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Norway celebrate beating Brazil, to qualify for the second round (Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images)

1998 FIFA World Cup France™

Flonaldo ices Brazil

Brazil were expected to make light work of Norway at France 1998, but Tore Andre Flo dazzled as Egil Olsen’s team rallied remarkably to reach the last 16.

Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history

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Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history

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Greatest games at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

TAMPA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 18: Alex Freeman #16 of the United States celebrates after scoring the second goal of his team during the first half of an international friendly match between the United States and Uruguay at Raymond James Stadium on November 18, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Eston Parker/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)

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Freeman: I've had extraordinary year but I'm aiming higher

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Resurgent Casemiro showing class is permanent

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: James Rodriguez of Colombia enters the pitch to warm up prior to the International Friendly match between Colombia and Australia at Citi Field on November 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jordan Bank/Getty Images)

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James warms up for World Cup with Minnesota MLS move

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2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™

Watch: Electric Arjen shocks Spain

Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history

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Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup: Team profile and history

Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates his goal during the European World Cup Qualifiers 2026 football match between Portugal and Hungary at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Lemos/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Take the Cristiano Ronaldo quiz

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Every Cristiano Ronaldo FIFA World Cup goal

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DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 21: Goalkeeper, Andries Noppert of Netherlands celebrates after the 2-0 win during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Senegal and Netherlands at Al Thumama Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Netherlands giant Noppert scales new heights

Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. This instalment is focused on the tallest player ever to grace the finals.

11/06/78 WORLD CUP 1978.NETHERLANDS v SCOTLAND.ARGENTINA.Archie Gemmill celebrates after netting the winning goal for Scotland (Photo by SNS Group via Getty Images)

1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina™

Scots floor Dutch in bittersweet finale

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Doan dazzles as Japan stun Spain

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Fastest goals by substitutes in World Cup history

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Youngest World Cup-winning players

Football, 16th June 1938, World Cup Finals, Marseille, France, Semi-Final, Italy 2 v Brazil 1. Italy's Silvio Piola bursts through Brazil's Machado (left) and Domingos during the match. (Photo by Haynes Archive/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

1938 FIFA World Cup France™

Italy’s two-footed goal-getter

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Players with most substitute appearances in World Cup history

1982 World Cup Finals, Valencia, Spain, 25th June, 1982, Spain 0 v Northern Ireland 1, Northern Ireland's goalscorer Gerry Armstrong celebrates victory with manager Billy Bingham (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)

1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™

Northern Irish heroes leave Spain shellshocked

Costa Rica's forward Bryan Ruiz (2nd R) and Costa Rica's goalkeeper Keylor Navas (2nd L) celebrate after winning 1-0 during a Group D match between Italy and Costa Rica at the Pernambuco Arena in Recife during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™

Ruiz inspires Costa Rican rapture in Recife

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Austria humble holders West Germany

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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Detail of the Winner's Trophy ahead of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Final between Korea DPR and Japan at Estadio El Campin on September 21, 2024 in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Buda Mendes - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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Norway celebrate beating Brazil, to qualify for the second round (Photo by Tony Marshall/EMPICS via Getty Images)