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The biggest shock of Italia '90: when Cameroon axed Argentina
By Nick Moore last updated
World Cup 1990 Right from the start, Italia '90 had its fair share of noteworthy games – from cup shocks to clashing giants and an intrigue-filled derby clash
Hugo Sanchez, the home favourite who didn't quite shine at Mexico '86
By James Calder last updated
World Cup 1986 The former Mexico and Real Madrid star tells FFT about carrying the hopes of the tournament hosts in 1986
BBC vs ITV: The battle of the World Cup theme tunes
By James Maw published
World Cup Wonderland James Maw compares the TV theme tunes to the last eight tournaments to determine which network is best (at coming up with World Cup theme tunes). Wistful sighs and shameful cringing aplenty...
World Cup icons: Smoker, drinker, thinker Socrates gets himself in shape – but suffers in Spain (1982)
By Andrew Murray last updated
World Cup 1982 The great icon of Brazilian football never went beyond a World Cup quarter-final... but that was never his priority
Ranked! The best 10 Players of Mexico '86
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World Cup 1986 World Cup 86 was characterised by prolific goalscorers, creative genius, and guile aplenty. There was a handy Argentine fellow, too. Diego something or other…
The lost brilliance of Yugoslavia at Italia '90: "The team was far better than the country"
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1990 Their brilliant, technical football illuminated the 1990 World Cup, but things at home were getting much darker
Rated! The best and worst ever Premier League players from EVERY country at the 2018 World Cup
By Huw Davies last updated
Premier League Huw Davies goes through each nation at Russia 2018 and assesses their very greatest – and most terrible – contributions to the Premier League
The big interview: Alan Rough - "We knew what they could do, and hoped they didn’t do it against us. But they did!"
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1982 How does it feel to face the legendary Brazil 82 side in their pomp? Scotland's goalkeeper tells Graeme Thomson...
England's base camp blues: a brief history of bad decisions, boredom... and wedding DVDs
By Richard Edwards published
England As England jet off to Russia for their imminent Repino arrival, Richard Edwards regales the Three Lions' previous World Cup hideouts
Davor Suker on France '98: "It was the realisation of a dream for me"
By Neil Billingham last updated
World Cup 1998 With the world expecting Ronaldo or Batistuta to pick up the Golden Boot, it was something of a surprise to see it won by a player from a country that only gained independence seven years previously
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