File 20: Brazil, 2014

In our twentieth file, we travel to Brazil, 2014 — where football’s most famous nation welcomed the World Cup home.The tournament arrived with huge expectations, packed stadiums, unforgettable goals, and some of the biggest names in the game. Costa Rica shocked everyone, James Rodríguez became a global star, and Lionel Messi carried Argentina all the way to the final. But the defining moment came in Belo Horizonte, where Germany produced one of the most astonishing results in World Cup history.In File 20: Brazil 2014, we uncover how the hosts’ dream ended in unimaginable heartbreak, how Germany built a team capable of conquering the world, and how Mario Götze’s extra-time goal decided a tense final at the Maracanã.Strap in. History never played it safe.