The FIFA World Cup™ has reached a historic landmark. Match 36 of the 2026 edition, played in Monterrey, marks the 1,000th fixture in the tournament's history — a milestone spanning 23 editions and nearly a century of football's grandest stage. To honour the occasion, FIFA Legends shared the memories that shaped their love of the game.
Desailly: paper, Maradona, and a lifetime of images
Marcel Desailly was transfixed watching Argentina 1978 as a child — the ticker-tape showers, Mario Kempes, and the atmosphere of a spectacle unlike anything he had seen.
