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'Embarrassing' Simon Jordan comment slammed after taking aim at Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce missed an infamous penalty for England in their 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final defeat against West Germany despite often being reliable from 12 yards

Nottingham Post

Rosi Mittermaier, Olympic skiing champion, dies at 72

Mittermaier won West Germany’s only two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sir Geoff Hurst leads tributes as World Cup winner George Cohen dies aged 83

Cohen’s death leaves just two survivors from the team which beat West Germany 4-2 on July 30, 1966.

The Independent UK

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Hans Magnus Enzensberger obituary

German poet, writer and editor determined that West Germany should not ignore its Nazi past

The Guardian - UK

World Cup Final view from France: It will take 40 years to forget this defeat to Argentina

For French people, losing to West Germany in Seville in the semi-finals of the 1982 World Cup is the most glorious defeat in our history. We were leading 3-1 in extra-time but Germany came back to 3-3 before we lost on penalties.

Evening Standard

Lionel Messi joins exclusive club of World Cup, Champions League and Ballon d'Or winners

Seven-time Ballon d'Or-winner Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup on Sunday after Argentina defeated champions France on penalties at Lusail Stadium in Qatar

Daily Mirror

Argentina vs France 2022 joins list of classic World Cup finals

Kylian Mbappe became just the second man to score a hat-trick in the final after England’s Sir Geoff Hurst, yet still finished on the losing side

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From 1930 to Hurst hat-trick, Argentina vs France joins classic World Cup finals

Kylian Mbappe became just the second man to score a hat-trick in the final after England’s Sir Geoff Hurst, yet still finished on the losing side.

The Independent UK

2022 World Cup final: Argentina 3-3 France (aet, 4-2 on pens) – as it happened

Kylian Mbappé scored only the second hat-trick in World Cup final history, but it wasn’t enough to deny Lionel Messi his destiny. Scott Murray was watching

The Guardian - UK

Who has won the World Cup? Full list of winners, from Uruguay to France

The World Cup in Qatar with Argentina and France bidding to join a long line of winners

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi’s day of destiny is a rare shot at World Cup final redemption

Few get a second attempt at the greatest game in football but Messi has earned the chance to complete his story when Argentina face France in Sunday’s World Cup final

The Independent UK

Correcting Past Golden Ball Mistakes at the World Cup

The tournament’s top player award hasn’t always gone to the most-deserving.

Sports Illustrated

Which team won the World Cup with the longest pre-tournament odds?

Plus: big clubs with no players in Qatar, pundits who played at a low level and what happens to World Cup matchballs?

The Guardian - UK

Fans snubbed the biggest ever game at Everton as Scousers fumed over 'England fix' in World Cup

Everton and the World Cup series: Goodison Park snub over 1966 semi-final had Scouse fans fuming

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The Guardian - UK

Curse of the eighth penalty: World Cup shootouts by numbers

Statistics show the effects of building pressure as the shootout goes on and pinpoint the one most likely to be missed

The Guardian - UK

Morocco aim to break new ground for Africa after World Cup heartbreaks

Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana have narrowly failed at the quarter-final stage but Walid Regragui is building a powerhouse

Daily Mirror

World Cup kick-off times changed and cause clash to avoid giving unfair advantage

The final round of group stage fixtures at the 2022 World Cup take place this week with plenty still left to play for, but there are no longer four games played at four different times

The Times of India

FIFA World Cup 2022: Explained - Why last round of matches have simultaneous kick-offs

If you have been following the FIFA World Cup in Qatar closely you will of course know that starting Tuesday, November 29, there won't be any 3:30pm kick-off. Instead, the first two games of the day, which will both feature teams from the same group, will kick-off at 8:30 PM…

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The Independent UK

Who has won the World Cup? Full list of winners, from Uruguay to France

The World Cup in Qatar is underway with 32 teams bidding to join a long line of winners

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United and the World Cup: 1974 - Moncur a TV pundit but England miss out

England failed to qualify for the 1974 World Cup finals in West Germany, but a future Newcastle United manager was in action on the pitch for Scotland

The Independent UK

When East Germany met West and caused one of the greatest World Cup shocks

East Germany 1-0 West Germany: At the 1974 World Cup, Hamburg played host to an extraordinary meeting of two rival sides. The result was even more unbelievable, writes Adam Bushby

Miami Herald

Saudi Arabia’s defeat of Argentina ranks with these as the World Cup’s biggest upsets

The biggest World Cup upset ever? Well, Saudi Arabia bettering Argentina 2-1 is definitely the biggest World Cup upset of the 2020s.

Al Jazeera

Germany looking to make amends at World Cup 2022

Four-time World Cup winners failed to reach the knockout rounds at Russia 2018 despite being defending champions.

The Guardian - UK

Is the perfect World Cup achievable or an impossible dream for football?

Past tournaments have had great settings and matches for the ages … but terrible formats. Will the stars ever align?

Sports Illustrated

FIFA World Cup All-Time Men’s Scoring Leaders

Sports Illustrated lists the players that stand above the rest when it comes to finding the back of the net.

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