World Cup Awards: Messi makes history in Qatar
Our World Cup awards honour the best – and worst – of the 2022 tournament in Qatar. Moment of the Tournament Has there ever…
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Qatar 2022: World Cup Team of the Tournament
The final whistle has been blown on the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a tournament full of drama, sub-plots and unforgettable moments. It’s Argentina who…
Twitter Reacts: Argentina win the World Cup
Argentina are the new world champions after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup, with the South Americans celebrating success after beating France in a…
Five players who made a name for themselves at the 2022 World Cup
Major tournaments often produce breakthrough talents and the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been no different. A number of less heralded names have placed…
Remembering every nation to reach consecutive World Cup finals
France will face Argentina in the World Cup final this weekend, with Didier Deschamps’ side just one game from defending football’s biggest trophy. Les…
World Cup final: Argentina v France combined XI
Argentina take on France in football’s biggest fixture this week, as two proud footballing nations face off in the FIFA World Cup final. It’s…
Remembering the last five winners of the World Cup’s Best Young Player Award
The FIFA World Cup is often regarded as football’s pinnacle and each edition provides players with a chance to make their mark on the…
Messi next? – Five players who grabbed a World Cup tournament by the scruff of the neck
Lionel Messi faces a date with destiny this weekend as Argentina take on France in the World Cup final. Messi’s claim as the greatest…
Four players who were suspended for the World Cup final
The World Cup final is the biggest fixture in football, a game which sees the globe stop to watch as two nations battle it…
Ranking the five oldest players in World Cup history
If footballers are supposed to decline after leaving their twenties, it’s fair to say that no one told this lot. There can be no…
The GOAT: 10 mental Lionel Messi World Cup stats
For many, Lionel Messi is the greatest footballer the game has ever seen. This weekend Messi will have the chance to make perhaps the…
Five of the most memorable World Cup finals ever
It’s the biggest game in world football and the planet will stop to watch as Argentina take on France in the World Cup final…
Five Weird and Wonderful World Cup Final Stories
The sheer scale and grandeur and importance of a World Cup final inevitably means that anything that occurs in that final becomes momentous and…
Five of the best goals from the 2006 World Cup
Germany hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a tournament packed full of unforgettable moments and glorious goals. Italy were crowned world champions for a…
Appreciating the 10 Premier League players involved in the World Cup final
Argentina will take on France in the World Cup final this weekend, as the two teams go head-to-head for the chance to be crowned…
Five top-class managers currently out of work
The pressures of top-level football mean managers are almost always on a constant carousel, with just one underwhelming run of games enough to prompt…
Five of the best goals from the 2002 World Cup
Japan and South Korea provided a unique backdrop as the World Cup headed to Asia for the very first time in 2002. It was…
Five uncapped English players who could push for a place at Euro 2024
England’s hopes of winning a major tournament came to an end last weekend, with defeat to world champions France curtailing the Three Lions’ World…