World Cup Collection

Having finished the previous year as runners-up to Uruguay in the Copa America, 1984 proved a quiet year for Brazil featuring just a handful of friendly matches in June of that year. These games were used to give opportunities to up and coming and...

Determined to go one better than the runners-up spot earned at the 1974 tournament, the Dutch qualified comfortably for the 1978 competition ahead of local rivals Belgium and traveled to Argentina in confident mood. Form was slow to build, however, and qualification from the...

The 1970s started in some style with Mexico playing a role in making the 1970 tournament, which they hosted, so memorable. Javier de la Torre's team cruised through the group stage with wins over Belgium and El Salvador and a draw with the Soviet...