Rick Edwards
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Who were you watching?
Because you went to one live game, Edson.
Who were you watching the other games with?
Did you find a community of people to watch with?
And Edson, it must have been particularly special for you because watching Brazil back home was not the easiest thing when you were growing up.
The Irish team had peaked around about 92, which we didn't qualify for the Euros in 92.
And I think if we'd have qualified for that tournament, England just about edged past that qualification group and they were lucky and England really flunked it in Sweden in 92.
And I think the Irish team really missed out there.
So we still had a very, the nucleus is a very strong squad.
It was maybe ageing a little bit, but we knew we'd make an impression on the tournament when it came to the first game.
We'd probably touch on that, but we expected maybe the attendance in the first game with the Italians because of the Irish community, the Italian community were huge.
But when we got into Giant Stadium, it was just Irish everywhere.
It was probably three to one Irish fans in Giant Stadium that day.
It was just incredible.
Can you remember what it felt like
in the giant stadium, seeing your boys come out against Roberto Baggio's Italy.
It was, yeah, it was just unbelievable.
And to see our hero like Paul McGrath's going, I'm going to be American Baggio.