The 50 Most Badass Moments in World Cup History

With the World Cup in South Africa upon us, everybody's getting caught up in the fever. Hooray for soccer! But newbies, take note: This competition existed well before every game was broadcast in HD and the U.S. had a decent team. Eighteen times, in fact—eighteen glorious tournaments full of moments to remember, from the magic (Pele) to the tragic (Andres Escobar) to the Maradona-ic...yeah, 'nuff said. So, to prep you for the month of madness, we sought the help of noted footy author (and real-life Englishman!) Tim Webber to compile this comprehensive list of the greatest World Cup moments of all time. Oh, whoops, did we say "greatest"? What we meant was: badass!