FULL TIME — World Cup StoriesWorld Cup history, legends, records and the 2026 tournament.https://fulltimefootball.net/Half a Million People, Zero Wins, Still Standing: Cape Verde's Beautiful Mathematicshttps://fulltimefootball.net/articles/cape-verde-argentina-round-of-32/https://fulltimefootball.net/articles/cape-verde-argentina-round-of-32/Three draws, three points, no defeats — and now the World Cup debutants get Messi's Argentina. They wouldn't have it any other way.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Azteca Holds Its Breath: Mexico, England and the Ghost of the Quinto Partidohttps://fulltimefootball.net/articles/mexico-england-azteca-preview/https://fulltimefootball.net/articles/mexico-england-azteca-preview/Mexico are perfect: four wins, eight goals, none conceded. Now England come to the Azteca with history on their side.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe New Round Ate Two Giants: How Germany and the Netherlands Fell in 48 Hourshttps://fulltimefootball.net/articles/round-of-32-germany-netherlands-out/https://fulltimefootball.net/articles/round-of-32-germany-netherlands-out/Critics called the round of 32 padding. Then Paraguay and Morocco turned it into a graveyard for European heavyweights.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy 2026 Is Unlike Any World Cup Before Ithttps://fulltimefootball.net/articles/why-2026-is-different/https://fulltimefootball.net/articles/why-2026-is-different/48 teams, 104 matches, three host nations. How the biggest World Cup ever staged actually works — and what it means.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour Minutes That Defined Maradona — and Football Itselfhttps://fulltimefootball.net/articles/maradona-1986-four-minutes/https://fulltimefootball.net/articles/maradona-1986-four-minutes/Hand of God, Goal of the Century, four minutes apart. Relive the 1986 quarter-final that made Maradona immortal.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT