It was a World Cup full of stunning goals, epic entertainment, brilliant performances and many shocks. Sportsmail's Chris Wheeler reflects on Brazil 2014 and lists 10 reasons why it was the best ever.

This is the fourth in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. Previous articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and then again in 1938.

FIFA World Cup 26 CONMEBOL qualifier between Uruguay and Argentina, coming live from the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay.