Zinedine Zidane is the only player to score two headers in a World Cup final. He nodded home two first-half corners, delivered by Emmanuel Petit and Youri Djorkaeff from opposite sides, in the 3-0 win over Brazil in 1998. ‘Zizou’ netted more headers inside 20 minutes at the Stade de France than Les Bleus managed at their next three World Cups, with Patrick Vieira getting the only one during that time against Spain in the last 16 in 2006.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 gets under way on June 11 as co-hosts Mexico welcome South Africa to Mexico City Stadium for their Group A showdown.

Ianique dos Santos Tavares, better known as Stopira, has never stopped fighting for his football dreams. Now aged 38, the left-back from Cabo Verde is reaping huge rewards. On Sunday, 24 May, Stopira converted an extra-time penalty to hand second-tier Torreense a famous victory over heavyweights Sporting CP in the final of the Taça de Portugal. That club triumph is not the only reason Stopira has plenty to smile about right now. Almost 18 years on from his international debut, the left-back played an integral role in helping Cabo Verde qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026™. In October 2025, after a spell out of the side, he came off the bench to complete the scoring in a 3-0 rout over Eswatini, a result that sealed the Blue Sharks’ place at this year’s finals on North American soil. “Taking part in the World Cup is something that we probably never imagined happening so soon,” Stopira told FIFA. “Our people would always wait until the World Cup came around and then choose who they would support. But now they’ll have the pleasure of cheering on their own country.”

FIFA recalls a pulsating showdown that featured one of the most painful days in Italian football and greatest shocks in World Cup history.