Rewrite football history without breaking believability.

The highest-scoring final in World Cup history produces 14 goals, 3 red cards, 2 missed penalties, and the most insane 120 minutes football has ever witnessed.

At 45, Ronaldo defies biology, physics, and all common sense to become the oldest World Cup winner in history — and finally gets the trophy that has haunted his career.

A 13-year-old Leo Messi's family can't afford the treatment. He never grows. He never plays for Barcelona. The entire history of football forks at a pediatric clinic in Rosario.

The most decorated nation in World Cup history goes 28 years without a trophy. A generation of Brazilian superstars — Ronaldinho, Neymar, Vinicius — all exit without the ultimate prize. The beautiful game's most important dynasty collapses in slow motion.

The most hyped England squad since 1966 arrives in Germany with the best players of their generation. They exit in the quarterfinal on penalties to Portugal. It is the most complete and most devastating failure in English football history.

Argentina field the most gifted attacking quartet in their history. They score 12 goals in five games and concede 11. They exit 4-0 to Germany in the quarterfinal. It is the most talented and most catastrophic Argentina squad ever assembled.