We looked at previous 22 winners to decide the key metrics behind predicting which team will win - and got a familiar ...

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

From Uruguay, the first ever World Cup host, to Qatar, the most recent. Since 1930, the World Cup has united millions of fans ...

What can I expect from France? Didier Deschamps will attempt to bring the curtain down on 14 years in charge of France by ...

The 9-0 win over South Korea in 1954 was the record for biggest margin of victory at a World Cup. It was matched in 1974 by ...

From forgotten substitutes to retired veterans, these unlikely World Cup heroes defied the odds and etched their names into ...

The African nation with the most World Cup appearances won't be in the 2026 World Cup. Cameroon has made eight World Cups and ...

If you have a rare talent in your team, you build a team around that player. Zagallo had Pele in 1970, Carlos Bilardo in 1986 ...

With the World Cup finally upon us, how well do you know your tournament history? Try CNN’s ultimate quiz to find out.

Emiliano Martinez has been a vital figure in Argentina's current era of international success, making key saves and ...

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

Michael Cox's series looking back at each World Cup winner concludes with a look at Argentina's victory in Qatar ...