In pics: Celebrating 88 years of FIFA World Cup legacy

An aerial view of the first World Cup final, in Uruguay, 1930.

Argentina's Nery Pumpido and Daniel Passarella celebrate after victory over England in the quarter final, 1986.

Brazil's captain Dunga leads his victorious team on their lap of honor after winning the final against Italy, 1994.

Brazil's Pele celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Italy in the final, 1970. The finals were the first to be broadcast live around the world in color.

Italy's captain Dino Zoff lifts the trophy after defeating West Germany in the final, 1982. The 40-year-old goalkeeper is the oldest ever World Cup winner.

Italy's Paolo Rossi scores against West Germany in the final, 1982.

World Cup champions Argentina, led by Diego Maradona, play Cameroon in Group B action, 1990. Cameroon stunned the world by defeating Argentina, heralding a new era in African soccer.

England captain Bobby Moore swaps shirts with Pele of Brazil after their Group C match, 1970.

Team USA players celebrate as Colombia's Andres Escobar scores an own goal at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, 1994. Escobar was murdered upon returning home, possibly in retaliation for the goal.

England's Bryan Robson reacts after missing an open goal during their Group D match against Czechoslovakia, 1982.

Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari gestures to Bernard during their semi-final after Germany scored seven goals in a row, 2014. The 7-1 loss was the largest margin of defeat in the history of World Cup semi-finals.

England's Geoff Hurst completes a hat trick as he scores England's fourth goal against West Germany in the final, 1966.

Queen Elizabeth II presents the World Cup trophy to England captain Bobby Moore at Wembley Stadium, 1966 to England captain Bobby Moore at Wembley Stadium, 1966

In 1990 in Italy, almost immobile because of an injury to his much-kicked left ankle, Maradona steered a defensive and limited Argentine team back to the final even though they won just two games and scored only five goals.

In a dire final, it took Andreas Brehme's 85th-minute penalty for West Germany to this time get the better of Maradona. 

Four years later in the United States, Maradona seemed restored to health. He scored against Greece and celebrated by racing to scream into a TV camera, a disturbing mixture of joy, relief and rage.

But he ended his last World Cup like his first, prematurely. After Argentina beat Nigeria in their second group game, Maradona failed a test for ephedrine and was thrown out of the tournament.

Italy's Giorgio Chiellini shows his shoulder, claiming he was bitten by Uruguay's Luis Suarez, during their Group D match, 2014.