A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006Scarecrow Press, 2007 - 421 էջ There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, hundreds of millions of people around the planet turn their attention to the tournament. People call in sick to work. Fans pack into bars to watch games or stay home for days at a time glued to their TV sets. Even wars stop. Nothing else seems to matter. The first World Cup, won by Uruguay in 1930, featured just 13 teams. Today, the tournament includes 32 nations, and the final alone is watched by an estimated global audience that exceeds one billion viewers. Without a doubt, soccer--or football--is the planet's pastime, and the World Cup is the ultimate sporting event. In A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006, reporter Clemente Lisi chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games: from the tournament's origins in 1930 to modern times. The book also highlights the players and coaches who left their mark on the competition over the past six decades, including Diego Maradona, Juste Fontaine, Franz Beckenbauer, Mario Kempes, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, and, of course, Pelé. Though other histories of the World Cup largely ignore the U.S.'s contribution to the competition, this volume highlights the progress of the American teams over the last several decades. And while the scope of this book allows American fans to more thoroughly enjoy a history of the World Cup--the book will be of interest to any fan of the sport. Featuring a glossary of terms, statistics for each competition, photos, and profiles of the most memorable--and controversial--figures of the sport, A History of the World Cup provides a fascinating read for fans of the game. |
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THE WORLD CUP IS BORN | 1 |
THE FIRST STEPS | 9 |
BRAZIL IS BORN | 44 |
PELÉ THE KING | 93 |
TOTAL FOOTBALL | 128 |
THE HAND OF GOD | 189 |
A NEW FRONTIER | 247 |
FOURZA ITALIA | 319 |
GLOSSARY | 359 |
WORLD CUP STATS | 363 |
WORLD CUP RECORDS | 411 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 421 |
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1994 World Cup able AC Milan Americans Argentina Austria Azzurri Baggio ball past beat Belgium Brazil Brazilians Bulgaria Cameroon champions Championship Chile club coach competition Croatia crowd Czechoslovakia defeated defense Draw Loss GF Dutch England fans featured field FIFA four years earlier France free kick French Garrincha GF GA Pts goalkeeper Group halftime headed the ball header Holland hosts Hungary Italians Italy Italy's June League lineup Maradona match Mexico midfield minutes later minutes left national team Northern Ireland offensive overtime Paraguay Pelé penalty kick Played Win Draw players Poland Portugal Puskás qualify quarterfinals red carded referee Romania Romário Ronaldo Rossi round of sixteen scoreless Scotland second half semifinals shot soccer South Korea Soviet Spain sport Stadium striker Sweden Switzerland team's teammates tied the score took the lead tournament trophy U.S. team Uruguay USSR victory West Germany Win Draw Loss winner World Cup final yellow card Yugoslavia Zidane