Pele and Brazil at the Azteca in 1970? Lionel Messi's first World Cup? England winning it on home soil in 1966? BBC Sport ...

Since the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, hosted by Uruguay, there have been 22 editions of the tournament, several of which ...

ENGLAND find out tonight (July 15) whether they are about to end one of the longest waits for a second World Cup final.

FIFA remembers some of the World Cup final heroes of the last 60 years, from superstar strikers to players elevated to ...

World Cup semi-final snub at Everton's Goodison Park in 1966 had Scouse fans fuming at England and FIFA ...

The World Cup Final arrives on Sunday. England are out, but 60 years ago they would triumph – with a match ball made in ...

Geoff Hurst, pictured centre, was the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final In the final minute of extra ...

Most will not recall 26 July 1966 but for me it was the start of a schoolboy adventure that ended four days later at Wembley ...

Mbappe and Dembele have scored 13 goals between them at the 2026 World Cup, a feat not achieved by two players from the same ...

In the weeks leading up to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, we'll set the scene for the next instalment of the greatest sporting event in the world by ...

The final of the 23rd edition of the World Cup will pit Spain against Argentina on a sweltering afternoon at MetLife Stadium ...

Liverpool had three players in the World Cup-winning squad of 1966, with Roger Hunt leading the line as England won their only ever major trophy. As hosts, England unforgettably won the World Cup in ...