What is FIFA World Cup trophy made of? Price breakdown, history and everything you need to know

The most coveted object in global sport is also one the winner will never legally own. When a nation lifts the FIFA World Cup Trophy, they hold roughly $713,000 worth of solid 18-carat gold above ...

FIFA World Cup 2026: Haaland matches Grzegorz Lato's record for most goals in debut World Cup since 1974

Erling Haaland's sensational second-half brace propelled Norway to a stunning 2-1 upset over Brazil in the FIFA World Cup ...
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World Cup wonder goals: Rivellino’s Parkstadion piledriver

We count down to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ by showing a wonder goal each day. Today’s shows a patented Rivellino piledriver for Brazil against Zaire in 1974. 59 days to go...59 days to go... We’re ...
Opinion

DR Congo surprise at World Cup 52 years after a 1974 trip haunted by the threats and a vicious dictator

The 1974 World Cup was an extreme example of the ways that politics of historically intersected with soccer's biggest showcase ...

Zaire, that World Cup free kick and the sad story behind one of the World Cup’s strangest moments

There is a deeper, darker background to this story than is evident from simply watching Mwepu Ilunga kick the ball away at a ...

Do democracies win the FIFA World Cup more often than authoritarian states?

Do democracies perform better than authoritarian regimes at the FIFA World Cup? Since 1982, every FIFA World Cup winner has ...