Only in 2018 would another Portuguese player score a hat-trick during a World Cup match, and Pedro Pauleta’s enthusiastic celebrations under the torrential rain remain the only positive aspect from ...
From start to finish, everything went sideways in Portugal’s 2002 World Cup campaign. Poor preparation, strange tactical and technical decisions, players injured or out of shape, lack of leadership, ...
Since the 1998 World Cup in France, one man has been in the stands for every match Korea have played in the greatest show in ...
Pele, who helped inspire Brazil to glory in 1958, 1962 and 1970, is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup on three separate occasions.
Former Manchester United star David Beckham has received high praise from a famous former teammate.United careerBeckham was ...
The World Cup can get the better of many players and many of the game's greats have cried on this stage in the past ...
Here, Sports Illustrated looks back at some of the worst—and most disappointing—teams ever to appear at the World Cup. France ...