Gabriele Marcotti continues his series profiling countries who performed exceptionally well at a World Cup only to, for one reason or another, fail to go all the way. Having covered Brazil in 1950, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Former Brazil goalkeeper Waldir Peres, a member of three World Cup teams, died on Sunday at the age of 66 after a heart attack. His death was announced by his family. Peres was ...

The Italians' 3-2 win gave them a generous slice of World Cup history at the Italy v Brazil 1982 match. In the foreword itself is the story. A stadium, called Sarria, in Barcelona, now demolished, but ...

Tele Santana's side failed to reach the semi-finals in Spain but the coach's thrillingly offensive tactics had a huge impact on an 11-year-old Pep Pep Guardiola was an 11-year-old boy growing up in ...

Paolo Rossi's hat-trick against Brazil in 1982 provides the latest stop in our countdown towards Qatar 2022. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 14 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is ...