Can Spain Become the First Team to Win Back-to-Back World Cups Since Brazil?
No team has repeated as World Cup champion since Brazil in the early 1960s. Spain's young core gives it a genuine shot at breaking that drought in 2030.
No team has repeated as World Cup champion since Brazil in the early 1960s. Spain's young core gives it a genuine shot at breaking that drought in 2030.
Records fell, debutants shone, and a tense final capped it all off. The complete story of how the first 48-team World Cup unfolded.
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