They were the heavy underdogs but had a cult following in England’s north east. With that behind them, North Korea would pull off one of the great upsets
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Playing exciting, fast football, Senegal would conjure up all their might to unforgettably dispose of France in the opening game of the 2002 World Cup
So sure of victory were West Germany over Algeria at the 1982 World Cup that they refused to prepare and suggested they’d score eight
They were mocked and demeaned in the build-up, but when Cameroon faced holder Argentina at the 1990 World Cup, they would redefine African football
Petty accusations of foul play act as a smokescreen for European arrogance: Italy were simply humbled by South Korea at the 2002 World Cup
Journalist and author Euan McTear recalls Spain’s greatest vintage – their 2010 World Cup winners who defied the weight of history – for My Side
Underrated in both Europe and his homeland according to Diego Maradona, Mario Kempes remains one of Argentina’s greatest strikers
When Gheorghe Hagi peaked at USA 94, he did so by wowing world football to his and Eastern European talent. It was his fantasy moment in the sun
Unfit, injured and without a club, when José Luis Brown was selected for Argentina’s 1986 World Cup, few could’ve predicted he’d become a hero
Desperate to host the World Cup, Morocco have bid three times and failed. However, a fourth bid, alongside Spain and Portugal, could be the solution
Through his staunchly Catholic beliefs, Jules Rimet conceived the idea of a football World Cup that would spread his values of integration
In one of South American football’s greatest shocks, the verve and vigour of a splendid Colombia in 1993 would destroy Argentina on their own patch
He been racially abused, mocked by his own fans and called a traitor, but Kevin Prince-Boateng has carved a unique career worthy of respect
The son of a single mother and migrant from Guadeloupe, Thuram was raised in Paris and became Les Bleus’ record cap holder and a legend in calcio
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