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 ...

Hello and welcome to our coverage of England’s World Cup 1986 quarter-final with Argentina. The day is Sunday June 22, 1986, ...

The tournament was first played in 1930, when it was played inUruguay.The tournament has been played every four years, with ...

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