World Cup
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Quick Reads
The four players to win the World Cup, PL, CL and Club World Cup
N'Golo Kante is just the fourth player to do it.
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Nostalgia
Revisiting the brilliant Brazil XI that beat England at the 2002 World Cup
A worrying number of criminal allegations here.
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Quick Reads
The 10 oldest outfielders to play at a World Cup: Marquez, Milla, Latapy…
Featuring two players born on the exact same day.
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Quick Reads
Revisiting talkSPORT’s ‘England’s 2022 World Cup XI’ from 2017
Solid defence and attack, but that midfield....
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Quick Reads
11 greats set to play their last World Cup in Qatar: Messi, Ronaldo, Neuer…
Qatar 2022 will be the end of an era.
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Quizzes
Can you name France’s XI from the 2006 World Cup final v Italy?
One of the most memorable matches in history.
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Nostalgia
Remembering Ramon Quiroga and the World Cup’s funniest ever foul
When your keeper is nicknamed El Loco, expect fun.
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Quizzes
Can you name every player to win the Champions League & World Cup?
Strap yourselves in. This is a biggie.
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Nostalgia
Roger Milla was so amazing a lie sat unchanged on Wiki for two months
So good even the urban myths are believable.
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Quick Reads
9 players we still can’t believe played in a World Cup final
We've no idea how this lot made it there.
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Quizzes
Can you name the Germany XI from the 2014 World Cup final?
Mario Gotze scored the winner but he didn't start.
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Quizzes
Can you name the Brazil XI from their 7-1 loss to Germany at WC 2014?
One of the most shocking scorelines ever.
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Quick Reads
A definitive ranking of every World Cup ball since 1966: Jabulani, Tango…
Where does the 2022 offering rank?
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Nostalgia
An ode to El Loco: The day Sebastian Abreu became a Uruguay legend
One of football's great enigmas.
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Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of Zizou’s unreal World Cup 2006 QF display vs Brazil
One of *the* great individual displays.
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Quizzes
Can you name every member of England’s 1998 World Cup squad?
Twenty-two names to get. We got 18.
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Nostalgia
An ode to ‘merking’ told through Rio Ferdinand’s World Cup Wind-Ups
Arguably Ferdinand's finest hour.
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In Depth
Michael Owen: The goal I scored against Argentina changed my life
Where were you when he scored that goal?
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Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of all 20 cards shown in the Battle of Nuremberg
Remembering one of the best/worst World Cup games.
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Quizzes
Can you name France’s XI from the ’98 World Cup final victory vs Brazil?
An unforgettable night for Les Bleus.
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Nostalgia
A celebration of Zinedine Zidane and an amazing era for French football
With Zizou, Les Bleus had an amazing side.
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Quizzes
Can you name England’s XI from the Hand of God loss to Argentina in ’86?
An unforgettable game.
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Nostalgia
Diego Maradona the manager: When the hand of God ruled Argentina
When Argentina embraced the madness.
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Quizzes
Can you name Brazil’s XI from their 2002 World Cup victory v England?
There are some legendary names here.
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Nostalgia
When Ronaldinho’s free-kick broke England’s hearts & blew their minds
Look away now, David Seaman.
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Nostalgia
Joe Cole’s World Cup wondergoal was a glimpse of our ‘English Messi’
An epic goal from a brilliant player.
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Nostalgia
A forensic analysis of of every referee mistake in Italy v South Korea, 2002
One of the World Cup's most infamous matches.
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Quick Reads
The 16 stadiums that will host 2026 World Cup matches: New York, LA…
There'll be some spectacular venues on show.
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Quick Reads
‘Shut up clowns’: What 11 people are saying about Gareth Southgate
Is the England manager coming under pressure?