By the time the 1978 FIFA World Cup even began, thousands of Argentine citizens accused of opposing the military dictatorship had disappeared.

There's a mesmeric quality to this story of '78, a legend of how a man and a country lost the run of itself, writes Tom ...

The World Cup hosted by Argentina in 1978 marked the first major achievement of their South American neighbors. Brazil, however, did not lose a single match and was harmed by an unusual format. They ...