THE PEOPLE’S CUP

A tournament.
A hidden history.

A fictional parallel football universe where every match has a public story — and a story beneath it.

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TED VIGO / THE PEOPLE’S CUP

THE SERIES

More than the final score.

The People’s Cup has its own identity, history and network of influence — a sporting mythology told through different eras and host nations.

1938

France

The early chapter of a tournament with a history already in motion.

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1986

Mexico

A new stage, new pressures, and the long shadow of unseen interests.

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2002

Japan / Korea

A tournament spanning borders, cultures and competing ambitions.

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2014

Brazil

Football’s spectacle meets the forces shaping what happens off the pitch.

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2018

Russia

A modern chapter in the evolving story of sport and power.

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READ THE SERIES

Follow the story
across the years.

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