BBC Sport’s archived video on England against Argentina at the 2002 World Cup revisits one of the most emotionally loaded fixtures in modern international football. The title alone points to the centr...
Argentina’s recent World Cup story has often been told through Lionel Messi’s brilliance, but the more revealing angle is how the team created the conditions for that brilliance to matter. The BBC’s a...
Didier Deschamps’ long spell in charge of France is approaching its conclusion, and the tone around the team’s World Cup exit suggests an era ending without the farewell he might have imagined. Accord...
BBC Sport has turned to World Cup history for its latest football quiz, challenging readers to name every nation that has reached the semi-finals of the tournament. It is a simple premise, but one tha...
The latest BBC Sport World Cup note highlights a pattern that often says as much about the modern Premier League as it does about the tournament itself: when the competition reaches the semi-final sta...
Croatia have turned back to a familiar face by reappointing former defender Slaven Bilic as manager of the men’s national team. It is a move that immediately carries both symbolic and practical weight...
England’s current standing in international football is no longer being measured against old assumptions of failure. The BBC’s assessment that these are “unprecedented times” for the national team cap...
Lionel Messi is approaching another rare first in a career defined by milestones, with BBC Sport reporting that he is set for his first meeting with England. For a player who has spent more than two d...
Jude Bellingham once again showed why he has become such a decisive figure for England, scoring on the brink of half-time to bring his side level against Norway in Miami. In a game that needed a momen...
England’s penalty decision in extra time against Norway was overturned after a VAR review concluded that Djed Spence had initiated the contact with Oscar Bobb. It was a significant intervention in a t...