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Integrity, the Crystal Maze and 64 years of success: England's alternative World Cup history
By John Foster last updated
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...
World Cup icons: When we all wept with Paul Gascoigne – and remembered him forever (1990)
By Gary Parkinson published
World Cup 1990 Gazza's professional career lasted from 1985 to 2005, but he will always be remembered for one month in mid-1990
What REALLY happened to Ronaldo before the 1998 World Cup Final – in his own words
By Celso de Campos Jr published
World Cup 1998 In anticipation of our World Cup France 98 final watchalong on Saturday at 3pm, our documentary recalls what happened to Ronaldo before that match - and we speak to the man himself about a bizarre turn of events
What Roy Hodgson learned with Switzerland at USA '94
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 1994 Summer 2014's ill-fated jaunt to Brazil wasn't Roy's first taste of a World Cup. Louis Massarella remembers the adventure that went much better...
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
Oleg Salenko on USA '94: "Do something special and you're remembered forever"
By Neil Billingham last updated
World Cup 1994 The record-breaking Russia striker tells Neil Billingham what it's like to score five (five!) in one match
Back of the Net's alternative World Cup 2010: Vuvuzelas, bad balls and revolting Frenchmen
By Gary Parkinson last updated
Back of the Net It was a strange old tournament, as Back of the Net's sideways glance demonstrates
Keane, McCarthy and a divided nation: Ireland's 'Princess Diana moment' at World Cup 2002
By Miguel Delaney last updated
World Cup 2002 The Republic of Ireland's first World Cup appearance in eight years was a mere footnote to the explosive events which occurred on this day 16 years ago, as Miguel Delaney explains
Yordan Letchkov on USA '94: "The Germans congratulated us. They behaved like gentlemen"
By Stoyan Georgiev last updated
World Cup 1994 The 'Bald Eagle' tells Stoyan Georgiev about USA 94's surprise package
Norman Whiteside, record breaker, on Spain '82 - "I walked into a media storm"
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1982 Norman Whiteside broke Pele's record for the youngest ever World Cup finals appearance - he was just 17 years and 41 days when picked by Northern Ireland against Yugoslavia
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