The greatest World Cup upsets... ever! FourFourTwo revisits the 26 biggest upsets the World Cup has ever produced as Cape Verde add themselves to the list FourFourTwo · Jun 15
26 reasons why World Cup 2026 will be historic Six-foot eagles, warmongering Peace Prize winners and Lady Gaga on pens? It could be quite the summer… FourFourTwo · Jun 11
How Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can still define World Cup 2026 despite their waning powers WORLD CUP 2026: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo changed football and could finally cap off their legendary careers by meeting in Kansas City, writes Miguel Delaney. But age has caught up with them, meaning this would be a World Cup clash with a difference The Independent UK · Jun 1
Commercialised, curious, sometimes raucous: USA 94 was a joy to attend As a skint 23-year-old I did two weeks in the US. It remains a personal favourite tournament 32 years later The Guardian - UK · May 30
USA '94 legacy: why two big misses didn't prevent a World Cup hit Why two big misses didn't prevent World Cup 1994 being a hit, FourFourTwo look at the legacy of the USA's first major football tournament FourFourTwo · May 29
Was USA ‘94 one of the greatest World Cups ever staged? In the fourth episode of our new World Cup podcast, Copa Independent, Lawrence Ostlere, Miguel Delaney and Richard Jolly discuss the highs and lows of USA 94 and the tournament’s lasting legacy The Independent UK · Apr 17
‘I’m often compared to my father, but he was unique – nothing compares to him. Beethoven’s son didn’t play like his dad. They were two different people’: Diego Maradona's son reveals what it's like growing up with famous surname The son of Diego Maradona highlights how it was for him growing up in the 1990s FourFourTwo · Mar 2, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s journey from 90s novelty to World Cup power grab From USA 94 to Ronaldo, via Putin and Newcastle, the 2034 hosts-elect are now at the heart of football politics The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024
Which lower-league footballers have appeared at the World Cup? Plus: worst World Cup showings for flawless qualifiers; wildly successful late call-ups; and an apology to Chris Woods The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022
Roy Keane recalls his 'wet n wild' World Cup 'highlight' that had nothing to do with football The Manchester United legend was part of Jack Charlton's squad for USA 94, playing every minute of the Boys in Green's four fixtures Irish Mirror · Nov 17, 2022