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The all-time World Cup Perfect XI
FIFA World Cup With the World Cup now less than two months away, James Maw picks his all-time tournament eleven.
The big interview: Emilio Butragueno - "I scored four goals, but it wasn't one of my best games"
World Cup 1986 How does it feel to score four goals in a World Cup match? Simon Talbot asked Emilio Butragueno, who did just that for Spain against Denmark...
Jesus Navas on Spain 2010: "The most impressive thing about that team was the training; one, two touches all from memory"
World Cup 2010 La Roja famously won every knockout game 1-0 en route to glory – celebrated in the latest FourFourTwo Film, featuring the insight of former Manchester City wideman Navas
Gary Lineker on Mexico '86: "I think the linesman saw the Hand of God and bottled it"
World Cup 1986 On this day in 1986, England's second-highest goalscorer notched a vital hat-trick against Poland which sent the Three Lions through to the last 16. Here he regales the perils of playing in intense heat, Maradona's memorable brace... and his dad's success at the bookies
World Cup 2006: When Germany learned to love its national team – and each other
World Cup 2006 Uli Hesse recalls what was once the Germans' finest hour of the 21st century – and they didn't even win anything
Ranked! The 10 best goals of Italia '90
World Cup 1990 We round up the tournament's greatest net-ripplers: starring Milla, Platt, Caniggia and lots, lots more...
Ranked! The best 10 Players of Mexico '86
World Cup 1986 World Cup 86 was characterised by prolific goalscorers, creative genius, and guile aplenty. There was a handy Argentine fellow, too. Diego something or other…
The lost brilliance of Yugoslavia at Italia '90: "The team was far better than the country"
World Cup 1990 Their brilliant, technical football illuminated the 1990 World Cup, but things at home were getting much darker
82: New Zealand's All Whites win hearts and minds - just not any points
FIFA World Cup New Zealand's famously resolute showing in South Africa in 2010 wasn't the first time the All Whites have made friends and influenced people at the world's biggest sporting event, as Neil Billingham explains...
