World Cup

WC Mexico 1970 - An Overview World Cup

WC Mexico 1970 - An Overview

May 15th, 2018 The tournament set-up was the same to the one four years earlier. Sixteen teams - four groups of four with the best two teams in each group through to the...
WC England 1966 - An Overview World Cup

WC England 1966 - An Overview

May 12th, 2018 Sixteen years after first competing at the World Cup, England hosted the tournament in 1966, with coach Alf Ramsey famously predicting that his side would go...
WC Chile 1962 - An Overview World Cup

WC Chile 1962 - An Overview

May 8th, 2018 The 1962 World Cup in Chile was marred by violent play especially in the group stages. In the opening eight days alone it featured four red cards, three broken...
WC BRAZIL 1950 - An Overview World Cup

WC BRAZIL 1950 - An Overview

April 29th, 2018 The first World Cup to be held after World War II was hosted by Brazil in 1950, with much of Europe still recovering from hostilities around the...
WC ITALY 1938 - An Overview World Cup

WC ITALY 1938 - An Overview

April 25th, 2018 Just as Mussolini used Italy in 1934, Hitler used the 1936 Olympics as a weapon of propaganda. So, to avoid any further political controversy, FIFA chose a...
World Cup - Italy 1934 World Cup

World Cup - Italy 1934

April 21st, 2018 Welcome to our second (of 20) series on the history of the World Cup. Today we take a look at 1934 World Cup that was hosted by Italy and was the first...
World Cup - Uruguay 1930 World Cup

World Cup - Uruguay 1930

April 16th, 2018 The inaugural FIFA World Cup took place in 1930 and was held in Uruguay. FIFA President Jules Rimet came up with the idea of a tournament featuring the...
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