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World Cup icons: Smoker, drinker, thinker Socrates gets himself in shape – but suffers in Spain (1982)
World Cup 1982 The great icon of Brazilian football never went beyond a World Cup quarter-final... but that was never his priority
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
The big interview: Alan Rough - "We knew what they could do, and hoped they didn’t do it against us. But they did!"
World Cup 1982 How does it feel to face the legendary Brazil 82 side in their pomp? Scotland's goalkeeper tells Graeme Thomson...
England's base camp blues: a brief history of bad decisions, boredom... and wedding DVDs
England As England jet off to Russia for their imminent Repino arrival, Richard Edwards regales the Three Lions' previous World Cup hideouts
Davor Suker on France '98: "It was the realisation of a dream for me"
World Cup 1998 With the world expecting Ronaldo or Batistuta to pick up the Golden Boot, it was something of a surprise to see it won by a player from a country that only gained independence seven years previously
The 10 most shocking exclusions from World Cup squads
FIFA World Cup Whoever eventually misses out on Russia 2018, they’ll have to go some way to match these jaw-dropping omissions
Ranked! The 10 best players of France 98
World Cup 1998 After watching the France 98 World Cup Final on Saturday afternoon, we dug into the archive to uncover Jonathan Wilson's look back at the legends who lit up the tournament
Alexi Lalas: "Before USA '94 I was a punk who never thought about my place"
World Cup 1994 USA 94 legend turned LA Galaxy suit Alexi Lalas tells FFT what it was like to be a rock star soccer player...
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
