9) England vs Cameroon 3-2 (after extra time) in 1990

The charming lions of Cameroon, with 38 year old supersub Roger Milla as their most important player, went very close to a semifinal place. Two penalties by Gary Lineker eventually stopped the Africans, who were most neutrals' favorite team.

8) Brazil vs Italy 4-1 in 1970

Pel? crowned himself king of soccer with his third World Cup title. This was attacking soccer displayed at its finest, especially in the second half, in Brazil's most impressive victory.

More World Cup Top Tens

7) Belgium vs Soviet Union 4-3 (after extra time) in 1986

Superb entertainment in this seven-goal-thriller that swung back and forth, with Belgium lucky to score two "offside" goals.

6) England vs West Germany 4-2 (after extra time) in 1966

The famous Wembley final which went into extra time because of yet another late German equallizer. Geoff Hurst scored his famous hat-trick, including the controversial "was it over the line" goal.

5) Argentina vs England 2-2 (4-3 after penalties) in 1998

The best match of the 1998 World Cup. Lots of drama including David Beckham's red card for retaliation, and great goals by Michael Owen and Javier Zanetti.

4) France vs Brazil 1-1 (4-3 after penalties) in 1986

Platini, Zico, Giresse, Socrates, Tigana and Junior were all well into their thirties in this quarterfinal, but what a match they produced in what was their last chance of World Cup glory.

3) Italy vs Brazil 3-2 in 1982

Paolo Rossi woke up and scored a great hat-trick against the "unbeatable" Brazilian class of '82, in a match the South Americans only needed to draw to reach the semifinal.

2) Italy vs West Germany 4-3 (after extra time) in 1970

This semifinal turned out to be a classic. An injury time equallizer secured extra-time for the Germans, and five more goals were scored in the extra half hour that saw Italy go through to the final

1) West Germany vs France 3-3 (5-4 after penalties) in 1982

This roller coaster battle had everything. High drama, controversial referreing, quality goals and a nerve wrecking penalty shoot-out to top it off. France led 3-1 in extra-time and went close to scoring a fourth, but the Germans once again showed remarkable strength and levelled the score, before winning on penalties.

Courtesy of our friends at World Cup Archive