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EPISODE · Jun 13, 2026 · 24 MIN

Episode 134: Soccer - 1950s through 1970s

from The Y in History · host Ajay Kaul

After 1958, FIFA ensured that the World Cup tournament alternated between continents. Brazil won a record 3rd time in 1970 to get permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy. West German Captain Franz Beckenbauer became the first Captain to lift the new FIFA World Cup in 1974. 

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