World Cup news, plus your memories using #myfirstworldcup

Henry Morgan: Inkling of a memory as a six year old with my dad upstairs in the local pub, Trezeguet’s pen that hit the bar in 2006 final? Then post (England’s) Germany match I supported Ghana in 2010... Asomoah Gyan’s penalty, off the bar again. Heartbreak caused by Suarez.

Chris Stead: Mexico v USSR - the first game of the 1970 WC watched on a tiny black and white TV in the kitchen of a caravan near Littlehampton. 0-0 and not a thriller as I recall; but then I was only 8!

Keith Markham: Mexico 1970 - Dad carrying TV downstairs every morning - took it to bed each night. Also W.Germany 3 England 2. In hospital to have tonsils taken out wasn’t allowed to watch as in kids ward while adults in next ward watching the match.

Phil‏: #MyFirstWorldCup was 1970. My father taught electronics, and had wired up a colour TV to watch, with wires and valves exposed at the back. I'll never forget Brazil back then, so exotic and miles better than the rest. Jairzinho amazed me. Scored in every game.

A lot of TV anecdotes for our 1970 fans

Peter Blow‏: Josimar’s goal for Brazil v N Ireland in 1986 and his celebration. Every time I see it I think his arms look really long!

Find out the story of how Josimar's number 13 shirt ended up in the County Antrim town of Carrickfergus

Lem‏: David Beckham’s red card against Argentina. Every football supporting male cut off their blonde highlights the following day

If only Lem. Highlights persisted, in fact didn't Ronaldo have some in the Champions League final?!

CJ‏: Mexico 86 and Gordon Strachan scoring for Scotland to take lead against W Germany, celebrating by trying to jump the advertising boards but realising he won’t make it and just putting one leg on top of them

Matthew Smith‏: Gordon Strachan failing to get over the advertising hoardings. Mexico86

Dave Miller: Mexico'86. Sunday 8th June. West Germany vs Scotland. Gordon Strachan scoring the opener on 18 minutes. The celebration = one leg on the advertising boards. Dreamland.

That was the first day of my exam leave for my A Levels. Classic.

Robert Gleed: 2002, France 0-1 Senegal. We were in France on holiday in a budget hotel. My memory was doing keepy ups with dad in the car park, and being heckled by an Englishman, assuming we were French, after the result. Dad replied in plain English, we all had a good laugh.

daniel h: when Senegal beat France 1-0 all cramped on benches in the school everyone wanted France to win I wanted Senegal to finish them

John Coyle: 1970. Brazil v England group game. Bobby Moore's duel with Pele. The Gordon Banks save. Would have made a great Final, although I think Brazil would have won.

Chrisblakey: 1970 Mexico brilliant Brazil Pele Rivelino Jairzinho captain Carlos Alberto and even goalie Felix the cat!!! No keeper better though than Gordon Banks in that World Cup- what a save!!

Watch the save here

Charlie‏: I've been told that my 4 year old self would dress up as Beckham, daily, and demand my family walk behind me so I could do the kick out at them! Not sure why I chose that Beckham moment to replicate...

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Andy B: 1st World Cup Mexico 86 - Aztec Gold vs Aztec Lightning theme tunes, football at bizarre times of day and the tinny sound of commentary sent over radio links - @GaryLineker @PeterBeardsley as strike partners, every day was sunshine (until Hand of God)

Emyr Evans: Technically was 2002, but considering I was 1, the first I can remember was 2006 - begged my parents to let me stay up for the final, remember seeing the first half kick-off and then fell asleep! Woke up in the middle of the night and just burst into tears!

Paul Skerritt: Gazza's tears, Gary Lineker miming "Av a word" and Nessun Dorma as the best World Cup song ever. My first memory of football as a 7year old

Ant Darling: Italia 90. I was 10 yrs old and was allowed to stay up late to watch Eng. The Cameroon and Germany games I still remember as if it was yesterday. Loved it and it’s never felt that good since.

Football referee Martin Atkinson has set off on a 1,700 mile charity bike ride to Russia.

The Premier League ref is aiming to raise £60,000 for the Jane Tomlinson Appeal, Yorkshire Young Achievers, St David's Hospice Care in Newport and the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity.

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Atkinson was waved off from St George's Park, near Burton-upon-Trent, by England boss Gareth Southagate and is planning to reach Kaliningrad for England's final group game against Belgium on June 28.

"He's a nutter, but we knew that anyway," Southgate said.

"It's fantastic they are raising money for really good causes. It's going to be a gruelling adventure but we're very proud of what they are all doing."

The #whistlestoptour also features Mike Tomlinson and Darren Clark, representing the Jane Tomlinson Appeal for the duration of the ride.

Alex Ramsden‏: Sitting in A&E while my brother got his arm in plaster seeing Saudi Arabia lost 8-0 to Germany #myfirstworldcup 2002. The best one for drama.

The teams actually met again on Friday. It was a lot closer this time, 2-1 to Germany

Radio 1's Chris Stark says France 1998 - "I remember getting emotional at Des Lynman reading Rudyard Kipling's If when England were knocked out"

ninety-six‏: #myfirstworldcup was Italia 90. The greatest thing about WCs back then was you'd be seeing all these incredible international players for the very first time. Now everyone knows at least a little bit about every last player in from every country.

I remember becoming obsessed with Pierre Wome after the 1998 World Cup

In 2017, former Celtic and Scotland midfielder Paul Lambert discussed the first game he could remmeber.

"I remember watching the World Cup in 1982. I thought Brazil were the best international team I ever saw to not win the tournament. I remember the Scotland game when David Narey scores an unbelievable goal but Brazil came back to win heavily.”

Gus Rachels: My first soccer memory EVER was I was sitting in the kitchen minding my own business and then I hear someone (my brother? Dad?) yell “OH MY GOD” from the living room and I rush in to see the replay of Zidane’s headbutt

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France legend and Belgium assistant boss Thierry Henry: “My first memory of the World Cup was Marius Tresor scoring in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup against West Germany.

"All I remember was everybody jumping in the house and breaking everything. He is from the West Indies and I was in the West Indies at the time on vacation. I was five years old and, honestly, I thought the house was going to explode.”