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Half-Arsed History

Half-Arsed History

Episode 416: The History of the FIFA World Cup - Part 2

Jun 14, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 13 segments

In this week's episode, continue to discover the story of the FIFA Men's World Cup, from the postwar return of the tournament in 1950, across years of development and controversy, to the end of the…

In this week's episode, continue to discover the story of the FIFA Men's World Cup, from the postwar return of the tournament in 1950, across years of development and controversy, to the end of the 1980s, as the modern event took shape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, continue to discover the story of the FIFA Men's World Cup, from the postwar return of the tournament in 1950, across years of development and controversy, to the end of the…

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Speakers: Riley KnightHost

Top entities: Brazil national football team×35 West Germany×45 1986 FIFA World Cup×9 Uruguay×9 England national football team×20

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedAudience≈10k followers

Opening Music and Show Intro0:00 – 0:27

Riley KnightHost

0:00

[upbeat instrumental music] Many years ago, Riley Knight completed a degree in history.

Riley KnightHost

0:08

This proved to be a bad move, as it was absolutely useless for him, until now.

Riley KnightHost

0:13

Here's some "Half-Arsed History".

Riley KnightHost

0:23

[upbeat instrumental music] What's going on, mate? Great to have you along for some more "Half-Arsed History".

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Brazil national football teamSports TeamFootball team
100%35 mentions
West GermanyCountryTerritory
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1986 FIFA World CupEventFootball tournament
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UruguayCountryCountry in South America
97%9 mentions
England national football teamSports TeamFootball team
96%20 mentions
1950 FIFA World CupEventFootball championship
95%14 mentions
AustriaCountryCountry in Europe
94%10 mentions
ItalyCountryCountry in Europe
93%16 mentions
1930 FIFA World CupEventFootball championship
92%2 mentions
Just FontainePersonFrench footballer
91%8 mentions
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89%8 mentions
FIFA World CupSports OrganizationFootball competition
88%155 mentions
FranceCountryCountry in Europe
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86%3 mentions
ChileCountryCountry in South America
85%13 mentions
1966 FIFA World CupEventFootball tournament
84%3 mentions
Argentina national football teamSports TeamFootball team
83%14 mentions
1954 FIFA World CupEventFootball tournament
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IndiaCountryCountry in South Asia
82%5 mentions
1970 FIFA World CupEventFootball championship
81%4 mentions
TurinCityCity in Italy
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AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
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The hand of GodEvent
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Diego MaradonaPersonArgentine football player and manager
70%14 mentions
Battle of SantiagoEventFootball match
69%4 mentions
CzechoslovakiaCountryCountry
68%2 mentions
Uruguay v BrazilEventFootball match
67%1 mention
HungaryCountryCountry in Europe
67%8 mentions
FIFA World Cup TrophyEntity
66%3 mentions
GermansEntityPeople
65%3 mentions
PeléPersonBrazilian footballer
64%13 mentions
1974 FIFA World CupEventFootball tournament
63%1 mention
Franz BeckenbauerPersonGerman football player and manager
62%4 mentions
ChileansEntityEthnic group
61%1 mention
WaveEntity
60%1 mention
Soviet UnionCountryCountry
58%4 mentions
JapanCountryCountry in East Asia
58%2 mentions
AsiaContinentContinent
57%5 mentions
Jules RimetPersonLawyer
56%1 mention
RedditSoftware ApplicationSite
55%2 mentions
PatreonCompanyCompany
54%3 mentions
World Cup Golden BootEntityAward
53%2 mentions

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