CBF ArchiveCoach Telê Santana had his second opportunity with the Brazilian National Team at a World Cup. After leading the ...

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

A goal down against the Soviet Union, Socrates lifted the Seville crowd to their feet when he picked the ball up 35 yards from goal, jinked his way past two sprawling Soviet defenders one after the ...

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

Someone told me once that the best World Cup you ever saw was the one you watched when you were 11 years old. Give or take a ...

Uruguay won the inaugural World Cup tournament in 1930. Find out more stats and the full list of winners now.

The greatest players have graced the World Cup and often lived up to top billing. Lionel Messi has been named player of the ...

Goalies will keep making big saves and defenders will keep putting their bodies on the line, but it’s the strikers who will ...

IF ever a side was supposed to win a World Cup, it was Brazil in 1982: the Rolls Royce of teams. But they hadn’t counted on Paolo Rossi producing the game of a lifetime to inspire an Italy victory. If ...

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

The latest World Cup presents an opportunity to make history, and North America's expanded tournament this summer could be ...

World Cup stadiums feature flags, fireworks, packed seats, and a sense of permanence. Years later, some of those same venues ...