The story behind the first Asian team to play at the FIFA World Cup finals

Asia has nine teams at this year's World Cup finals, but Indonesia was the first Asian team to qualify, back in 1938, in an ...

Mussolini, war fears and 1938 FIFA World Cup glory: How Italy became football’s first team to retain the crown

Italy became the first team to win back-to-back FIFA World Cup titles, with Brazil repeating the feat later.