Football Files
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Narrative history of the beautiful game. The complete FIFA World Cup story, told tournament by tournament from Uruguay 1930 onwards — the politics, the drama, and the human stories inside the matches. Women's World Cup history in full. Free forever.
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Abby Wambach |The Header Heard Round the World
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Harry Kewell | From Smithfield to Istanbul
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Some People Are About to Cry | 1990 World Cup — Round of Sixteen, Gazza's Tears, and the Final
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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The Summer Opera | 1990 World Cup — Context & The Group Stage
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Gli Azzurri (Italy) | The Most Complicated Record in World Football
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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The Last Ten Minutes | 1986 FIFA World Cup Final | Mexico
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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A Little With the Hand of God | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Mexico
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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The Boy From Villa Fiorito | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Mexico
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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The Scream | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Spain
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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The Doctor and the Disgraced | 1982 FIFA World Cup | Spain
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Six Goals and a Post | 1978 FIFA World Cup Final Stages | Argentina
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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The Disappeared | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Argentina
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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The Night Before | 1974 FIFA World Cup Final | West Germany
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Total Football — Johan Cruyff, West Germany 1974 and the World Cup That Changed Football
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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The Game of the Century — Brazil, Pelé and the 1970 World Cup
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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The Save of the Century — Gordon Banks, Pelé and the 1970 World Cup
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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The Goal That Still Divides Football — England vs West Germany, 1966
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Eusébio's Greatest Match — The Comeback That Saved Portugal's World Cup
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Pelé's Exit and North Korea's Miracle — The Untold Story of the 1966 World Cup
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Colombia | From World Cup Dream to National Tragedy | Country Profile
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Garrincha — The Man Who Won the 1962 World Cup Alone
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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The Battle of Santiago — Football's Most Violent World Cup Match
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Pelé at 17 — The World Cup Final That Changed Football Forever
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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The Boy From Bauru and the Man With Borrowed Boots | 1958 World Cup | Sweden
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Miracle of Bern | 1954 World Cup Final | Sweden
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Magnificent Magyars | 1954 World Cup | Switzerland
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Silence | Maracanazo | 1950 FIFA World Cup | Brazil
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Dishwasher and the Kings of Football | 1950 World Cup — England vs USA | Brazil
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May 31, 2026 |
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Superga & The Return of the FIFA World Cup | Brazil 1950
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May 31, 2026 |
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Win or Die | 1938 FIFA World Cup Final | France
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Last Tournament Before the Dark | 1938 World Cup Context & First Round | France
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May 30, 2026 |
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The Paper Man and the Dictator | 1934 World Cup Final, Mussolini & Matthias Sindelar
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May 29, 2026 |
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Il Duce's Tournament | 1934 FIFA World Cup | Italy
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May 29, 2026 |
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The First Final | 1930 FIFA World Cup Final | Uruguay
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Ship That Carried the World Cup | 1930 World Cup Groups | Uruguay
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Man Who Invented the World Cup | FIFA & The Road to 1930
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Most Important Game Nobody Invented | Football | Soccer
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May 27, 2026 |