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World Cup icons: How fishing helped Mario Kempes return home to triumph for a broken Argentina (1978)
By Martin Mazur published
World Cup 1978 Argentina's 1978 World Cup win was played out on a backdrop of military terror, but their star striker and his team-mates fought – and angled – their way to victory amid the horror
World Cup icons: Roberto Baggio – the miss that haunted a career (1994)
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World Cup 1994 It wasn't quite the kick that killed a career, but there was no coming back from shootout heartbreak for the Divine Ponytail – who still can't shake the feeling today
World Cup icons: Zinedine Zidane heads France to victory – but doesn't change society (1998)
By James Eastham published
World Cup 1998 Ahead of FFT's France 98 World Cup Final watchalong this Saturday, we remember Zinedine Zidane's extraordinary contributions in that tournament, and French society's reaction to the victory
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