Complete Book of the World Cup

Name: Complete Book of the World Cup
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ISBN: 9780007229161

ISBN-10: 000722916X

ISBN-13: 9780007229161

Edition: 2006

Authors: Cris Freddi

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The ultimate reference book on the World Cup, fully updated to cover all tournaments from 1930-2002, with match-by-match articles featuring the biggest names in world football, plus results from every game played.All the statistics are here in one volume, enough to satisfy the most avid of World Cup fans, including team line-ups, goalscorers, stadiums, referees, crowd figures and exact dates, plus authoritative records and statistics section, as well as detailed reports of every game played in the Finals.From the brilliant Italian team, winners in 1934, and Geoff Hurst's hat-trick for England in 1966 to the fabulous Brazilian team of Pele, Tostao and Jairzinho of 1970, and the 1998 French…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.948
Language: English

Cris Freddi is a leading authority on international football, having edited the international section of the 'Association of Football Statisticians' report and written articles for a number of national newspapers and magazines such as 'When Saturday Comes'. His five previous sports books include the 'Radio 5 Sports Yearbook'. He was born in England of Italian parents.

Acknowledgements	p. vi
Introduction	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. x
French for beginners: Prologue	p. xi
New World order, Uruguay 1930	p. 1
The full Monti, Italy 1934	p. 15
The judgment of Paris, France 1938	p. 27
The weight of shadows, Brazil 1950	p. 39
The limping major, Switzerland 1954	p. 57
Teenage kicks, Sweden 1958	p. 77
The sorcerer's apprentice, Chile 1962	p. 95
The shadow of a doubt, England 1966	p. 113
The height of brilliance: 7,000 feet, Mexico 1970	p. 137
Orange is not the only fruit, West Germany 1974	p. 157
The last post, Argentina 1978	p. 179
Rossi fixes it, Spain 1982	p. 199
The Hand of the Baskervilles, Mexico 1986	p. 227
Penalties of fame, Italy 1990	p. 255
The long drought, USA 1994	p. 281
Back force, France 1998	p. 309
The injured party, South Korea/Japan 2002	p. 352
Timetable, Germany 2006	p. 396
All-time World Cup XI	p. 401
Ten best matches	p. 401
Bibliography	p. 402
Picture Credits	p. 404
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