I think you are in the minority in basking in a defeat to Brazil in an earlier round
1990 will always be my favourite World Cup. Not because we were great. But as a 10 year old, it captured my imagination. I don’t care that we struggled to beat Cameroon or pretty gash in the groups. A bit like saints, it is not about the glory but the memories and the ride. Losing in another quarter final and again to Brazil is not the stuff of memories.
Slate that view if you want but it appears to be the overwhelmingly popular one