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  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z
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  • 8h 3m (21 episodes)
For the first time ever on this eight hour programme, see the best moments from 16 FIFA World Cups between 1930 and 1998 and enjoy the skills of all the greatest players: from Puskas. Pele and Eusebio through Beckenbauer, Charlton and Cruyff to Platini, Maradona and Beckham - to name just a few! A collection of truly exceptional players and simply unforgettable matches: England v Germany in '66, Italy v Brazil and Germany v Italy in '70, france v Germany in '82, and England v Argentina in '86 and '98... Also featured are profiles of the top players, all the best goals, the story of the great teams, as well as interviews and comprehensive statistics on the first 16 FIFA World Cups.

21 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x01 Uruguay 1930

Series Premiere

1x01 Uruguay 1930

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

The first FIFA World Cup was one of a kind. Taking place wholly in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, the sport's inaugural showpiece was rich in details that might bemuse the modern football fan: four teams arriving together on the same boat, an unfinished stadium, even a one-armed goalscorer in the Final. Yet it ended with a familiar outpouring of joy as the whole of Uruguay took a public holiday after the Celeste became the first world champions by defeating neighbours Argentina 4-2.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x02 Italy 1934

1x02 Italy 1934

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

The 1934 World Cup was the first in which teams had to qualify to take part. Thirty-two nations entered the competition; 16 teams would qualify for the final tournament. Reigning champions Uruguay boycotted the tournament as only four European teams had accepted their invitation to the 1930 tournament. Italy beat Czechoslovakia, 2–1, to become the second World Cup champions and the inaugural European team titleholders.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x03 France 1938

1x03 France 1938

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third edition of the World Cup, held in France from 4 June until 19 June 1938. Italy defended its title in the final, beating Hungary 4–2. Italy's 1934 and 1938 teams hold the distinction of the sole World Cup champions under the same coach, Vittorio Pozzo. This would also be the last World Cup until 1950 due to the disruption of World War II.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x04 Brazil 1950

1x04 Brazil 1950

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

Brazil built the planet's biggest football stadium as a breathtaking stage for the 1950 finals but their hopes of consecrating the cavernous, three-tiered sporting cathedral of the Maracana with a first world title were shattered in one of the competition's great surprises.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x05 Switzerland 1954

1x05 Switzerland 1954

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

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1x06 Sweden 1958

1x06 Sweden 1958

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

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1x07 Chile 1962

1x07 Chile 1962

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

2002-07-03T00:00:00Z

1x08 England 1966

1x08 England 1966

  • 2002-07-03T00:00:00Z23m

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1x09 Mexico 1970

1x09 Mexico 1970

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

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1x10 West Germany 1974

1x10 West Germany 1974

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

This was the tournament of Total Football, a showcase for the majestic talents of Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer, who shone in the spotlight vacated by Pele, leading their respective Dutch and West German sides through to a Final showdown in Munich on 7 July 1974. As against Ferenc Puskas's Magnificent Magyars 20 years earlier, it was West Germany who emerged triumphant, coming from behind to claim their second world crown at the expense of the favourites.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x11 Argentina 1978

1x11 Argentina 1978

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

1982-10-10T00:00:00Z

1x12 Spain 1982

1x12 Spain 1982

  • 1982-10-10T00:00:00Z23m

1986-10-10T00:00:00Z

1x13 Mexico 1986

1x13 Mexico 1986

  • 1986-10-10T00:00:00Z23m

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x14 Italy 1990

1x14 Italy 1990

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

West Germany lifted the FIFA World Cup for the third time in 1990, as they avenged their Final defeat by Argentina four years earlier, overcoming the holders 1-0 in Rome. Their victory was a real triumph for Franz Beckenbauer, who became only the second man to win the world crown as first a player and then a coach.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x15 USA 1994

1x15 USA 1994

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

The United States was the setting for a hugely successful 15th FIFA World Cup, which drew record crowds and ended with Brazil celebrating their first world title since 1970. If the Final itself was a disappointment, Brazil beating Italy on penalties after a goal-less draw, there were no complaints about the entertainment that had gone before, with 141 goals scored over the previous 51 matches.

2002-06-03T00:00:00Z

1x16 France 1998

1x16 France 1998

  • 2002-06-03T00:00:00Z23m

France, the home of the father of the FIFA World Cup Jules Rimet, finally claimed the crown for itself in the summer of 1998. An unforgettable summer for the new champions, it was also a memorable one for the old tournament, which was now bigger than ever before.

2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

1x17 Korea/Japan 2002

1x17 Korea/Japan 2002

  • 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z23m

The 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan reflected a changing football world. On a new continent, old powers were falling fast and after a succession of surprises, for the first time the quarter-finals featured teams from five different federations. In the end, however, it was two well-known faces, Germany and Brazil, who contested the Final and the South Americans who claimed an unprecedented fifth world crown.

2006-06-09T00:00:00Z

1x18 Germany 2006

1x18 Germany 2006

  • 2006-06-09T00:00:00Z23m

The FIFA World Cup ended up in Italian hands in 2006 after an Azzurri triumph that owed everything to teamwork. The abiding memory of the Final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium may be of Zinedine Zidane's meltdown, the France veteran earning an red card for headbutting Marco Materazzi, but there was much to admire about the Italian effort that earned them a fourth world crown.

2010-12-25T00:00:00Z

1x19 South Africa 2010

1x19 South Africa 2010

  • 2010-12-25T00:00:00Z23m

64-minute Blu-ray 3D with footage from the 25 matches broadcast in 3D, plus interviews

2014-09-08T00:00:00Z

1x20 Brazil 2014

1x20 Brazil 2014

  • 2014-09-08T00:00:00Z23m

The Road to Maracana: The Official 2014 FIFA World Cup Film

2018-10-10T00:00:00Z

1x21 Russia 2018

1x21 Russia 2018

  • 2018-10-10T00:00:00Z23m

Dreams - The Official Film of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™

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