Canada’s only appearances are 1986, 2022 and now 2026, and Argentina won the first two. French Ballon d’Or winners precede triumphs too, from Michel Platini in 1985 to Karim Benzema in 2022, with ...

FIFA spotlights the players who could follow in the footsteps of their dads by playing in the World Cup in six months’ time.

To mark the 40th anniversary of our weekly quiz, Noel Welch has compiled some of his favourite questions of all time – so you ...