Cup History

Jun 14, 20181 min read

Lillian Thuram, the right back who saved France

Thuram played a lot of centerback in his day, and was an excellent player but never much of an attacker. He pulled two late goals out to...

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Jun 14, 20181 min read

What does it say that a career might be separated into a World Cup of violence and banishment, and one of utter transcendant genius

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Jun 12, 20181 min read

And if I'm not mistaken, 12 touches and nary a one from his right foot.

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Jun 12, 20181 min read

Everyone remembers the stunning Bergkamp winner from this fantastic 1998 matchup, but the uniquely gifted Dutchman gave us this brilliant...

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Jun 12, 20181 min read

Heroes and villains, heartbreak and joy. 4 goals in overtime. This was really my introduction to the World Cup.

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Jun 12, 20181 min read

Man, was this ever the most ill-tempered game in modern World Cup History, the Battle of Nuremberg (as it became known) between the Dutch...

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