What Makes the Knockout Stage Unique? Reaching the knockout stage of the World Cup is an achievement in itself, as teams must compete against the best in fiercely contested group matches where half of ...

This was as good as it got for Sweden, as Brazil turned on the style, leveled, and then took a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Vava. Then, Pele waved his magic wand, scoring a brilliant third and fourth ...

As if being thrashed by their greatest rivals were not painful enough, Brazil had to stand and watch as world football’s biggest wind-up merchant rubbed salt into the wound. With Argentina 4-1 ...