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World Cup A-Z. Oscar - 2014

By The Gaffer · July 5, 2026

Oscar could never have imagined a goal in a World Cup semi-final would mean so little.

By The Gaffer · July 4, 2026

The Battle of Nuremberg 2006. Deco and van Bronckhorst sit on the sidelines, bemused at the chaos they've been part of.

By The Gaffer · July 3, 2026

The Maracanazo. The game that changed the way Brazil played football.

By The Gaffer · July 1, 2026

Lionel Messi, the little flea. He finally had his moment at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

By The Gaffer · June 29, 2026

The combative Roy Keane walked away from the Saipan training camp days before the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.