Whether you’re planning a paella party with la Copa Mundial, a pasta-fest with Il Mondiale or barbequed sausages with der Weltmeisterschaft, in any language the football World Cup is the greatest sporting show on Earth. Join BT Vision as we help you savour every last bite of FIFA’s fantastic feast of football.

The bandwagon of brilliant teams, world-class players and plucky underdogs planning historic upsets is arriving in South Africa, and as the associated World Cup banter builds, we have some sneaky insights to give you the edge in the ‘did you know’ stakes.

We cast an eye over the teams with a realistic chance of legally taking the World Cup trophy back through South African customs, along with the sides who might just have a few surprises in their kit bags, in our World Cup Team Profiles. Then there’s a fascinating look back at how they all booked their tickets to the main event, with the World Cup Road To South Africa.

Every World Cup seems to produce a stand-out player of the tournament, and in Germany four years ago it was Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro. We cast our eye over the footballers who could flourish this time around in World Cup Player Profiles.

And for a look back at what this tournament’s players will be trying to emulate, watch the best moments from every World Cup from 1954 on Vision Sport now.

So enjoy the wonder of the World Cup with BT Vision.

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