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The wildest side of the World Cup

12min Originals

4.0 (2 ratings)
9 mins

Five true and improbable stories from World Cups that prove football is bigger than the scoreboard. From a fourteen-year-old ball boy who stole an Italian goalkeeper's notes to a parade of four million people that had to be evacuated by helicopter, this Radar twelve min gathers the most human moments from the biggest sporting event on the planet.

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For anyone who loves football beyond the pitch. For anyone moved by stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. And for anyone who wants to arrive at the twenty twenty-six World Cup knowing that the best moments of the tournament do not always happen on the field.

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