1986 World Cup: Background & Preparations
The 1986 World Cup returned to Mexico 16 years after it hosted Brazil’s historic triumph and Pelé’s international swansong. Initially awarded to Colombia at FIFA’s 1974 congress, by the early 1980s it was clear that a struggling economy would struggle to cope with the 24-nation extravaganza and they officially withdrew at the end of 1982.…
Mexico 1970 World Cup: 50 years ago
Mexico 1970, the ninth World Cup, is widely regarded as the greatest in living memory, won by its finest team. Though before my time, it is referenced by a generation as the finals where ‘the beautiful game’ triumphed, and casts a shadow over the World Cups which followed. It is chiefly remembered for Brazil’s historic…
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