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The Last World Cup of Football’s Last Great Generation

There is a generation of football supporters — those born somewhere in the corridor between the mid-eighties and the late nineties — for whom the game has been organised, for their entire conscious lives, around a small number of enormous…

A tournament of almost-shocks enters the business end

The phrase “business end” is often used quite loosely in the context of football tournaments. The quarter-finals of this World Cup are finally upon us. After almost a month of relentless football, with two rounds of knockouts spanning 24…

Argentina equal Germany record in Cape Verde thriller

Argentina's dramatic victory over Cape Verde carried a slice of history beyond the scoreline. According to Opta, the 3-2 extra-time win was Argentina's 12th extra-time match at a World Cup. That figure equals Germany's all-time record for…