If you think the 2026 edition of the World Cup is the first world championship with controversies and issues, well, think again.

This is the 15th in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previously, we’ve looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and again in 193 8, Uruguay in 1950, West ...

The defence was celebrated as the the most solid in the competition, although almost everyone ran into some problems along ...

Penalty shootouts often creates football’s most unforgiving moments. Reputations have been made or destroyed in these ...

Fabio Cannavaro, Didier Deschamps, Ronald Koeman and Hong Myungbo among those who starred on football's greatest stage.

The African Cup of Nations final was chaotic, to say the least. But beware, teams from the continent are on the rise and ...

From stadium anthems to sweltering afternoons in packed arenas, the summer of 1994 marked the moment football - or soccer - truly crashed the American party. It was the World Cup that changed ...

From Abel Ferreira to Jorge Jesus, from Leonardo Jardim to Luís Castro, we’ve seen several Portuguese coaches make their mark ...

From the sublime to the ridiculous, here are a bunch of goalkeepers who have scored goals in professional football ...

There really is nothing like the World Cup. Even just qualifying generates a level of nationwide excitement that the club ...

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” Americans call the game soccer; the rest of the world ...

The last time the men's World Cup final was held in the United States, it was mighty Brazil lifting the trophy, breaking a 24-year drought between titles. That 1994 victory gave them a then-record ...