Predictions about who will be the next world champion often miss the mark. The pressure at this tournament is as intense as ...

With the World Cup nearly upon us, Guardian readers share their mixed emotions – enthusiasm, hope, unease, anger, optimism – around this summer’s tournament ...

Every World Cup guarantees thrilling games, brilliant goals and the presence of the best players on the planet. But also, ...

Because Maradona did not seem to run that day. He appeared to float. Later calculations showed that the entire move lasted ...

The greatest players have graced the World Cup and often lived up to top billing. Lionel Messi has been named player of the ...

Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup in 2022, but Luis de la Fuente's Spain side are now coming for ...

In our ninth extract from The Soccer 100, we return to Mexico City in 1986 and the goals, grit and guile which saw Argentina ...

It is 40 years since Diego Maradona dominated the FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico, scoring some of the tournament's most iconic goals and inspiring the Albiceleste to the title.

Maradona’s room-mate at Mexico 1986 recalls how Argentina won their second FIFA World Cup and sizes up his nation’s chances at the upcoming global showpiece.

The Independent has put together a list of the 50 greatest names in World Cup history, based exclusively on their ...

The Independent has put together a list of the 50 greatest names in World Cup history, based exclusively on their ...

With just over two weeks until the 23rd men’s Fifa World Cup in North America, The Independent sports team ranks the top-50 ...