The Times World Cup Moments

The Times World Cup Moments

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  • Create Date：2023-01-09 18:16:34
  • Update Date：2025-09-24
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  • Author：Richard Whitehead
  • ISBN：000854784X
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Summary

The ideal gift for football fans to read between matches during the 2022 Qatar World Cup
Pairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive， this volume brings together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history。


With striking， full-colour photography， rarely seen archival images and sensational reporting on the action， The Times World Cup Moments tells the unofficial story of the world’s largest single sporting event as it unfolded on – and off – the pitch。 Featuring the greatest goals， most historic line-ups， heroic players and unforgettable controversies， these split-second moments have changed the course of World Cup history and generated a global sensation along the way。


The perfect Christmas gift for any football fan， some of the best moments from this book include:
• The first World Cup， Uruguay 1930
• North Korea’s fairy tale， England 1966
• David Beckham’s perfect free-kick， France 1998
• Brazil’s golden line-up， Mexico 1970
• The infamous Hand of God， Mexico 1986
• Roger Milla’s celebration， Italy 1990
• Zinedine Zidane’s chipped Panenka penalty， Germany 2006
• Germany’s humiliation of the hosts， Brazil 2014
• Cristiano Ronaldo’s spectacular hat-trick， South Korea 2018

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Reviews

Mrs Karen Bull ，

Great book， well written If buy for kindle better on larger screen ones Would be great gift for any football fans this holidays

A。J。 Sefton ，

The Times newspaper has collected the best of the reports from the very first football World Cup final to put together a complete history of the best bits of World Cup history。 Divided into sections of the most exciting matches， best players and controversial points， this makes a fascinating read for any football fan。 Paired with stunning full colour photography， this is a collector's book。The concise but not sensational journalism expected from The Times reporters， ensures this a worthy and tim The Times newspaper has collected the best of the reports from the very first football World Cup final to put together a complete history of the best bits of World Cup history。 Divided into sections of the most exciting matches， best players and controversial points， this makes a fascinating read for any football fan。 Paired with stunning full colour photography， this is a collector's book。The concise but not sensational journalism expected from The Times reporters， ensures this a worthy and timeless account。 These reports are from a variety of journalists who have written for the paper over the years， and this accounts for the variety of writing， They are， of course， the one hundred highlights of the World Cup， without the boring bits。 Bliss。There are events that occurred before I was born and it is good to read about the great countries of the past。 It's always fun to read about the one time England won！ For the events and players I do remember， it's a pleasant bit of nostalgia to be reminded of Cameroon's Roger Milla's dancing celebrations， the skills of the Brazilians that were always so colourful， the technical play of West Germany， the Total Football of Holland。 Bobby Moore， Johan Cruyff， Maradonna and Pele are all deserving to be part of football's history。 Published in time for the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup， which this time encompasses Christmas as well， this is a bright book and will make a great gift， especially the hardback version。 。。。more

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