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Ranked! The 10 best players of the 1982 World Cup
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World Cup 1982 Platini, Socrates and Zoff all rocked Spain in '82 - but who was the No.1 performer? Jonathan Wilson runs through the stars that made the tournament so memorable
10 potential breakout stars of World Cup 2018 we can't wait to see
By Michael Yokhin published
World Cup 2018 From the 'Iranian Ronaldo' to the flying Peruvian wing-back who helped upset Brazil, Michael Yokhin picks out these relatively low-profile talents who could become superstars by the end of Russia 2018
Ranked! The 25 best World Cup players EVER
By Amit Katwala last updated
FIFA World Cup The finest players in the world sometimes don’t quite manage to produce their best on the biggest stage of all. Others seem fired up by the global attention, playing in ways they never could for their club. Here are 25 of the tournament greats...
12 veteran stars over 30 who could make a big impact at the World Cup
By Barnaby Lane published
World Cup Wonderland It's just a number, right? Barney Lane on the dozen old-timers who'll be looking to prove they still have plenty to offer in Russia this summer
Gary Lineker on Italia 90: "Really, it boiled down to Germany being jammy"
By Nick Moore last updated
World Cup 1990 The Golden Boot winner tells FFT that he doesn't mind not breaking England's all-time goalscoring record – his one regret is that the Three Lions didn’t go all the way in Italy
Gary Lineker's 1986 World Cup in pictures: "Look at those nut-huggers Barnso is wearing..."
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
World Cup 1986 Lineker won the Golden Boot at Mexico 86 with six goals for England. FourFourTwo went through the photo album with him...
Ranked! The 10 best goals of World Cup 2006
By Nick Moore last updated
World Cup 2006 The finest strikes of Germany 2006, as collated by a wildly clapping Nick Moore
Jesus Navas on Spain 2010: "The most impressive thing about that team was the training; one, two touches all from memory"
By Álvaro Jiménez de Blas published
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
Sergei Baltacha: English football's first Soviet star – who loved Suffolk
By Richard Woodall last updated
World Cup Wonderland As Russia prepare to kick off the 2018 World Cup on home turf, Richard Woodall recalls the first Soviet international ever to play in the Football League – and who took Blighty to his heart
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