Four matches, eight goals, none conceded. Now England come to the Azteca — and a nation dares to dream past the quarter-finals.
Critics called the round of 32 padding. Then Paraguay and Morocco turned it into a graveyard for European heavyweights.
48 teams, 104 matches, three nations, sixteen cities. The biggest tournament ever staged kicks off now.
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