France host Northern Ireland at the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Monday evening, in what serves as the ...

Interim Italy coach Silvio Baldini has raised eyebrows, and closed eyes, by getting the Azzurri to train blindfolded ahead of ...

From Mario Kempes to Lionel Messi, we look back over the winners of the men’s World Cup’s player-of-the-tournament award.

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Get free access to the most comprehensive World Cup coverage in The Athletic app. A thousand matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. All of them part of the story. After 96 ...

At the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final, Marco Tardelli scored a crucial goal for Italy against West Germany before unleashing one ...

There was great expectation that Brazil could, at the very least, repeat the spectacle of 1982, when it delivered great ...

Coach Telê Santana had his second opportunity with the Brazilian National Team at a World Cup. After leading the team to play enchanting football in 1982, he wanted to go further and win the title at ...

Brazil may lead the historical count, but Argentina arrive as defending champions and remain one of the dominant forces of ...

Latest 2026 FIFA World Cup power rankings list, odds, favorites, predictions and schedule. See which teams are leading and ...

Dripping talent and forged by success, Argentina aim to become the first men's team to retain the World Cup since Brazil in 1962 and the only nation to do so entirely outside their own region.