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Total Football - Season 1, Episode 9

The greatest side never to win the World Cup? Given their impact on world football since the summer of 1974, the Dutch side of the early 70s are much, much more.

Michels, Cruyff, Neeskins, Rensenbrink, Keizer  - the list of influential players goes on and on. This is the story of the Netherlands team that took to the field and left jaws on the floor with their breathtaking fluidity. This is Total Football.

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The French Collapse of 2010 - Season 1, Episode 8

Anelka goes home, Evra fights with a physio, Domenech faces a mutiny on his hands - this is France at South Africa 2010!

Never before has such a sordid state of affairs occurred at a World Cup tournament only to be played out live on a 24-hour news cycle and broadcast around the globe. In this week's episode, we discuss everything from the lack of a potent attacking focal point in the French squad to the aftermath of their implosion.

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Dark Horses and Underachievers - The USSR - Season 1, Episode 7

After a fourth-place finish in 1966, the Soviet Union was primed for a period of sustained footballing success - but it never came.

In this episode, we take a look at the best performance from a Soviet side in 1966, their period of severe underachievement through the 1970s, and their eventual rise again under the tutelage of Valeriy Lobanovskyi in the late 1980s. This is the Soviet Union at the World Cup.

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Croatia at France 98 - Season 1, Episode 6

A country in it's infancy, the Croatian's took the world by storm in 1998 by reaching the semi finals of the FIFA World Cup in France and finishing the tournament with a bronze medal to their name in third place.

This is the story of how a small nation forged its independence and took its stage on the global platform with the help from the likes of Davor Šuker, Zvonimir Boban and Robert Prosinečki. This is Croatia at France 98.

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1930: The First World Cup - Season 1, Episode 3

Why host the thing in Uruguay? Who is Lucien Laurent? Thirteen teams?

We had so many questions about the inaugural World Cup and now we have so many answers! Here we take a look back at the very first iteration of the World Cup in Uruguay during the summer of 1930 and how it came to pass.

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O Fenômeno - Season 1, Episode 4 (Part 2 of 2)

Our ode to O Fenômeno continues with part 2...

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O Fenômeno - Season 1, Episode 4 (Part 1 of 2)

2 Ballon D'ors, the holder of two world record transfer fees, 62 goals in 98 games for Brazil. The greatest striker in World Cup history? 

In this profile episode of Ronaldo, Chris (@gingerboyo) and Liam (@liambxtr) discuss why during during the late 90s/early 00s Originaldo was the most marketable sportsman on the face of the planet, how he terrified defences the minute he stepped foot on the field nad how he managed to adapt his game after 24 months of injury hell.

This is Ronaldo.

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Zaire 74 - Season 1, Episode 3

You've probably seen the clip we're talking about, a defender for Zaire runs from the wall and leathers a free-kick far into the stands before a pair of Brazilians even have the chance to strike it goal-wards?

This is the story behind one of the World Cup's most infamous moments. In 1974, Zaire is run by a tyrannical dictator hellbent on global recognition for both himself and his country - seeking shortcuts by looking for extravagant PR wins rather than investment in proper infrastructure. From football to boxing, shopping trips to Paris and music festivals; find out in this episode just what happened in the central African country of Zaire during 6 short months in the summer of 1974.

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The 2010 World Cup Final - Season 1, Episode 2

In the summer of 2010, two teams who had previously never lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy faced off inside Soccer City, Johannesburg. The Oranje vs La Roja, Netherlands vs Spain.

Chris (@gingerboyo) and Liam (@liambxtr) run you through all 120 minutes of the final as well as dissecting everything from Giovanni van Bronckhorst's screamer in the semi-final against Uruguay, Iniesta's winner in the final and THAT De Jong tackle. It's all here on Got Got Need.

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