When East faced West in a torn Germany- the only time the two teams...

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After the terrific heat of Mexico during the 1970 World Cup, it was a relatively cooler but rainy West Germany that welcomed one and...

Brazilian hurricane swept Mexico throughout to own Jules Rimet trophy in Pele’s final bow

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1970 World Cup had seen many ‘firsts’- substitutions were allowed (previously, teams could not replace injured or tired players), red and yellow cards were...

The famous yet ‘infamous’ hat-trick of Geoff Hurst that gave England their only World...

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The only man to have scored a hat-trick in the final of a World Cup remains Geoff Hurst since 1966- the year in which...

Threats, thefts, recovery, demolition- the mystery behind non-existence of Jules Rimet trophy

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A trophy made of gold-plated sterling silver on a white-yellow marble base was manufactured following the design of French sculptor, Abel Lafleur. It depicted...

Vava keeps his name in record book- the only person to score in the...

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Edvaldo Isidio Neto, better known to the world as Vava, has a unique record set against his name. Among the four players who have...

‘Lucky 13’ of Just Fontaine- the record of highest goal in a single Cup...

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The 1958 World Cup belonged to the Brazilian great Pele. But there was another man; a lesser-known Frenchman who created history. Just Fontaine set...

A promise in 1950 fulfilled in 1958; how Pele won the Cup for Brazil...

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There could be no other more important event in the 1958 World Cup rather than Pele’s mercurial performance at the age of 17. As...

So close yet so far; Hungary’s ‘Mighty Magyars’ famously lost the 1954 Cup, and...

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A legendary Hungarian Football team was formed in the 1950s comprising the greats like Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Zoltan Czibor, Gyula Grosics...

The ‘Maracanazo’ of 1950- when Uruguay brought ‘National Tragedy’ to Brazil

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It was Maracanazo on 16th July 1950 at Maracana when Brazil was handed a sombre loss by Uruguay in the final of the World...

It was then as Dutch East Indies, Indonesia played the World Cup- the first...

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The World Cup moved from Italy to its neighbour France in 1938. Four of the globe’s continents had participated in the tournament in 1934....