FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: The Official Guide

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Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . Analysis of the Women’s World Cup is also embedded in every chapter, and the book also considers the significance of World Cup tournaments at age-group level. This will be an indispensable guide for academics, students, and wider readerships with an interest in this premier mega-event, or the state of Qatar per se. Lisi’s The FIFA World Cup goes into detail of each year’s key matches, the changes that have occurred over the years (for example the introduction of the red and yellows cards and the recent use of Video Assistant Referee or VAR) and biographies of some of the game’s GOATs from 1930 to today.

We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from. Chronicling the history of the competition, tournament by tournament, WORLD CUPS STORIES also examines many of the background themes that have made the competition what it is today: the importance of World Cup success to the country of Brazil, and the creation of the beautiful team of 1970; the impact of British isolation from world football in the first half of the 20th Century and the rise and fall of England’s international ambitions after victory in 1966; the importance of World Cup success to the economic revival of West Germany after World War II; the battles with corruption that have dogged the Italian game since their much-disputed victory at ‘Mussolini’s World Cup’ in 1934. On the back of this international scrutiny, this text also provides the first full analysis on how such negative scrutiny has forced Qatar to implement various social-political changes at home.The book is illustrated with more than 120 amazing images of teams, players and big-match moments, and profiles all the finalists together with a rundown of all the star players predicted to light up the tournament, including the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr, Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and many more. The World Cup is the rare sports event that even non-fans can unite around and with this book he has found the back of the net.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. In addition, the author includes needed, objective coverage of off-field controversies such as the FIFA corruption case, making this book the only complete and impartial history of the tournament. The most high-profile event on the sporting calendar, the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup will take place between 21 November and 18 December 2022, at 8 venues across 5 host cities, with 32 teams competing for the most prestigious international prize in world football. In The FIFA World Cup: A History of the Planet's Biggest Sporting Event , veteran soccer reporter Clemente A.The books also allows the great names of the sport to tell their own personal stories, retelling the World Cup experience in the words of the men who starred in it. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Chadwick's specific interests are in the geopolitical economy of football, which embraces matters of globalisation, digitalisation, environmentalism and lifestyle change. Panini Extra Stickers are not part of the main collection and are randomly inserted, on average, in every 100 packets.