Opinion

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

How a 1974 photograph of a boy with a soccer ball shaped Haiti's World Cup story

"Somebody sends me a photo and says, ‘Hey, I just saw this on social media. Is this still you?' And I say, ‘Yes, it's me.'"

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.

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.

Haiti's World Cup team made history in 1974; can it do better next month?

‘As of right now with all of these big teams that are participating and to see Haiti back on the map is a remarkable experience.'