Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup

Tom Dunmore

doi:10.5771/9780810887435

Summary

Every four years, the FIFA World Cup captures the global imagination like no other sporting spectacle. With a cumulative television audience of several billion people tuning in to the 2014 World Cup, and an estimated 700 million watching the finals—including more than 25 million in the United States alone—the World Cup is the world’s most-watched sporting event.

The Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the history of this incomparable event. An introductory narrative explains the origins and historical progression of the World Cup, while a chronology traces the development of the World Cup since it was first held in 1930. Hundreds of entries cover the players and coaches who have participated in the World Cup and made the most memorable contributions to the event’s history. Additional entries include officials, stadiums, overviews of each major country’s performances, and more. A separate section provides detailed entries for each World Cup finals tournament. Appendixes contain details on every participant in World Cup history, as well as top performers, officials, and World Cup records.

Including an indispensable bibliography on the key World Cup texts, Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup is an essential reference for soccer fans, players, and researchers alike.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-8742-8
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-8743-5
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 396
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Chronology of the World Cup No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 6
Tournament Recaps No access Pages 7 - 86
A No access Pages 87 - 135
B No access Pages 136 - 167
C No access Pages 168 - 194
D No access Pages 195 - 200
E No access Pages 201 - 216
F No access Pages 217 - 223
G No access Pages 224 - 234
H No access Pages 235 - 239
I No access Pages 240 - 246
J No access Pages 247 - 254
K No access Pages 255 - 259
L No access Pages 260 - 264
M No access Pages 265 - 274
N No access Pages 275 - 282
O No access Pages 283 - 287
P No access Pages 288 - 299
R No access Pages 300 - 309
S No access Pages 310 - 325
T No access Pages 326 - 332
U No access Pages 333 - 344
V No access Pages 345 - 351
W No access Pages 352 - 361
Y No access Pages 362 - 362
Z No access Pages 363 - 366
Appendix A. The FIFA World Cup: Dates, Hosts, Winners and Runners-Up No access Pages 367 - 367
Appendix B. Golden Ball Winners No access Pages 368 - 368
Appendix C. Golden Boot Winners No access Pages 369 - 369
Appendix D. Golden Glove Winners No access Pages 370 - 370
Appendix E. Best Young Player No access Pages 371 - 371
Appendix F. FIFA Fair Play Trophy No access Pages 372 - 372
Bibliography No access Pages 373 - 374
Index No access Pages 375 - 394
About the Authors No access Pages 395 - 396