Maradona-Hand of God and Goal of the Century

On the 22nd of June Diego Armando Maradona decided to write history. In the Quarterfinal of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico Argentina faced England. Maradona delivered two historic moments; that are known as the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century.

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2019-06-21 15:42:41

Retro World Cup Stories - Football in Japan in the 50s

In the decade of 1950, the debut of Japan National Football team after the war took place in the first edition of Asian Games in 1951. Read more

2018-06-29 11:12:09

Retro World Cup Stories - The first "World Cup" match for Panama

It was April 4 in 1976 when Panama for the first time in its history of soccer...

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2018-06-26 10:19:39

Retro World Cup Stories - South Korea in the 70s

South Korea national football team qualified to each World Cup edition since 1986, when they returned to play in the tournament after twenty-eight years.

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2018-06-25 11:45:19

Retro World Cup Stories - Sweden against Pelé

Sweden played its only World Cup final when it hosted the competition in 1958. Read more

2018-06-22 13:11:22

Retro World Cup Stories - Costa Rica at 1990 World Cup

Costa Rica is the most successful national football team of Central America's history.

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2018-06-21 10:24:52

Retro World Cup Stories - Nigeria's worst enemy

Nigeria will participate to a World Cup for the 7th time in its football history. 

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2018-06-20 19:31:22

Retro World Cup Stories - Iceland's sports miracle

Iceland arrives to Russia 2018 as the smallest nation who ever participated into a World Cup, after they catched the attention of the football fans in the last 4 years.

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2018-06-19 10:28:38

Retro World Cup Stories - The first Croatia National Football Team

It was in 1992 when the Croatian National Football Team was officially admitted to FIFA. Two years before Croatia obtained the independence from Yugoslavia...

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2018-06-18 11:32:15

Retro World Cup Stories - The 1978 World Cup under Videla's dictatorship

Argentina was under the ferocious dictatorship of Videla, and, unfortunately, football was used as a curtain to cover the macabre facts of the dictator.

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2018-06-15 10:14:18