{"id":188621,"date":"2026-06-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188621"},"modified":"2026-06-04T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T05:00:00","slug":"puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/our-legacy\/puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Momentos PUMA de la Copa Mundial que robaron el espect\u00e1culo"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        Momentos PUMA de la Copa Mundial que robaron el espect\u00e1culo\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/World-Cup-Moments_CatchUp.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Four-legacy%2Fpuma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Four-legacy%2Fpuma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/our-legacy\/puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Four-legacy%2Fpuma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Momentos PUMA de la Copa Mundial que robaron el espect\u00e1culo<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Repaso a los mejores momentos de PUMA en la Copa Mundial<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">4 de junio de 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA World Cup moments that stole the show&quot;, \"text\": &quot;From Pel\\u00e9\\u2019s breakthrough to Morocco\\u2019s historic run, revisiting the World Cup moments where PUMA players and teams left a lasting mark on football\\u2019s biggest stage. &quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/our-legacy\/puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/our-legacy\/puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/our-legacy\/puma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Four-legacy%2Fpuma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Four-legacy%2Fpuma-world-cup-moments-that-stole-the-show%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >La Copa del Mundo<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>\u00a0ha creado una y otra vez recuerdos futbol\u00edsticos que han marcado la historia de este deporte. Los jugadores y equipos de PUMA han formado parte de muchos de estos momentos inolvidables, a menudo de forma inesperada. \u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >En v\u00edsperas de la Copa del Mundo, CATch UP da un paseo por la memoria para rememorar los tiempos en que<strong> <\/strong>nuestros equipos y jugadores fueron capaces de robar el espect\u00e1culo.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >1958: Pel\u00e9 comienza su incre\u00edble carrera\u00a0<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.70892978868439  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1958_Flyer_D_Footwear_Weltmeister_1.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">Anuncio de PUMA con la firma de Pel\u00e9 y la bota ganadora del Mundial de Brasil, la PUMA WELTMEISTER, en 1958.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >En el torneo de Suecia 1958, Pel\u00e9, de 17 a\u00f1os, desempe\u00f1\u00f3 un papel fundamental en el primer t\u00edtulo mundial de Brasil, convirti\u00e9ndose en el jugador m\u00e1s joven en marcar y ganar la competici\u00f3n, un r\u00e9cord que sigue vigente hoy en d\u00eda.\u00a0<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Tras perderse los primeros partidos por lesi\u00f3n, entr\u00f3 en la alineaci\u00f3n titular durante la fase de grupos y no tard\u00f3 en hacerse notar. En la fase eliminatoria, sus actuaciones fueron decisivas: un triplete en semifinales y dos goles en la final contra el pa\u00eds anfitri\u00f3n. A lo largo del torneo, marc\u00f3 seis goles en cuatro partidos.<br><br>Este torneo marc\u00f3 el comienzo de su carrera internacional y la aparici\u00f3n de uno de los primeros iconos mundiales del f\u00fatbol, que termin\u00f3 con un r\u00e9cord de tres t\u00edtulos de la Copa Mundial.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>1986: El Mundial de Maradona\u00a0<\/h2>En el Mundial de M\u00e9xico 1986, el triunfo de Argentina estuvo marcado sobre todo por Diego Armando Maradona, cuya influencia se extendi\u00f3 a todas las fases del juego del equipo, desde la creaci\u00f3n de ocasiones hasta la finalizaci\u00f3n de las mismas.\u00a0<br><br>El partido de cuartos de final contra Inglaterra se convirti\u00f3 en uno de los m\u00e1s discutidos de la historia del f\u00fatbol. En cuesti\u00f3n de minutos, defini\u00f3 el partido de dos maneras muy distintas: primero con un pol\u00e9mico gol inicial, y despu\u00e9s con una carrera en solitario por m\u00e1s de medio campo, superando a m\u00faltiples rivales antes de marcar lo que m\u00e1s tarde se denomin\u00f3 el \u201cGol del Siglo\u201d.<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>Con cinco goles y cinco asistencias, fue coronado como el mejor jugador del torneo. M\u00e1s que los n\u00fameros, lo que le distingui\u00f3 fue su liderazgo y sus momentos de brillantez, una actuaci\u00f3n que sigue siendo una de las exhibiciones individuales m\u00e1s completas y definitorias de la historia del f\u00fatbol.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.71086807928913  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1986_P_DIA_F_Diego-Maradona_WC-86_002.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.72832369942197  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1986_P_I_F_Diego-Maradona_AK.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0  ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1986_P_DIA_F_Diego-Maradona_2.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">El atleta de PUMA Diego Maradona haciendo historia en el Mundial de 1986<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >1998: Las botas de colores cobran protagonismo<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row cols image text -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsNarrow spacing articleText\">\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"\" >En Francia 1998, la tradici\u00f3n se resquebraj\u00f3. Por primera vez, las botas de color aparecieron en el escenario mundial: atrevidas, visibles, imposibles de ignorar. En aquella \u00e9poca, las botas blancas y negras segu\u00edan siendo la norma. Pero algunos jugadores se atrevieron a ser diferentes. Los marroqu\u00edes El Moustafa Hadji y Sa\u00efd Chiba, el capit\u00e1n estadounidense Thomas Dooley y el camerun\u00e9s Joseph Ndo rompieron la tradici\u00f3n llevando botas PUMA de colores durante el torneo.<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\" aspect-ratio: 0.66666666666667  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1998_P_DIA_F_Mustapha-Hadji.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"descr\">El marroqu\u00ed El Moustafa Hadji con sus botas rojas PUMA KING en el Mundial 1998<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Su compatriota camerun\u00e9s Rigobert Song fue incluso un paso m\u00e1s all\u00e1 al calzarse dos botas PUMA KING de distintos colores.\u00a0<br><br>En una \u00e9poca en la que el f\u00fatbol segu\u00eda siendo mayoritariamente uniforme, PUMA contribuy\u00f3 a impulsar este cambio. La expresi\u00f3n empez\u00f3 a sustituir a la conformidad, convirtiendo el calzado en una forma visible de identidad.<br><br>Lo que empez\u00f3 entonces se ha convertido desde entonces en un elemento definitorio del juego moderno. Los colores distintivos, a menudo contrastados, son ahora parte de la forma en que los jugadores se expresan y, una vez m\u00e1s, dar\u00e1n forma al aspecto del juego en la Copa Mundial. Las botas desparejadas, anta\u00f1o una excepci\u00f3n, se han convertido en un elemento reconocible del lenguaje de dise\u00f1o de PUMA, reflejado en el \u00faltimo Showtime Pack, que acaba de lanzarse antes del Mundial.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1998_P_I_F_Rigobert-Song_Cameroon-vs.-Chile.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">El camerun\u00e9s Rigobert Song (izquierda) con sus botas PUMA KING de diferentes colores<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>2002: Ahn Jung-hwan y un objetivo definitorio para Corea del Sur\u00a0<\/h2>En la Copa Mundial de 2002, Corea del Sur, coanfitriona, alcanz\u00f3 las semifinales, convirti\u00e9ndose en el primer equipo asi\u00e1tico en lograrlo.\u00a0<br><br>Su partido de octavos de final contra Italia se decidi\u00f3 en la pr\u00f3rroga, cuando Ahn Jung-hwan marc\u00f3 el decisivo gol de oro que asegur\u00f3 la victoria por 2-1. Con sus botas PUMA, tuvo en sus pies el momento de la victoria, eliminando a uno de los favoritos del torneo de forma dram\u00e1tica y dejando una huella imborrable en la competici\u00f3n.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2002_Advertisment_shudoh_Ahn.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Anuncio de PUMA de 2002 en el que aparece Ahn Jung-hwan <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>2022: Marruecos escribe la historia del f\u00fatbol africano\u00a0<\/h2>En el torneo de Qatar, Marruecos, liderado por los jugadores de PUMA Romain Sa\u00efss y Jawad El Yamiq, logr\u00f3 lo que ning\u00fan equipo africano hab\u00eda conseguido antes: alcanzar las semifinales por primera vez.\u00a0<br><br>Por el camino, dieron la vuelta a las expectativas, incluida la eliminaci\u00f3n de Espa\u00f1a en octavos de final en la tanda de penaltis, y derrotaron a varios contendientes consolidados gracias a un estilo de juego disciplinado y cohesionado. Sus actuaciones estuvieron marcadas por la claridad t\u00e1ctica, la convicci\u00f3n colectiva y una fuerte conexi\u00f3n con los aficionados nacionales y extranjeros.\u00a0<br><br>M\u00e1s que por los resultados individuales, la trayectoria de Marruecos destac\u00f3 por su significado m\u00e1s amplio. Cambi\u00f3 supuestos que se hab\u00edan mantenido durante mucho tiempo y dej\u00f3 una impresi\u00f3n duradera mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los partidos finales.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1447454812_Jawad-El-Yamiq.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">El jugador marroqu\u00ed y atleta de PUMA Jawad El Yamiq celebra su pase a semifinales <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Cuando empieza el Mundial, empieza tambi\u00e9n el espect\u00e1culo\u00a0<\/h2>La Copa del Mundo siempre coronar\u00e1 a un campe\u00f3n.\u00a0<br><br>Pero los momentos que perduran suelen pertenecer a quienes jugaron sin limitaciones, cuando las expectativas importaban menos que la convicci\u00f3n.\u00a0<br><br>A medida que se acerque el Mundial, surgir\u00e1n nuevas historias. PUMA estar\u00e1 presente con 11 equipos y m\u00e1s de 70 jugadores individuales. Esperamos que aporten su mejor juego y que, una vez m\u00e1s, se roben el espect\u00e1culo.\u00a0<br><br>\u00bfPodr\u00e1 Portugal, vigente campeona de la Nations League, llevar de nuevo su \u00edmpetu a la escena mundial? \u00bfC\u00f3mo actuar\u00e1 Austria en su esperado regreso despu\u00e9s de 28 a\u00f1os? \u00bfY se basar\u00e1n los equipos africanos en su historia reciente para ofrecer otro gran momento? Las respuestas est\u00e1n a\u00fan por escribir, y eso es precisamente lo que hace que la Copa Mundial sea tan apasionante. Estamos preparados.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desde la irrupci\u00f3n de Pel\u00e9 hasta la hist\u00f3rica carrera de Marruecos, repasamos los momentos de la Copa Mundial en los que los jugadores y equipos de PUMA dejaron una huella imborrable en el mayor escenario del f\u00fatbol. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":79,"meta-headline":"PUMA World Cup moments that stole the show","footnotes":""},"categories":[1091,18],"class_list":["post-188621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-legacy","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188621,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-06-04 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-06-04 05:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188631,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/World-Cup-Moments_CatchUp.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"PUMA World Cup moments that stole the show\",\"content\":\"Looking back at PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s defining World Cup moments\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"style\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"The World Cup\\u0026lt;sup\\u0026gt;\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;\/sup\\u0026gt;\\u0026nbsp;has time and time again created football memories that have shaped the history of the sport. 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