2026 FIFA World Cup: Every Golden Ball Winner since 1982

As the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup approaches, here is every Golden Ball winner since it's introduction in 1978.

World Cup all-time records and statistics: Most goals, most wins, most games, most titles

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup (June 11-July 19) approaches, could it be the edition that rewrites the history books? Here is a full breakdown of the key collective and individual records from the ...
FIFA

World Cup wonder goals: Eder’s exquisite chip

We count down to the FIFA World Cup 2026™ by showing a wonder goal each day. Today’s shows Eder’s tender chip for Brazil against Scotland at Spain 1982. 63 days to go...63 days to go... We’re counting ...
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World Cup 2026: The disgrace that still whispers Algeria’s name

On June 25, 1982, Algeria left the World Cup unbeaten — and still went home early. Four days earlier, they had stunned West ...
The Daily Star

When a prince stopped play: The World Cup’s most bizarre intervention

But what happened at the 1982 World Cup in Spain goes far beyond mere drama -- it was one of the most bizarre, unprecedented, and controversial episodes in football history, where a country’s prince ...