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The Most Important Soccer Game Ever PlayedDaniel Harris·The RingerJul 2018·35 min readHungaryWest GermanyWorld CupWorld Cup 1954
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Soccer’s Greatest, Most Improbable TriumphDaniel Harris·The RingerJan 2019·35 min readUSMNTWorld CupWorld Cup 1950
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The forgotten story of … 17 November 1993Rob Smyth·The GuardianFeb 2012·20 min readWorld CupWorld Cup 1994
The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around PaywalledJody Rosen·The New YorkerDec 2022·8 min readLionel MessiWorld CupWorld Cup 2022
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World Cup Stories, 1974: Docs and curses -Haiti’s brilliant orangeAmit Katwala·MediumMar 2018·3 min readHaitiWorld CupWorld Cup 1974
A Sombrero and a Dream: One Desperate Fan’s World Cup Odyssey PaywalledAndrew Keh·The New York TimesJun 2018·6 min readMexicoWorld CupWorld Cup 2018
World Cup stunning moments: the Cruyff Turn is born in 1974Scott Murray·The GuardianMay 2018·13 min readJohan CruyffThe NetherlandsWorld CupWorld Cup 1974
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