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The Story of the 1998 World Cup — Zidane's Final and France's Triumph
France 1998. Zinedine Zidane's double in the final. Ronaldo's mysterious collapse. France's first World Cup. Read more...
The Story of the 1994 World Cup — Brazil's Fourth and Baggio's Miss
USA 1994. Romario and Bebeto. Roberto Baggio's penalty miss in the final. Brazil's fourth World Cup. Read more...
The Story of the 1990 World Cup — Gazza's Tears and German Triumph
Italia 90. Paul Gascoigne's tears. Schillaci's Golden Boot. The tournament that reignited English football. Read more...
The Story of the 1986 World Cup — Maradona's Tournament
Mexico 1986. The Hand of God. The Goal of the Century. The most talked-about tournament in World Cup history. Read more...
The Story of the 1982 World Cup — Italy's Third World Cup
Spain 1982. Paolo Rossi's hat-trick against Brazil. Italy's third World Cup. Read more...
The Story of the 1978 World Cup — Argentina's First World Cup
Argentina 1978. The ticker tape. Mario Kempes. The most politically charged World Cup in history. Read more...
The Story of the 1974 World Cup — Total Football and the Dutch Masters
West Germany 1974. Total Football. Johan Cruyff's Netherlands and the most tactical revolution in football history. Read more...
The Story of the 1970 World Cup — The Greatest Tournament Ever Played
Mexico 1970. Brazil in yellow. Pele, Jairzinho, Carlos Alberto. Gordon Banks's save. The greatest tournament ever played. Read more...
They Think It's All Over — Geoff Hurst's Iconic 1966 World Cup Final Hat-Trick
Geoff Hurst is the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. This is his story. Read more...
Bobby Moore — England's World Cup Winning Captain
Bobby Moore was the greatest England captain of all time. Pele called him the finest defender he ever faced. Read more...
The Story of the 1966 World Cup — England's Finest Hour
England 1966. The Wembley final. Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Kenneth Wolstenholme. The full story of the only World Cup England have ever won. Read more...
The Story of Maradona — Football's Flawed Genius
Diego Maradona was football's greatest contradiction — the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in the same match. Read more...