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OverviewIn 1946, England rejoined FIFA and Stanley Rous, secretary of the Football Association, persuaded the FA to appoint Walter Winterbottom as the FA's first Director of Coaching, and the first England team manager. Over the next four years, before the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, Winterbottom assembled the first squad to compete for the Jules Rimet Trophy. The England national football team is now one of the oldest in the world. They have competed in the FIFA World Cup thirteen times since 1950, won the cup once in 1966, and reached the semi-finals in 1990. Football historian and statistician Tony Matthews explores each of England's World Cup appearances, from Brazil 1950 to Brazil 2014, giving detailed match reports and stats along with a historical narrative to set each tournament in its context. This is essential reading for any fan of the beautiful game. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony Matthews , Robson Bryan, OBEPublisher: Amberley Publishing Imprint: Amberley Publishing Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.311kg ISBN: 9781445619484ISBN 10: 1445619482 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 15 April 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews'The Greatest sporting event on Earth' Bryan Robson OBE Author InformationTony Matthews is a former semi-professional footballer, sports master and, since 1975, has written over 100 books on football, covering 25+ clubs. He was the WBA statistician/historian for 30 years up to 2003. He lives in Spain. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |