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The 10 most shocking exclusions from World Cup squads
By Sean Cole published
FIFA World Cup Whoever eventually misses out on Russia 2018, they’ll have to go some way to match these jaw-dropping omissions
Ranked! The 10 best players of France 98
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World Cup 1998 After watching the France 98 World Cup Final on Saturday afternoon, we dug into the archive to uncover Jonathan Wilson's look back at the legends who lit up the tournament
Alexi Lalas: "Before USA '94 I was a punk who never thought about my place"
By Jamie Trecker last updated
World Cup 1994 USA 94 legend turned LA Galaxy suit Alexi Lalas tells FFT what it was like to be a rock star soccer player...
Gary Lineker on Mexico '86: "I think the linesman saw the Hand of God and bottled it"
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1986 On this day in 1986, England's second-highest goalscorer notched a vital hat-trick against Poland which sent the Three Lions through to the last 16. Here he regales the perils of playing in intense heat, Maradona's memorable brace... and his dad's success at the bookies
Craig Burley on France '98: "You may as well play Brazil, score a goal, dye your hair and get sent off"
By Nick Moore last updated
World Cup 1998 It all ended in tears for the Scots – as it usually does – but before that there was Brazil, a Burley goal... and lots of blond
Spain '82: Best game, dodgiest game and biggest shock
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World Cup 1982 The best, worst and most shocking matches of the 1982 World Cup...
Ranked! EVERY 2018 World Cup kit on show in Russia this summer
By Huw Davies last updated
FIFA World Cup Huw Davies turns FFT fashion critic to rate and slate the threads coming to a screen near you soon. And oh, isn't he wrong...
How Beckham banished the ghosts of '98 – and saved my birthday
By David Hall last updated
World Cup 2002 Former FourFourTwo editor David Hall recalls an emotional pilgrimage to the Sapporo Dome on June 7, 2002
Tears, tantrums and phone bills: 14 high-profile superstars who suffered injury agony before a World Cup
By Paul Sarahs last updated
FIFA World Cup Poor Manuel Lanzini's World Cup is over before a ball has been kicked, and doubts remain over the true fitness of Egypt's Mo Salah. The following men know just how they feel – and some even missed out on ultimate glory
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