There’s no other way to define Independiente Rivadavia’s feat. Making their Copa Libertadores debut, they went to the Maracanã to face Fluminense and, with authority, took all three points with a 2-1 ...

Sixty-four years ago, Brazil built its offering to the Football Gods. The three-tiered stadium, christened Maracana, was the largest of its kind in the world, offering up spots for more than 200,000 ...

The story of a World Cup soccer defeat that stunned a nation has its market premiere at Cannes On July 16, 1950, Uruguay, a team stitched together before the match – it started preparing the World Cup ...

Uruguayan former footballer Alcides Ghiggia, pictured with the World Cup trophy in 2014, scored the goal that won the 1950 World Cup and sparked the 'Maracanazo' trauma that took Brazil decades to ...

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay are 5-0 up going into the second leg of their World Cup playoff against Jordan at the Centenario on Wednesday and already dreaming of achieving another 'Maracanazo' at ...

When everything seemed set for Brazil to celebrate a World Cup title at home, Uruguay delivered one of the greatest upsets in football history. The Maracanazo forever changed the World Cup and ...

THE name of the street is Rua Paissandu. Located in Rio de Janeiro’s upscale Flamengo neighbourhood, the street features one Augusto’s Paysandu Hotel. When 64 years ago Brazil last hosted the World ...