ICONS

The 2010 World Cup was chaos, noise, heartbreak, and pure spectacle — a tournament that shaped football’s modern era in ways few could have predicted. This story, based on the feature written by Steve Blues, is one of the episodes of Icons — a GOAL podcast that revisits the last ten World Cups through the moments, characters, and controversies that defined them, bringing the spirit of each tournament vividly back to life.

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A few nights transformed Fabio Grosso from an outsider to national hero. From his decisive left-footed strike against Germany to his perfect penalty in the final in Berlin, Grosso’s is an incredible story of humility, courage, and destiny. This story, based on the feature written by Federico Zanon, is one of the episodes of Icons — a GOAL podcast that revisits the last ten World Cups through the moments, characters, and controversies that defined them, bringing the spirit of each tournament vividly back to life.
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Amidst a cloud of tension, before a World Cup semi-final, Brazil's star player made a simple decision that went down in history. This episode, inspired by a special report by Tauan Ambrosio, is part of ICONS — GOAL's podcast that revisits, from unique perspectives, the last ten World Cups, reviving the spirit of the greatest tournament of all.
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At the 1998 World Cup, a shy midfielder from the city of Marseille became the face of a new nation, transforming pain into pride and silence into legend. This story, based on a report by Naim Beneddra, is part of Icons, a GOAL podcast that revisits the last ten World Cups from unique perspectives, bringing back the spirit of the tournament.
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From stadium anthems to sweltering afternoons in packed arenas, the summer of 1994 marked the moment football - or soccer - truly crashed the American party. It was the World Cup that changed everything: where global passion met US showtime, and two sporting cultures began to merge. This story, based on the feature written by Tom Hindle, is part of Icons, a GOAL podcast revisiting the last ten World Cups from unique perspectives, bringing the spirit of the tournament back to life.

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