West Germany lost 8-3 to Hungary in the group stages of the 1954 World Cup... only to meet them again in the final.

In 1930, the first football World Cup winners were crowned when hosts Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final. After the ...

In 1930, the first football World Cup winners were crowned when hosts Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in the final. After the ...

The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team ...

The journey began in Uruguay (1930), where the inaugural tournament saw the hosts ... South Africa in 2010 brought the first African World Cup, while Brazil in 2014 faced the heartbreak of a historic ...

Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi have joined to found Deportivo LSM, a new soccer club that will compete in Uruguay, the Inter ...

one that for the first time hands the best team in the OFC a ticket straight to the World Cup rather than a ticklish play-off against Uruguay or some such. Until and unless Australia come crawling ...

A Geoff Hurst hat-trick helped England to win the World Cup, for the only time in their history, on home soil. The England striker remains the only man to have scored three goals in a World Cup final, ...

So wrong. There is a major tournament this summer whether we like it or not. There’s the 2025 Club World Cup, taking place in the United States in June and July. But what exactly is the 2025 ...