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How many times have England been in the World Cup semi-final?

By Ewan Gennery Published

England are going toe-to-toe with world champions Argentina, but how many times have they been in this position before?

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The Most goals scored by a player at a single World Cup

By Ewan Gennery Published

We already have five players on four or more goals at the 2026 World Cup, but how many do they need to break the record?

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Quickest World Cup hat-tricks of all-time

By Ewan Gennery Published

Where does Ousmane Dembele's hat-trick against Norway rank amongst the quickest in World Cup history

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Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

By Ed McCambridge Published

LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

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4 July 1990 - West Germany v England - FIFA World Cup Semi-Final - Stadio delle Alpi - The West Germany team before the match. (Back Row L-R: Thomas Berthold, Bodo Illgner, Jurgen Kohler, Rudi Voller, Guido Buchwald, Klaus Augenthaler. Front Row L-R: Olaf Thon, Thomas Hassler, Andreas Brehme, Jurgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthaus.) - (Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images)
‘I’d never taken a penalty before the Italia 90 semi-final against England, but Peter Shilton was in goal and wasn’t the quickest – it was quite easy to score’: West Germany hero reflects on beating Three Lions in World Cup clash

By Ryan Dabbs Published

EXCLUSIVE West Germany defeated England on penalties at the 1990 World Cup, with one player taking his first ever spot-kick in the shootout

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Germany players and coach Joachim Low celebrate their World Cup final win over Argentina at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro in July 2014.
European nations with most World Cup appearances

By Ben Hayward Published

As UEFA World Cup qualifying gets underway again, a look at the European nations with the most appearances in football's biggest tournament...

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NEW ISSUE: Tuchel’s Eng-Ger-land PLUS Henry Winter, Iniesta exclusive, Marinakis, Petit, Di Matteo, Sampdoria’s decline and Karl-Heinz Riedle answers your questions!

By Gregg Davies Published

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Italy players celebrate victory on penalties over France in the 2006 World Cup final.
Major finals decided on penalties

By Ben Hayward Published

From World Cups to the Euros and the Champions League, a look at the major men's football finals decided by penalty shootouts...

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Robert Lewandowski applauds the Bayern Munich fans after scoring five goals against Wolfsburg in September 2015.
Players who scored a hat-trick after starting on the bench

By Ben Hayward Published

From the Premier League to the Euros and the Bundesliga, a look at the players who came off the bench and scored a hat-trick...

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Philipp Lahm celebrates with his Germany team-mates after scoring against Costa Rica in the opening game of the 2006 World Cup.
Players who scored World Cup opening goals

By Ben Hayward Published

From 1930 through to 2022, a look at the players who scored the opening goals at the men's World Cup...

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