World Cup Wonderland

World Cup 1994 After 24 years of glorious failures, Brazil finally captured a record fourth World Cup. So why was there so little love at home for the 1994 champions? Celso de Campos Jr explains...

FIFA World Cup Si Hawkins gets creative and imagines the dream team punditry scenarios we'd be keen to see at World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup From a stunning last-16 comeback to ITV’s mighty Champion, Greg Lea on the reasons we’ll all remember Russia 2018 in years to come

World Cup 2010 The former Fulham midfielder and South African international tells FFT about playing in a home World Cup

World Cup 2006 Nick Moore hails the men who lit up Germany '06 – but who was the best of the bunch? 

World Cup 2002 Senegal set the tone from the off, but it was South Korea's miraculous run to the final four that really caused a stir, writes Nick Harper

World Cup 1994 The Mexico shot-stopper – renowned for his dazzling shirts and prowess as a striker – still can’t believe FIFA banned goalkeepers from playing outfield

World Cup 1986 They cruised through the '˜group of death'™ with their breaktaking brand of total football, but, asks Rob Smyth, were Sepp Piontek'™s laid-back legends the best team ever not to reach the final four?

World Cup 1986 Nothing sums up Brazil quite like a 25-yard larrup from a full-back – like the one Josimar planted past Pat Jennings at Mexico 86 - but things quickly started to unravel for the right-back...

FIFA World Cup With England set to get their World Cup underway with their match against Italy on Saturday, Back of the Net's John Foster tells the untold story of the Three Lions' World Cup history...