The World Cup: The Complete History

Now in its fourth edition, The World Cup: The Complete History, is the only book to give a truly encyclopedic guide to the greatest football show on earth. Fully revised and updated in time for the 2014 finals in Brazil, the book is renowned for its remarkable comprehensiveness. Featuring a separate chapter for every competition; every single result of every match; every single player in every team; all qualifying details; and a detailed round-up of the entire progress of each tournament, it is an indispensable addition to every fan's bookshelf.



Terry Crouch was an amateur football player, coach and historian, who authored the first two editions of this book. Following his death in 2009, the award-winning author and sports journalist, James Corbett, took over updating his seminal work. Corbett writes about football for publications including The Blizzard, FourFourTwo, World Soccer and contributes to the BBC World Service's World Football programme.