified this false myth. African football has vastly improved and I know that within my lifetime I will see an African Nation lift the world cup.
Zaire fights against colonization, and USA intalls one of the most brutal dictatorships ever, not hesitant to risk genocide any moment. A Zaire- player, afraid for his life, and the lives of his relatives, disobeys a rule, to make a mark for the world, that is watching, make us look closer... What the West understands from the whole affair: "Huh, Zaire doesn´t even understand football-rules !!!". My congratulations to the western civilization, it´s been a long way, but one cannot hide/doubt the obvious progress... ;-)
I really wish people would talk about the video instead of just requesting new videos... he works so hard for these videos and basically doesn't get any feedback :/
couldnt agree more.
Good point. I agree totally.
Almost needs 2 seperate comments sections. 1 about the video and another for future ideas
It's the peoples channel
Riku Väyrynen fancy him or something?
Suomi
I`m an African and I am very glad to see a western UA-cam channel doing a video like this to not only correct the very inaccurate myths about such a legendary and trailblazing team like Zaire were but also properly celebrating and applauding their accolades, influence and ability as a proper footballing side. Thank you for doing this and I hope it helps change the very wrong perceptions about Africa and African football by some ignorant people who somehow refuse to look at us the same way they look at each other. We do matter! More of the same please, I definitely wouldn`t mind watching a few more videos that celebrate African football as well as football from everywhere else across the globe. WE ARE SAYING YES!
Totally agree
Agree bro, greetings from India here. Stay safe bro
Great video and great post, completely agree with you. Love from Ireland bro
Totally agree. Africa has been horribly exploited and ridiculed by the West for so long.
I’m a middle eastern and I AGREE
Alfie, I've been loving your videos relating to history, geopolitics and anthropology. Football is such an important part of human society and there are so many of these stories, I'm glad you're covering them in such an interesting way. Keep up the good work, king!
Agreed! It’s more than “just” a game.
Agreed, although I said this on another hitc sevens video recently and got someone in my inbox moaning about "SJWs" and "Karens" in football 😛
Contrabanned fuck em mate
An idea for a future book maybe.....
@@vankallahan59 no thanks they smell of stale sweat and warm Doritos
Mate, that was one of the best, most informative football UA-cam videos ever. I remember the goal from the same kind of vhs's, and never knew the true story. Thank you
Completely agree
He should collaborate with Tifo Football, that's a match made in heaven for us soccer nerds.
aramesh428 you had me up until you said soccer 😂😂 but yeah that would be a great video
@@RiZERiZERiZE stop being distracted my meaningless linguistic drift (created on the right hand side of the Atlantic, actually).
It goes nowhere.
mate he doesn't even talk about the "dark truth" this is clickbait as fuck
I really feel bad for Zaire. They were expecting to have some of the best weeks in their lives by playing exciting football and getting paid well. In the end they got jail threats and threats to never see their families again. I hate dictatorship and I wish more people would appreciate the team of Zaire. Also congrats on 300k you really deserve it.
its congo now
@Sean Tottenham you spelt it wrong again
Blame the USA and Belgium for installing a dictatorship in Congo when they assassinated the democratically elected PM Patrice lumumba
@@watisoninata5150 That's the problem in Africa Westerners will do everything to have your natural ressources
In reality, this isn't just about dictatorship; Most people around the world are threatened with loss of liberty through law , but the masquerade has become so deep that we do not see the slavery.
The story of DRC is one of the saddest African stories
yup i’m congolese
It always makes me sad simply to hear Congo because I had to make a presentation on it for my History of Africa and Ghana course at NAFTI so I learned so much and saw so many horrible pictures. I hate the fact that Leopold II died without paying for his crimes.
I learned about what happened to Patrick Lumumba and it makes my blood boil
Yes, so we can have cheap smartphones. DRC has 90% of coletan world reservres, which is used to make cellphones, satellites or computers. In other world when you buy a smartphone there is 90% of chances of it being a blood cellphone, chances that people died so the price of it can be affordable
is it not a sad belgian story?
I love videos like this. Especially as an African watching videos everywhere about European football but very little about African football.
Alfie proving once again why hes the GOAT youtube football historian
He really is the only one who comes close is Reymar no one else has such engaging videos
@@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT Raymar is nothing compared to Alfie
Battist Oberhößel I said Reymar only comes close that’s basically nothing
@@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT You all are forgetting Tifo football
What is GOAT?
Zaire, for anyone who is confused is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is the very large country situated very centrally in Africa
It had to be renamed because Zaire does not rhyme with Um Bongo.
And typically for the corrupt continent of Africa DR Congo is not even a REAL doctor.
@@who9387 These people sold eachother and blame it on the White men, still sell eachother (NOT to White men anynore) but still blame the White men.
Make that make sense.
@@who9387 Cardano now makes even more sense.
@@davidlonhol8016 I guess you don’t class CIA as ‘the white man’ then
Never sat comfortable with me the concept that he didn’t understand the rules. It may be 1974 but it’s still the World Cup. Good job mate
I remember the commentary by John Motson: "Well what on earth did he do that for?!" Now I have my answer.
The lack of context in those DVDs can be alarming sometimes. I have a 'Best of the World Cup' DVD which has Andres Escobar's own goal against the USA set to the Benny Hill theme music :/
Was he the guy that's was shot dead afterwards?
@Seatown Fan I believe the DVD was produced by FIFA, so you'd have hoped they'd be aware of the context before putting it in a 'funniest ever own goals' compilation
The truth may be dark, but it’s better than blissful ignorance.
@@ajbw04m48 Clearly in this instance it means they paid for the commission of the work and pocketed money off its sales, but no one watched it. Quite common before the era of reputational risk and social media. Effectively youtube videos have higher production values than many 90s football vhs tapes.
AJBW04 -Horrific and tragic!
When i saw the headline i was thinking of 1994 and the own goal of that player from Colombia...! He got shot in a bar later on...! That was disturbing!
That was due to Colombian Drug Cartels and their 'friendly' wagers on the WC..Which is equally as dark i guess
RIP Andres Escobar
@@FoodFolksandGuns Hey, man! Thank you very much for mentioning his name...! I was too young in the 90's to remember.
Andres Escobar, Rest In Peace...!!! :(
Apparently the guy who shot him yelled "Goal" after killing him. Indeed a very sad and gruesome act.
@@sumedhgarimella6024 What? Really??? That's so disgusting! Nobody should die that way. As a young football fan i was totally shocked! I'm German but this whole thing in Colombia was really touching...! I could never forget what happened to Andres Escobar...!
Damn, I've never actually heard about this moment, nevermind it's backstory.
Really upsets me, that people just thought: "Oh they were nuts and did not even know the rules" about Africa Cup winners and the only african World Cup participants..
Nice video, Alfie!
They said when Africans emerged in The 1970's...." Just you wait. We are learning FAST and will be REALLY competitive by 2000 and win it by 2020....."
Still waiting and though there have been some fine individual players like George Weah/Drogba etc they are further away than ever.....
Fair point as my friends Brunswick,Gordy and Vee Jay agree....
ps:Do you get the reference, my friend ? :)
@MrNorthernSol You are racist you just wont admit it
@MrNorthernSol Racist people always try deny it aswell your probably All Lives Matter arent you?
@@Isleofskye They did win it by 2018. That French team was basically an African conglomerate lol.
You've always got your head in the right place, so I've been especially enjoying the mix of fact and commentary on these historical videos. Also, please note, that when you get fired for making one too many not so subtle comments towards the big man, I'll gladly be switching allegiances to your as yet created channel lol. Keep up the great work
This is such a great video, far beyond the football pitch. The story of the Zaire team is truely a sad story, as is the story of DR Congo. Thank you for showing respect and insight. RIP, Mwepu Ilunga.
Excellent video. I remember this clip being the butt of many jokes growing up so I'm glad to see you've taken the time to help dispel the myth. Your videos on the historical and political aspects of football are always thoroughly researched and excellently presented. They've compelled me to go away and do my own research on despotic and corrupt regimes I didn't not know much about (starting to see where FIFA got their inspiration)!!
No one else is putting out this kind of football related content and these types of videos are a refreshing break from the standard stuff on UA-cam. Keep up the good work Alfie!!!
It felt like I was in School being taught Congolese history
But then a lesson from your favourite teacher.. Impressive stuff.
@@RS-zp1we very informative and entertaining
well all I needed to know was that he kicked it because he didn't know the rules, the rest of the video was pretty pointless so yeah...
@@ghjklkop7868 i bet 1000 ur caucasian 😂 funny how i got it right huh ?
@@ghjklkop7868 you just watched a whole video why it wasn't that and you're going with your preconceived racist notions. You're a disgrace
One of the best videos ever also Congo was plunged into war sponsored by Belgium, France and USA who saw to the removal of Lumumba
Just to keep stealing its resources, same as many places around the world, where instable situations are still existing.
@@nidalq1987 and then, when they are truly poor and with no actual structure, give then democracy (but not too much nor anti-imperialist elected politicians), watch the country try to walk with a severed throat and wonder why they are "stupid" enough to choke on their own blood, forgetting who severed their throat
Yes, you're very correct
Lumumba was genuinely a good guy too. He just wanted his country treated fairly by western powers and to have a political system of the people’s choosing. But MY GOD, a system that is slightly left of centre??? That must mean EVIL COMMUNISM and necessitates a killing spree 🙄
@Ricardo Leonardo I studied the Scramble for Africa at university. The word ‘bankrupt’ wasn’t even a word that made sense before Leopold got his dirty hands on the place and killed 10 million people. The Belgians weren’t communist, Lumumba wasn’t a communist and neither was Mobutu 🤷♂️ The Soviets had a little involvement during the Congo Crisis but Capitalist Western countries have been exploiting the Congo since the late 1800s and continue to do so to this day. Everyone who has an iPhone owns a little piece of the Congo. Probably thanks to some impoverished kid being paid next to nothing to dig the coltan out of the ground. I very much doubt it is communism forcing him to do it 🙄Maybe you can enlighten me and give me a different explanation??? 🤷♂️
I remember watching the game as a child whilst on holiday in Cornwall and wondering what on Earth he was doing, I've not heard a sensible account of what happened until today, 47 years later ! So thank you for for shedding light on the incident and reminding the World that Zaire were worthy of a place at the World Cup.
Petition for Alfie to talk about Adebayo Akinfenwa’s career.
His first match and where they are now
Jamerson Grimes would be interesting. I wonder where he was playing back then.
AKINA AKINA AKINAFENWA IS NOWWWWWW INFORRRRMMMM
Sure it would go like this
Shit Wycombe player
KSI makes him a meme
Still a shit Wycombe player
@@magnussankaran1097 ????????
I didn't know about this story before watching this, and in 15 minutes you've educated me and entertained me too. Great videos, I've been watching for a couple of years now and will continue to.
I never comment on videos but I had to for this one! This is more than a video, it's an education! Thank you so much for posting.
Time to turn this picture from a laughing stock to an iconic and powerful moment in the World Cup
Most people don’t even know about this
Never expected a football channel to go so deep in research/ background. Great stuff!
this is probably the most interesting video i have seen from any football channel, good job!
Don't forget they just stopped the worst Ebola outbreak in history recently in Dr Congo
An amazing achievement, for sure, but that does mean that they also *had* the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. It could only happen in a country where large swathes of the population lack access to basic sanitation.
Thank you Alfie for such a fine and informative video. I remember growing up and the common narratives about Black and especially African footballers (i remember particularly Taribo West) being inept in terms of mental strength and understanding of the game and it always infuriated me.This video is a godsend and please consider doing more of the same ilk
I'm glad to hitc talking about my country with such accurate information. I'm a football lover and I would love to participate research in future hitc.
".....to quote Bob Dylan!"
Love this channel even more now!
Congratulations on 300K subs!
quoting bob dylan is old. the times they are a changing
Shift
Maybe. But don't think twice about it, it's all right!😅😅
Congratulations on 300K Alfie. I've been here since 2018 and will stick around for more.
Is it just me or is this one of the first ever “The dark truth behind ...” videos on UA-cam where the truth is actually kinda dark
Brilliant vid! Huge thank you for educating me about this incident. I was a year old at the time but growing up I watched many clips including this one and never quite understood why he did what he did. Once again thank you and please keep up the wonderful work. Love from a fan from Sudan.
You forgot to mention the fact the CIA brought Mbutu to power.
Please subscribe I think “supported by United States” and “Cold War proxy” can imply this. But still, that extra detail would’ve been useful.
@@lewatoaofair2522 Not just cold war politics but to plunder congolese minerals .
He mentioned it,you might have missed part that he said Mobutu enjoyed backing from Amerikkka,Belgium and France .They all called for assassination of Patrice Lumumba the democratically elected leader.
Well that's how things go and not limited to Africa. The US actually delivered the fuel that enabled the German Reich to attack its neighbouring countries. They made world war 2 happen without knowing about the high price they were going to pay. But wait, those weren't the millionaires and politicians who suffered, just dispensable stupid people got shot on the beach. The US have been involved in the generation of so many wars. Wasn't it Mrs.Albright who practically invited Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait? The entire media war including crying diplomats daughters etc., financed or approved by the US. I really did not sympathize with Hugo Chavez. But after Bush left the UN meeting it really smelled like sulfur in the UN building for days. It's not the average manipulated Americans who are the problem though.
@@arnotheel9163 Thanks for the info,I will look it up to get more details the story.We keep learning everyday.
Give this man a netflix show, would be serious!
Could you do a video on what happend to Scottish football?
There 86 squad had players from Barcelona, Liverpool, United, sampdoria, arsenal etc
Their most recent team included players from Millwall, Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday.
How can a nation go from producing players that are balon'dor contenders to being only marginally better than some minos
*minnows
Same thing happened to republic of ireland were shit now
Where to start with Scottish football...a determination to breed and coach strong players that are good at hoof and chase football ahead of actual youngsters with talent for whole of the 1990s probably kept scotland playing 80s style football well into the new millennium. The SFA is not fit for purpose and is a corrupt old pals act.
Even with great players, still underachieved in '86
Still have players from Arsenal and Liverpool
Thanks for telling this story. I felt genuinely terrified thinking about how powerless those players must’ve felt after being deceived and threatened by their own country and ignored by fifa
This is some amazing content, honestly. One of a kind in UA-cam. I reckon the top 7's get more views, so I understand if you can't do this type of videos every time, but I really enjoy them and hope you bring more of this whenever you can!
Thank you for finally clearing this up. I also seen clips of this from “own goals and gaffs” videos and always wondered the real reason!
That was a really strange period, the football "comedy" videos were everywhere - I had Ian Wright's It Shouldn't Happen to a footballer personally.
I've never bought into the whole "didn't know the rules" thing, if only because there'd be other clips of the player doing that in the other two group stage games.
Dictatorships - not even once.
I also had a few, Own Goals and Gaffes, More Own Goals and Gaffes, and Danny Dyer's Football Foul Ups
At the time watching it live, I thought the player had reacted to the referee's whistle. believing that a Brazil player had already touched the ball, but not so as it turns out.
This is such a beautiful video Alfie. Beautiful in the way you explained it and heartbreaking because of the horrendous times that Congo/Zaire has gone through and still is. I hope there is peace and satisfaction soon in the nation.
Wow this video is really Interesting I'd love more videos like this if there are any more stories like this
The legacy of Zaïre modern day Congo still lives on. They have one of the most successful teams in Sub-Saharan Africa namely TP Mazimbe. As a supporter of esperance Tunis, we have seen their attacking football first hand. They also respect our players and officials whenever we go there be it teams or national team Unlike Senegal where they straight up beat players and house them in subhuman accommodations very far from the stadium. Cameroon did the same last Africa Cup with Algeria..
That Zairean kit was cool
This is a brilliant video.
I also saw that clip as a kid on one of those Football's Funniest Moments shows and haven't really thought about it in any depth since then but this was a really insightful piece of journalism. Great work.
Awesome video! Thank you for clearing this up for the people who just assumed the worst. Your channels research on all football topics is unmatched and which is why this channel is one of the best football channels on this website!
Amazing video. One of my favourites on UA-cam. Respect.
Quality video. I remember watching this clip on an old vhs and having that exact sense you described. Thank you for educating me today
Your best video by a mile! Don't get me wrong, your other videos are also very nice and interesting, especially impressive since you are churning out so many of them, but this one really stands out. Super interesting story, and really shows how football is connected to history and culture. Keep up the good work!
What an incredible video.
I watched this in horror as I have also been someone who believed Zaire was the shittiest team to play a wc. I am ashamed of myself for thinking like that.
Huge thanks to hitc sevens for bringing the actual story light. I can't believe the amount of research you've put in for this. Please, more of these. I'll share this channel to as many possible to increase your subscription.
A surprisingly great understanding of DR Congo. For anyone who wants more understanding of the country, read Dante’s Inferno, a good story of the damage done to Congo by Leopold and Belgian colonization, resulting in the rise of mobutu, the Cold War with Congo as the proxy, civil wars, etc
Great video.
Keep up these history vids Alfie. It’s much more interesting that ‘Top ten best footballers’ or whatever
Thank you. Almost every one of these videos have changed my opinion or belief on the topic you speak about. Keep up the great work
Great video Alfie!
But since we're into this topic now, I think it would be interesting to watch a video about the Kuwaiti National Team on the 1982 WC, particularly because of that famous moment against France.
Thank you very much for setting this right. A huge thank you to you.
it kind of amazes me how strong the DRC team would of been today if all the players eligible to represent them actually did (Mandanda, Kompany, Wan Bissaka, the Lukaku brothers( Romelu and Jordan), Nzonzi and Batshuayi. They certainly would have been a powerhouse in African football and would have probably qualified for a world cup! Sadly, that's just an if.
Fascinating piece, Alfie. These are the stories that should be told. Thank you as ever, great work.
Well done on 300k subs, Alfie.
Excellent video. The most respectful way of presenting the facts while also sharing the importance you feel it has on the world. Well in.
I remember this moment. I was 12 at the time. I have never heard the accusation that the player didn't know the rules. We just thought it was frustration.
Probably added in the 90s for comedy effect, but it wasn't believed by our generation,
I'm from Yugoslavia,I was 13,and everybody(me included) thought it was frustration and that he maybe even tried to hit brazil players with the ball. This is the first time I hear the theory "he was stupid". Really stupid theory and explanation.
@@ms-jl6dl It wouldn't surprise me if this "he was just stupid" suggestion was never actually a mainstream idea, but was instead blown out of proportion later by people who obsessively look for things to call racist, to show "how racist people in the past were."
The way you combine football with real world context is amazing, great way to get people understanding the wider world as well as discussing football in a really unique way. You and the Tifo lot are head and shoulders above the rest of football youtube!
Loved this video mate. Would like to see more of the football/political mix videos. They are quite engrossing.
Thank you for one of the best things I have seen on UA-cam... enlightened, analytical, compassionate and intelligent. ...That should be used in schools as part of media studies, sociology, psychology, English comparative studies and semiology. I cannot praise it highly enough... BRILLIANT!!!!
“Scotland Laughing stock?” England must be a laughing stock now 0-0 with Scotland!!
Then thumped by Czech and oot they go...
Congrats, Scotland have won the "0-0 against England" Cup
@@helgelorenz7187 No, congratulations. This English person called Scotland "the laughing stock." England could only draw with the "laughing stock"
@@Turtytreeandaturd never lost to the "might" of Peru or Costa Rica. Oh & a mighty 0-0 with that footballing powerhouse Iran....
@@Turtytreeandaturd if untrue, why so upset?
Thanks for this video mate.
This was all new to me and the fact that you went into some detail to add context is appreciated.
Day 10: What could’ve been East Germany XI (of current players e.g. Kroos / Schmelzer?)
This video is the reason I subscribed. Great work brother keep it up!!!
How about a video on the 1966 North Korean team that beat Italy in the group stages and led 3-0 against Eusebio's Portugal in the quarter finals? Yes, they lost that QF game 5-3 in the end but they put up a great performance for an Asian team and it would be interesting to hear their story! I love your historic content in general and this was a great video!
Great performance by any team! They won through better conditioning while being underestimated by their opponents. Were it not for Eusebio, they might have gone further.
This was an excellent piece of journalism. Really really well done.
Request: moments of glory for absolutely average players. Example: Angelos Charisteas heading Greece to victory in extra time of the 2004 European Cup final.
Eder scoring for Portugal in Euro 2016
He was decent in Netherlands Andy Wender in my opinion. But to be honest every National final in the last decade has players like that to score(excluding Iniesta)
The Tahitian player who scored against Nigeria in the 2013 Confederations Cup
I don't understand why this has almost 500 dislikes, fantastic video and this dispels the silly myth about happened. Amazing channel and i hope it continues to grow
Ppl dont like challenging themselves to actual research its easier to b ignorant
This was a brilliant video and has made me realise how foolish I'd been previously.
Thanks Sam, and don't worry, I was right there with you, along with thousands of others.
Excellent video. Not only fully informative, and interesting but I can tell from the tone of your voice you’re rightly incensed about how laden with prejudice the common misconception of this is.
Well that answers the question I had when I first watched the clip on Nick Hancock's video - "Why the hell did he do that?" I never prescribed to that view of they didn't know the rules - if they didn't, they sure as hell wouldn't have qualified. Given the back story of not being paid, their actions are all the more unenviable and understandable. I really enjoy these videos that look at the political and historical undertones of what happened outside of the pitch because they give a certain context to proceedings that some will probably hate because "football and politics shouldn't mix."
This was an amazing video. I am a fan and have subscribed. This was the most thought provoking video you have made, and in my view the best. Thank you.
Day 61: XI of most own goals scored since 2010/of all time
IrishLassie2017 but that would not be a xi he chose bc there is only 1 players that have the most own goal in that position
Surely this deserves a reply. He can’t ignore this forever.
Day 61 of being an arse. Grow up.
A much needed video, thanks for highlighting this :)
OMG, I had nick Hancock's football nightmares! This really brought me back...
"He's clear.... He's clear!.... He's clearly a twat"
What an amazingly informative video. One of the best I’ve seen on UA-cam for ages. Thanks!
If it was a Canadian, people would have thought the exact same thing. Everybody knows Canadians and Americans don't know how to play football. They don't even know the name of the game!
I think the difference being if it was an American or Canadian, people wouldn't question their intelligence, just that they "dont know the rules" as opposed to when it is someone who is African or is black, it turns to oh "well they're just dumb". One of the examples of implicit racial bias in western society.
Toxic think you’re reaching there. If it was any other smallish/unknown country outside Europe or South America, then people would say the same
@@DzmxgeEU Bar Asia and the Middle East, most of those countries have black people or dark skinned people. My point would still stand
@@morbidfran You are saying that Europeans don't regard Americans as stupid?
Toxic no your point doesn’t still stand
HITC Sevens. If I could subscribe twice, I would. Very impressive content. I hope there will be many more of these mini-docs. Finally a UA-camr who is not lazy and provides real, interesting content with good research.
Anyone who’s read Imagine That - Football
The History of Football Rewritten: hey I’ve seen this one
This is such a good video. Thank you for this. I hope people fast forward through those backwards parts of the old VHS tapes.
Great vid with a good understanding of DRC politics and corruption along with the lazy racial stereotyping of Europeans towards Africans in the 70s plus insight into the brutal regime of mobutu Sese Seko.👍
I was very impressed with your perspective and personal insight into this tragic side. I was familiar w this story and adding insult to injury, when they returned to Zaire, apparently no one was there to greet them and players had to catch taxis home.
It was always amazing to me how at the youth world cups African nations particularly Ghana and Nigeria respectfully, would dominate and often win yet were never able to carry that dominance into the senior world cups.
Scotland then were not a laughing stock as they are now. Nice.
Fantastic video, mate. Love how deep you went into the back story to really give it the reflection it deserves. After all many of us grew up believing that story to be true.
I appreciate this video. Black ppl used to hearin this stuff n ppl just say "you got a chip on your shoulder" when we speak about it 💯👊🏽
You are right but I am a 66-year-old Londoner and almost every time you hear about a Black Country or person in Africa there has been a Dictatorship or mishandling of Aid money or War and it never seems to change and the insane thing even in Western Society is the more they are impoverished ( particularly of Jamaican antecedency )
without a Father around offering emotional,practical and financial support like West African parents and Jewish,Asiatic and Chinese then the more children they have................which makes them even more impoverished. If the poor Mother cannot feed 2 children then how can she feed 3,4,5 or more. ???
@@Isleofskye well that makes sense. You was probably a teddy boy back in the day when life actually mattered 4 u lol.
@@Isleofskye well all these dictators were approved by western countries .
And the colonial things that happened was cruel and also not to mention gold oil.diamond metal and all minerals africans r killed for to this day
@@bobchipman7737 Who approved of Mugabe and his 23 Royal Palaces and murderous ways, Bob?
thank you for this video, giving much needed context. you just made me a subscriber.
3:57 me watching boys in creative mode
Thank you, as an African(Nigerian) I am happy your clarified this false myth. African football has vastly improved and I know that within my lifetime I will see an African Nation lift the world cup.
11:01 Brilliant point made by you
As a Congolese teen this video was very very good the research was on point thank you my man
Zaire fights against colonization, and USA intalls one of the most brutal dictatorships ever, not hesitant to risk genocide any moment. A Zaire- player, afraid for his life, and the lives of his relatives, disobeys a rule, to make a mark for the world, that is watching, make us look closer...
What the West understands from the whole affair: "Huh, Zaire doesn´t even understand football-rules !!!".
My congratulations to the western civilization, it´s been a long way, but one cannot hide/doubt the obvious progress... ;-)
Brilliant and eloquent explanation. Superb as ever.
Day 7 of requesting him rank all of the premier league teams in the pre 2000’s
Noob
I love your videos, I’m so glad you cover different stuff like this.
Thank you so much for this video.... This is one of the best by this channel and a timely reminder that racism is structural..... Thank you ❤
It isn't in any cauntry in Europe, or north America, there isn't any law against any race, but in cauntry maybe, but not in Europe.
So they only really tried against Scotland and Scotland only failed to qualify by one goal they just cant catch a break
Really loving how you seamlessly move from the football into history, geopolitics etc. Keep it up pleaee.
Video Idea: Best World Cup teams in History 👀🔥🙏
You just earned yourself a loyal sub for this one. Absolutely amazing.