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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:

  1. Introduction - Bob Wilson
  2. Sir Bobby Charlton - the Significance of the World Cup for the Player
  3. A World Cup for Football - the Concept
  4. 1930 Uruguay
  5. Semi-Finals: Argentina V USA; Uruguay V Yugoslavia
  6. 1934 Italy
  7. The Tournament Was Played on a Straight Knock-Out Basis
  8. The Final: Italy V Czechoslovakia
  9. 1938 France
  10. The Semi-Finals: Hungary V Sweden; Italy V Brazil
  11. The Final: Italy V Hungary
  12. 1950 Brazil
  13. The Final Pool: Uruguay, Brazil, Spain, Sweden
  14. The Final: Brazil V Uruguay
  15. 1954 Switzerland
  16. The Quarter-Finals
  17. The Semi-Finals: Hungary V Uruguay; West Germany V Austria
  18. The Final: West Germany V Hungary
  19. 1958 Sweden
  20. The Quarter-Finals
  21. The Semi-Finals: Sweden V West Germany; Brazil V France
  22. The Final: Sweden V Brazil
  23. 1962 Chile
  24. The Quarter-Finals
  25. The Semi-Finals: Brazil V Chile; Czechoslovakia V Yugoslavia
  26. The Final: Brazil V Czechoslovakia
  27. 1966 England
  28. The Quarter-Finals
  29. The Semi-Finals: England V Portugal; West Germany V Soviet Union
  30. The Final: England V Germany
  31. 1970 Mexico
  32. The Quarter-Finals
  33. The Semi-Finals: Italy V West Germany; Brazil V Uruguay
  34. The Final: Brazil V Italy
  35. 1974 West Germany
  36. Two Final Pools
  37. The Final: Germany V Holland
  38. 1978 Argentina
  39. Group a
  40. Group B
  41. The Final: Argentina V Holland
  42. 1982 Spain
  43. Groups A-C
  44. The Semi-Finals: Italy V Poland; West Germany V France
  45. The Final: Italy V West Germany
  46. 1986 Mexico
  47. The Second Round
  48. The Quarter-Finals
  49. The Semi-Finals: West Germany V France; Argentina V Belgium
  50. The Final: Argentina V Germany
  51. 1990 Italy
  52. The Second Round
  53. The Quarter-Finals
  54. The Semi-Finals: West Germany V England; Argentina V Italy
  55. The Final: Germany V Argentina
  56. 1994 USA
  57. The Second Round
  58. The Quarter-Finals
  59. The Semi-Finals: Italy V Bulgaria; Brazil V Sweden
  60. The Final: Brazil V Italy
  61. 1998 France
  62. The Second Round
  63. The Quarter-Finals
  64. The Semi-Finals: Brazil V Holland; France V Croatia
  65. The Final: France V Brazil
  66. 2002 Korea and Japan
  67. In Saitama, in Group F, England
  68. What of Brazil?
  69. The Second Knock-Out Round
  70. The Quarter-Finals
  71. The Semi-Finals: Germany V Korea; Brazil V Turkey
  72. The Final: Brazil V Germany
  73. 2006 Germany
  74. The Second Round
  75. The Quarter-Finals
  76. The Semi-Finals: Portugal V France; Italy V Germany
  77. The Final: Italy V France
  78. 1950 - Brazil: My First Awareness of the World Cup
  79. 1954 - Switzerland: Watched By Brazil
  80. 1958 - Sweden: On the Subs Bench - Watching Pele
  81. 1962 - Chile: England Gets to the Quarter-Final
  82. 1966 - England: Victory
  83. 1966 - the Toughest Team: Argentina
  84. 1966 - the Final Against West Germany
  85. 1966 - One of the Best World Cup Finals
  86. 1966 - That Goal!
  87. 1970 - It Is a Good Habit Winning
  88. The Game Today
  89. 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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