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Bring back Fan Zhendong, Ma Long? Chinese table tennis fans rue Lin’s Macau loss • Apr. 20, 2025, 11:00 PM ET (South China Morning Post)
Football: Soccer-Saudi Arabia open to 64-team World Cup in 2034 • Apr. 20, 2025, 2:51 AM ET (The Star)
Cricket: Scotland's World Cup hopes over as Ireland edge thriller • Apr. 18, 2025, 7:21 AM ET (BBC)
CONCACAF president opposes World Cup expansion • Apr. 15, 2025, 7:46 AM ET (Straits Times)
CONCACAF president opposes 64-team World Cup 2030 proposal • Apr. 14, 2025, 11:41 PM ET (Straits Times)

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Also Known As FIFA World Cup
Notable Honorees Jürgen Klinsmann • Romário • Diego Maradona • Thierry Henry • Pelé • Carli Lloyd • Abby Wambach • Ronaldo • Andrés Iniesta • Johan Cruyff • Fabio Cannavaro • Mia Hamm • Bobby Charlton • Bobby Moore • Lothar Matthäus • Garrincha

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Carlos Alberto Torres
FIFA World Cup trophy
1930 World Cup
Diego Maradona
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The history behind the FIFA World Cup
Explore which countries won the most men's World Cup titles over time
The chemistry behind a World Cup soccer ball
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Sepp Blatter
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Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
French football player
German footballer Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
German football player

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