David Ahern

Manchester City were unable to secure a fifth consecutive league victory over their local rivals United yesterday in the Manchester derby

This is the third part in a series of articles about World Cup history.

Though the Dutch team lacks tournament experience, and the luxury of some Galacticos stars that their Argentinian opponents will parade in this afternoon’s semi-final, their highly-regarded coach has squeezed a few moments of brilliance from his team during this World Cup.

With Jules Rimet having successfully hidden the World Cup trophy under his bed during the Nazi occupation of Paris, FIFA were eager to resume the tournament.

Journey with us as we delve through annals, and learn of great characters, teams and tactics, in our historic celebration of the World Cup.

Manchester City were unable to secure a fifth consecutive league victory over their local rivals United yesterday in the Manchester derby

This is the third part in a series of articles about World Cup history.

Though the Dutch team lacks tournament experience, and the luxury of some Galacticos stars that their Argentinian opponents will parade in this afternoon’s semi-final, their highly-regarded coach has squeezed a few moments of brilliance from his team during this World Cup.

With Jules Rimet having successfully hidden the World Cup trophy under his bed during the Nazi occupation of Paris, FIFA were eager to resume the tournament.

Journey with us as we delve through annals, and learn of great characters, teams and tactics, in our historic celebration of the World Cup.