With everyone building momentum to the upcoming FIFA World Cup starting today, we thought we’d refresh your minds with some brilliant photos from past world cup tournaments to remind ourselves of exactly why we get so excited about this event every four years. Let’s face it; even the most soccer averse people get excited about the FIFA world cup.

1. We will start off with the Jimmy Greaves Charm at the Chile 1962 World Cup quarter-final between England and Brazil when Jimmy Greaves the much gifted England player heroically saved the day.

source: http://www.worldcupblog.org

2. Cameroon star Roger Milla 1990 doing the famous Milla Dance after scoring one of his goals.

source: http://bleacherreport.com

3. ‘The goal of the millennium’ as Maradona scores his second in the Argentina v England match

source: http://www.cbc.ca/

4. And not forgetting ‘The hand of God’!

source: www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com

5. Gymnastics anyone?  Italy v Germany 2006

source: www.randommadhouse.blogspot.com

6. Moon walk? What moonwalk? Step aside Michael Jackson…Crouch robotics is the new moonwalk.

source: www.football.co.uk

7. And last but certainly not least…

source:http://schulein.wordpress.com

Zidane’s infamous head butt. Oh yes we truly weren’t expecting that one but it happened and got captured on camera. There is never good football without drama. It adds spice to ‘the beautiful game’. Thank Goodness for such photos right? So why don’t you take us down memory lane with your favourite world cup moment?