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No other team has performed better in international tournaments than the Brazil national football team. The team has participated in every FIFA World Cup since the competition began in 1930. The team is also the only one in football history …
Brazil National Football Team: The History Of The Selecao Read More »
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The 2010 World Cup held in Africa also had a first-time winner. After good campaigns but no actual title, Spain finally joined the select group of World Cup winners. In 19 editions of the tournament, only eight teams have won …
2010 World Cup: Spain National Football Team Finally Wins Read More »
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Hero of the French 1998 World Cup title, Zinedine Zidane, also stood out in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The image the Frenchman left behind was rather negative. The playmaker managed to steer France into yet another World Cup …
2006 World Cup: Italy’s Fourth Title While Zidane Loses It Read More »
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On Monday 1 July 2002, barbers and hairdressers in Brazil had a busy day. Every boy in the country who was into football wanted a haircut like Ronaldo’s. The day before Japan and South Korea’s 2002 World Cup final, the …
2002 World Cup: Brazil Win Their Record Breaking Fifth Title Read More »
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The 1998 World Cup in France allowed more nations to participate in the tournament. Instead of 24 teams, 32 sides would qualify for the World Cup finals. Therefore, South Africa, Japan, and Jamaica managed to qualify for the first time …
1998 World Cup: France At The Top Led By Young Zidane Read More »
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When the 1990 World Cup was again hosted in Italy, 56 years after the Azzurra’s first title, a lot had changed in the country and the world too. If in 1934, winning the title under the watchful eyes of Dictator …
1990 World Cup: Few Goals But Plenty Of Drama And Emotion Read More »
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The 1986 World Cup saw the rise of another football immortal. Until that year, Diego Armando Maradona was only an excellent Argentine midfielder with rare skill, a track record of indiscipline, and a controversial figure. However, after June 1986 in …
1986 World Cup: Maradona Leads Argentina To Second Victory Read More »
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For Brazilians, only the 1950 World Cup is more traumatic than the 1982 World Cup, hosted by Spain. The World Cup in Brazil went into football history books for coining the expression Maracanazo, or the Maracanã blow, referring to the …
1982 World Cup: European Countries Dominate The Tournament Read More »
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After its South American neighbors (Uruguay, Brazil, and Chile), Argentina finally had the chance to host the 1978 World Cup. And contrary to what happened in Brazil and Chile, their story had happy endings. Mario Kempes finished the 1978 World …
1978 World Cup: Played In The Shadows Of A Dictatorship Read More »
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First World Cup to be broadcast to the whole world, the 1970 World Cup tournament was full of skillful and attacking plays, mainly from Brazil, with great players like Pelé, Tostão, Rivelino, Jairzinho, and Gerson. Brazil made a glorious exhibition …
1970 World Cup: Perfect Farewell To Pele’s Last Appearance Read More »
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