Barcelona

Sixteen Years to the Day — Mexico vs South Africa, the World Cup Opener That Came Back Around

Forty Years and a Concrete Ball — Iraq’s Long Walk Back to the World Cup

Everyone’s Already Written the Goodbye — Messi, Modrić and Ronaldo Are Too Busy Chasing the Cup

Dick Advocaat Walked Away From Curaçao for His Daughter — Then the Smallest Nation in World Cup History Pulled Him Back

The heir who kept number 19: Lamine Yamal arrives at his first World Cup