{"product_id":"history-of-the-world-cup-samuel-corwin-9798950192425","title":"History of the World Cup: Ninety Minutes That Changed the World - The Complete Story of Football's Greatest Tournament, 1930-2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery four years, the world stops.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWars have been paused for it. Economies have bent around it. Entire nations have wept, celebrated, and defined themselves by ninety minutes on a grass rectangle somewhere on the globe. The World Cup is not merely the world's most-watched sporting event - it is the closest thing humanity has to a shared story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory of the World Cup: Ninety Minutes That Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e tells that story in full - from the rain-soaked stadiums of Uruguay 1930 to the air-conditioned arenas of Qatar 2022 and the sprawling three-nation spectacle of 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you will find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Maracanazo\u003c\/strong\u003e - how Uruguay silenced 200,000 Brazilians in the largest stadium ever built\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Miracle of Bern\u003c\/strong\u003e - West Germany's impossible comeback that rebuilt a nation's pride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePelé at seventeen\u003c\/strong\u003e - the boy who arrived in Sweden and left as a legend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaradona's 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e - the Hand of God, the Goal of the Century, and one man's grip on history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 7-1\u003c\/strong\u003e - the night Brazil collapsed at home and the world watched in disbelief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQatar 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e - a winter tournament that divided opinion and delivered drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Women's World Cup\u003c\/strong\u003e - the parallel history FIFA tried to ignore and could not stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd much more...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book of statistics. It is a book of moments - political, cultural, and deeply human. It covers tournaments staged under fascism and military dictatorship, Cold War football played by proxy, the commercialization that turned a sport into a global industry, and the players whose names became synonymous with the eras they defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you have followed the Cup for fifty years or discovered it last summer, \u003cem\u003eHistory of the World Cup: Ninety Minutes That Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e is the definitive companion to the greatest tournament on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of football history, sports narrative nonfiction, and landmark global events will find this an essential addition to their library.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Corwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798950192425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Absorbing History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Samuel Corwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874770759935,"sku":"9798950192425","price":16.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-the-world-cup-samuel-corwin-9798950192425","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}