The 1970 World Cup Final was played on 21 June 50 years ago Watch some fantastic videos from #Mexico70 Goals, skills and saves galore Over the last four weeks, FIFA.com has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico™. Having previously announced his retirement from international football, Pele returned to lift […]
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Beltran: My mother mopped floors to help my footballing dream
Fernando Beltran is one of Mexico’s top prospects His whole family moved to Guadalajara to aid his footballing dream Beltran wants a medal at the Tokyo Olympics Like a plane cleared for take-off on the runway, it seemed like nothing could slow the upward trajectory of Fernando Beltran. Still only 22, he had already established […]
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When Rene met Roger
One of Italy 1990’s most famous moments took place 30 years ago today Roger Milla has been lured out of retirement to play in Italy How did Valderrama inadvertently help Milla embarrass Higuita? The 1990 FIFA World Cup™ is often portrayed negatively, singled out for its all-time low goal average and then-record number of red […]
Maradona’s immortal 11-second dash
Diego Maradona scored his legendary solo goal today in 1986 It was later voted FIFA World Cup Goal of the Century Maradona: “I can hardly believe I pulled it off” 11 seconds. That is all it took for Diego Maradona to conjure up the most stunning piece of brilliance of his entire career, a goal […]
Zagallo: They said it would be impossible to field all those No10s
Mario Zagallo reveals he went mad at Brazil’s players at Mexico 1970 He raves about Jairzinho and Gerson Who would have won: the class of ’58 or ’70? If Pele is the Humphrey Bogart, and Rinus Michels the Martin Scorsese, then Mario Zagallo is football’s Clint Eastwood – a true virtuoso at both performing and […]
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The Beautiful Team in numbers
Pele labelled football ‘The Beautiful Game’. It was romantically befitting. He later baptised Brazil’s boys of 1970 as ‘The Beautiful Team’. On the 50th anniversary of their coronation, FIFA.com delivers the intriguing statistics behind that unforgettable, exhilarating FIFA World Cup™-winning side. Go to Source […]
Nchout double sends Cameroon through
Ajara Nchout defied injury to star for Cameroon at France 2019 The Africans beat New Zealand a year ago today Her double sent the Lionesses into last 16 Saturday 20 June marks a year to the day since Cameroon played a match that their fans will long remember. After losing both their opening games in […]
Where are the 2015 wunderkinds now?
Serbia won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand five years ago today Several of those talented youngsters have since become top-class professionals Gabriel Jesus and Julian Brandt are firmly established A total of 504 gifted youngsters from 24 countries took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015™, and around 1,830 […]
Menendez sparks memorable Argentina fightback
One year ago today, the Argentinian scored against Scotland at France 2019 Her goal was the catalyst for a spectacular Albiceleste comeback “We didn’t win on the pitch, but we won big off of it,” she says Argentina and Scotland starred in one of the best matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, […]
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Behind the World Cup record: Pele
Pele became the FIFA World Cup’s youngest goalscorer today in 1958 He remains the only 17-year-old to score in the World Cup His record-setting goal gave birth to his nickname of ‘The King’ “Pele is obviously infantile. He lacks the necessary fighting spirit. He is too young to feel aggression and respond with appropriate force. […]