Glanville / Wilson - History Of The World Cup 2010 Music CD
Glanville / Wilson - History Of The World Cup 2010 Music CD
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The World Cup is the largest sports event outside the summer Olympics: The progress of the 32 countries which qualify for the finals is watched by billions all over the globe. Since the very first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, there have been 18 finals, held every four years (with a 12-year break over the World War II period). The World Cup in South Africa will be the 19th. Brian Glanville, the distinguished journalist and World Cup historian, has written a fascinating history of the event. Here are the men who played, the goals they scored, the triumphs, the failures, the sho.
Tracklist:
- Introduction - Bob Wilson
- Sir Bobby Charlton - the Significance of the World Cup for the Player
- A World Cup for Football - the Concept
- 1930 Uruguay
- Semi-Finals: Argentina V USA; Uruguay V Yugoslavia
- 1934 Italy
- The Tournament Was Played on a Straight Knock-Out Basis
- The Final: Italy V Czechoslovakia
- 1938 France
- The Semi-Finals: Hungary V Sweden; Italy V Brazil
- The Final: Italy V Hungary
- 1950 Brazil
- The Final Pool: Uruguay, Brazil, Spain, Sweden
- The Final: Brazil V Uruguay
- 1954 Switzerland
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Hungary V Uruguay; West Germany V Austria
- The Final: West Germany V Hungary
- 1958 Sweden
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Sweden V West Germany; Brazil V France
- The Final: Sweden V Brazil
- 1962 Chile
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Brazil V Chile; Czechoslovakia V Yugoslavia
- The Final: Brazil V Czechoslovakia
- 1966 England
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: England V Portugal; West Germany V Soviet Union
- The Final: England V Germany
- 1970 Mexico
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Italy V West Germany; Brazil V Uruguay
- The Final: Brazil V Italy
- 1974 West Germany
- Two Final Pools
- The Final: Germany V Holland
- 1978 Argentina
- Group a
- Group B
- The Final: Argentina V Holland
- 1982 Spain
- Groups A-C
- The Semi-Finals: Italy V Poland; West Germany V France
- The Final: Italy V West Germany
- 1986 Mexico
- The Second Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: West Germany V France; Argentina V Belgium
- The Final: Argentina V Germany
- 1990 Italy
- The Second Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: West Germany V England; Argentina V Italy
- The Final: Germany V Argentina
- 1994 USA
- The Second Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Italy V Bulgaria; Brazil V Sweden
- The Final: Brazil V Italy
- 1998 France
- The Second Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Brazil V Holland; France V Croatia
- The Final: France V Brazil
- 2002 Korea and Japan
- In Saitama, in Group F, England
- What of Brazil?
- The Second Knock-Out Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Germany V Korea; Brazil V Turkey
- The Final: Brazil V Germany
- 2006 Germany
- The Second Round
- The Quarter-Finals
- The Semi-Finals: Portugal V France; Italy V Germany
- The Final: Italy V France
- 1950 - Brazil: My First Awareness of the World Cup
- 1954 - Switzerland: Watched By Brazil
- 1958 - Sweden: On the Subs Bench - Watching Pele
- 1962 - Chile: England Gets to the Quarter-Final
- 1966 - England: Victory
- 1966 - the Toughest Team: Argentina
- 1966 - the Final Against West Germany
- 1966 - One of the Best World Cup Finals
- 1966 - That Goal!
- 1970 - It Is a Good Habit Winning
- The Game Today
- I Don't Want to Talk England Up Too Much
UPC: 9789626349304
Label: Naxos Audio Books
Release Date: 4.1.10
Format: CD
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