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world-cup · history · mexico-1986 · maradona · hosting
The 1986 Echo: How Mexico '86 Still Shapes WC26
Maradona's tournament. The 24-team format. Altitude and afternoon heat. The third time Mexico hosts — and the lessons 1986 wrote about what comes next.
May 20, 202611 min read
Featuredworld-cup · best-xi · history · legends · interactive
Build Your All-Time World Cup Best XI
Pelé or Maradona at the 10? Yashin or Buffon in goal? Cafu, Maldini, Beckenbauer and Moore behind them? Build the best XI in World Cup history — and argue with us about it.
May 20, 202616 min read
Featuredworld-cup · history · finals · interactive · ranking
Every World Cup Final, Ranked: Score All 22 Yourself
From the 1930 Centenario to Messi's Lusail coronation — 22 World Cup finals you can rate five stars apiece. Plus our critic's pick of the eight that defined the trophy.
May 20, 202610 min read
world-cup · data · shotmap · xg · analytics
The Geography of Goals: Where Strikers Actually Score From
Six-yard box, penalty spot, edge of the area, or that one famous half-volley from outside the D? A data-led tour of where World Cup goals actually leave the boot.
May 20, 202616 min read
Featuredworld-cup · upsets · history · shocks · knockouts
The 10 Greatest World Cup Upsets Ever
From USA over England in 1950 to Saudi Arabia over Argentina in 2022, the ten results that broke the bracket — with the stakes, the goal-scorers and the why-it-mattered for each.
May 20, 202615 min read
Featuredworld-cup · history · goals · greatest · shotmap
The 32 Greatest World Cup Goals Ever, Mapped
From Pelé's volley in 1958 to Di María in Doha, the 32 greatest World Cup goals plotted on the pitch — with the where, the when, and the why each one matters.
May 20, 202617 min read
Featuredworld-cup · anthems · trophy · history · culture
National Anthems & The Trophy: A Visual & Audio History
From La Marseillaise to Hino Nacional Brasileiro, from the Jules Rimet to the FIFA World Cup trophy, the music and the metal that frame every kickoff and every final whistle.
May 20, 202614 min read