The 1998 World Cup in France allowed more nations to participate in the tournament. Instead of 24 teams, 32 sides would qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. Therefore, South Africa, Japan, and Jamaica managed to qualify for the first …
1998 World Cup: France At The Top Led By The Young Zidane Read More »
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 »
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 »
The 1966 World Cup in England was the first to have a mascot – Willie the Lion – but the dog Pickles became the hero after finding the Jules Rimet trophy in a garden, stolen four months before the tournament …
1966 World Cup: Football Coming Home After Dramatic Final Read More »
Once more, the unthinkable reared its head at the World Cup. Four years after Brazil watched stunned as the world title slipped away to Uruguay, it was time for one of the strongest teams in football history to crumble when …
1954 World Cup: West Germany The New World Football Power Read More »
China hosted the 2007 Women’s World Cup Final on 30 September 2007, which was won by Germany, who defeated Brazil 2–0. The defending champions of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup final played the Brazil national team who had never …
2007 Women’s World Cup: Germany Edge Out Brazil In Final Read More »
Soccer supporters across the nation were fascinated by one man whose meteoric rise caught the country’s eye when South Korea emerged as a powerhouse of Asia in the mid-1980s. In 1984, Kim Joo-Sung scored his first international goal against Indonesia …
Kim Joo Sung: 2nd In Asian Team of the 20th Century Read More »
For soccer fans, the countdown to the Qatar World Cup has already begun. Seeing the world’s best soccer players live is always exciting, and that’s why we cannot wait to accompany our guests to Qatar while watching the next FIFA …
World Cup Facts: Incredible, Fun Facts Every Fan Should Know Read More »
From cutting his teeth in the Bundesliga to reaching a consistently world-class level at English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur, the rise of Son Heung-min has been meteoric. The South Korean soccer player is not one to bask in the …
Son Heung-min: His Early Childhood That Has Made Him A Star Read More »
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world – not many sporting fans would argue with this. No other sport has demonstrated the capacity to capture the world’s imagination like soccer has over the years. And the World Cup …
World Cup Soccer: History, Finals, Winners & Host Nations Read More »
