Category Archives: Sport

The Finals – 1970: A World Cup Of Their Own

Posted on May 11, 2024 by NFB

To read the previous entry in this series, please click here. For 17 entries now, we have discussed the Olympic and FIFA World Cup Finals that took place between the distant days of the sport’s proto-era all the way to … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1966: The Line

Posted on Mar 9, 2024 by NFB

To see the previous entry in this series, please click here. If I were to ask you to recount your top ten most vivid memories of football, encompassing the entire range of events and emotions that come with the game, I … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1962: A Match Report From Santiago

Posted on Feb 10, 2024 by NFB

To view the previous entry in this series, please click here. Today, we are going to do things a little bit differently. The 1962 World Cup Final is one of those games of little note really, and especially in the … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1958: Long Live The King

Posted on Jan 13, 2024 by NFB

To view the previous entry in this series, please click here. The defining image of the 1958 World Cup Final is from just after it ended, and it is an image that has helped to establish the legend of the … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1950: A Game In Twelve Emotions

Posted on Nov 25, 2023 by NFB

To read the previous entry in this series, please click here. It is one of the most well-known stories in international football and arguably the most famous World Cup Final ever. Like the best kinds of ancient tales, it is … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1938: Piola/Sárosi

Posted on Nov 4, 2023 by NFB

To read the previous entry in this series, please click here. Four years after fascism declared a dominance in international football to match its increasing dominance in Central Europe, the World Cup rolled into Paris. It was to be a … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1934: Fascism Triumphant

Posted on Oct 14, 2023 by NFB

To view the previous entry in this series, please click here. We will come, eventually, to the World Cups that were controversial in and of themselves. 1978 in Argentina springs to mind immediately, as does 2022 in Qatar. But none … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1930: Cicadas And Ants

Posted on Sep 23, 2023 by NFB

To read the previous entry in this series, please click here. We do some switching up now: with the exception of some unique footballing tournaments for women that we will come to in time, the remainder of this series will … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1928: The Cabaret Brawl

Posted on Sep 2, 2023 by NFB

To read the previous entry in this series, please click here. Sometimes, the most incredible things about a Final have nothing to do with the actual sport of football. Even before this stop on our journey we have looked at … Continue reading →

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The Finals – 1924: La Celeste Finds An Identity

Posted on Aug 12, 2023 by NFB

To view the previous entry in this series, please click here. To view the rest of the entries in this series, please click here. I would argue that 1924’s Olympic football Final was the most important such game in the history … Continue reading →

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