The wait is over. "Zizou" is coming home — and French football will never be the same again.
Heartbreak in 2018, humiliation at Wembley in 2007 — Croatia have a habit of haunting England like a shadow, and Dallas could be the next battleground.
Three consecutive wins, 17 high-scoring matches, and a tactical identity built over four years — Japan are quietly emerging as one of the World Cup's most dangerous dark horses.
Broken hearts in 2018, a Wembley humiliation in 2007 — Croatia have a habit of haunting England, and Dallas could be next.
Holland printed 100,000 postage stamps declaring themselves world champions before a ball was kicked. Johan Cruyff and his Total Football had enchanted the world. Then the final happened — and West Germany had other ideas.
Vinícius is brimming with confidence — Ancelotti is learning Portuguese and promising Brazil the world title.
Ancelotti is learning Portuguese and promising Vinicius the World Cup — Brazil might just believe it this time.
Van Nistelrooy is back in the dugout — and this time, the stage doesn't get any bigger.
Thirty-five years after independence and through seven failed qualification campaigns — some of them heartbreaking — Uzbekistan have finally reached the FIFA World Cup for the first time. The White Wolves arrive in North America ready to make history.
Co-hosts of the biggest World Cup in history and appearing for the twelfth time, the USA arrive at their own tournament under a new coach with the weight of a nation's expectation — and the opportunity of a lifetime to go further than they ever have on home soil.
Maradona's last World Cup ended in a drugs scandal. Roberto Baggio carried Italy to the final almost single-handedly — then missed the penalty that gave Brazil their fourth world title. USA 1994 was full of drama from first day to last.
Two-time world champions and back at the World Cup for a fifth consecutive edition, Uruguay arrive in North America in the midst of generational change — led by a visionary coach, a new generation of players, and a history that casts a longer shadow than almost any other nation in the game.