1974, when the World Cup final was lost rather than won

The 1974 World Cup is often overlooked, but Neil Fredrik Jensen offers an informative and entertaining account of that tournament.
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DR Congo return to the World Cup 52 years after a 1974 trip haunted by the threats and a vicious dictator

The 1974 World Cup was an extreme example of the ways that politics of historically intersected with soccer's biggest showcase ...

A Dutch soccer legend who made World Cup history played in KC in the 1980s

As the Netherlands comes to Kansas City to play a World Cup match, a Dutch legend played for the Comets indoors team in KC.

Rowing boats & regrets - Scotland's undefeated 1974 World Cup campaign

Joe Jordan and Davie Hay remember Scotland's 1974 World Cup campaign, that ended at the group stage despite an unbeaten record.

The 10 most important games in World Cup history: ranked

A thousand World Cup matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. Here are the 10 most iconic ...