From the publisher:
Journey through the rich history of the most important tournament in football with 501 World Cup Moments – a must-read for World Cup lovers of all ages.
From Argentine journalist, screenwriter and sports history professor Luciano Wernicke.
Within its pages, you'll find a compelling selection of gems from across World Cup history, brimming with heroes and villains and unforgettable moments, including:
- The striker who stayed on the pitch despite suffering a heart attack
- The pitch-invading dog that urinated on a player
- The triumphant team that took a lap of honour without the cup (which was accidentally left in a bank vault)
- The team that qualified by winning a match against no one
- The manager who, despite winning the championship, was sad because his team conceded two goals in the final
- The darker side of the World Cup, including the dictators who sought to exploit the tournament to boost their image, such as Italy’s Benito Mussolini and the military junta that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1982
- This enthralling book is chock-full of incredible matches, amazing goals, astounding anecdotes, trivia, quotes, records and much more – from the inaugural tournament at Uruguay 1930 to Qatar 2022.
The author:
Luciano Wernicke is an Argentine journalist, screenwriter and professor of sports history. He is the author of more than 20 sports books, published in 30 countries and translated from Spanish into multiple languages, including French, Italian, Arabic, Czech, Indonesian, German, Finnish, Russian, English, Slovak, Danish, Hungarian, Estonian, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Armenian, Georgian and Portuguese.
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