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THE FOOTBALL FANAT IC ' S

ESSENT IAL GU IDE

NOVY KAPADIAFixtures & Results: 19302014

Unforgettable Upsets & Memorable Matches

Heroes & Legends

COMPLETE EDITION

FOOTBALL FEVER IS ON !

SAMPLER


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One of the better-known football journalists inIndia, Kapadia has come up with an absolute

goldmine of information, statistics and historicaldata spanning every FIFA World Cup from

1930 to 2010 The Asian Age

. . . includes a ready reckoner for the 2014 WorldCup. Its highlight is an article on the goal-line

technology that will be used for the rst time atthis level. The Hindu

Novy Kapadia teaches and researches at SGTB

Khalsa College (Department of English), Universityof Delhi, but is perhaps better known as a reputedsports broadcaster-commentator and columnist, andas one of Indias leading football experts. Since 1980,he has covered several tournaments including FIFAWorld Cups, Hockey World Cups, Hockey ChampionsTrophy games, European Football Championships,the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the AsianGames and all major national football tournaments.

His articles have appeared in The Telegraph ,Sportsworld and India Today magazines, India AbroadNews Service (IANS), Indias leading sports website

sportskeeda.com, The Asian Age , Business Standard ,Economic Times , Hindustan Times , and DeccanChronicle , amongst others. He has also worked as acommentator and analyst for BBC, ESPN, ZEE Sports,Star Sports, Ten Sports, Doordarshan, All-India Radio,NDTV and CNN-IBN.


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ORIGINS OFTHE WORLD CUP

ORIGINS OF FOOTBALL

T he contemporary history of this beautiful gamebegan in England in 1863. Rugby football andassociation football branched off on their differentcourses and the sports rst governing body the FootballAssociation in England was formed. Both games havea common and intricate history. Looking further back,before 1863, one will nd at least half a dozen differentgames to which the historical development of football canbe traced back. Some of these claims may not have beenproven yet, but the fact remains that human beings haveenjoyed kicking a ball around for millennia.

A SLOW STARTAt the start of the 20th century, professional football waswell established in only one country England. Witha ourishing Football League and a popular FootballAssociation (FA) Cup, England was considered thehome of football. The diligent work of British coachesincreased the games popularity and raised the standardsof football in several European countries.

One such coach was Jimmy Hogan, who wasappointed coach of the nascent Austrian team in 1912.He focused on the ball being kept on the ground, shortpasses and ball control. He is also considered the pioneerof football in Austria and later in Hungary.


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In the 19th century, British sailors, railwaymen and

expatriates introduced the game to Argentina, Braziland Uruguay. English tea baron, Sir Thomas Lipton,started the Lipton Cup for matches between Uruguayand Argentina, which is also known as the Battle of theRiver Plate. On 16 May 1901, Argentina beat Uruguay32 in the rst international between South American

countries. English clubs, Tottenham Hotspur, Evertonand Corinthians toured Brazil and Argentina in the 19thcentury. With the massive migration of Italians around theturn of the century, football became a passion in Argentina.Football in Brazil really took off in the 1930s when blackplayers were welcomed by clubs without discrimination.

Gradually, football became popular in severalEuropean countries. On 12 October 1902, Austriatrounced Germany 50 in Vienna. It was the rst Europeaninternational match played outside Britain. So in 1903,Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands andSpain met for the purpose of forming an international

association, with little encouragement from England.Nonetheless, they were not discouraged and formed aninternational body the year after.


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URUGUAY 193013 July to 30 July

O n 26 May 1928, at a meeting in Amsterdam, theFIFA congress decided that a new tournament opento all its members should be played. Henri Delaunayproposed this resolution, which was unanimouslyaccepted. However there was a dispute over the choiceof venue. There were ve aspirants, Italy, Netherlands,Spain, Sweden and Uruguay.

A year later, it was agreed that Uruguay, the Olympic

champions and the eras footballing superpower, shouldcelebrate 100 years of independence by hosting the rstWorld Cup. That they went on to win it made theircelebrations complete. Uruguay was truly the best in theworld at the time.

In the 1924 Olympics final Uruguay trounced

Switzerland 31 in Paris, playing fast, highly-skilledfootball. Their dashing forward Pedro Petrone, wasconsidered the best player in the world. Four years later,they won the gold medal once more, beating Argentinain a replay 21 in Amsterdam.

Uruguay, a country of just two million people, offered

to pay for all travel and hotel expenses for the participatingteams. They also built the majestic Centenario Stadiumin Montevideo in just eight months. Football has alwaysbeen passionately followed in Uruguay and years later inthe 1966 World Cup, their manager Ondino Viera wouldfamously say, Other countries have their history. Uruguay

has its football. Faced by such generous offers, the fourEuropean nations withdrew their names in 1929, but in


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pique they did not compete in the inaugural World Cup.

Uruguay felt betrayed and retaliated by not participatingin the subsequent 1934 and 1938 World Cups, which wereheld in Italy and France respectively.

VENUES

City Stadium Capacity

Montevideo Estadio Centenario 65,235

Montevideo Estadio Gran Parque Central 21,000

Montevideo Estadio Pocitos 1,000

QUALIFYING TEAMS

Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural tournament,with a majority of nine coming from South, Central(Mexico) and North America (USA). A total of sevenSouth American teams participated, more than in anysubsequent World Cup nals. However, because of thelong and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean, and

the length of absence required for players very fewEuropean teams were inclined to take part. Some refusedto travel to South America in any circumstances, andno European entries were received before the February1930 deadline.

The FIFA president Jules Rimet intervened, and

eventually four European teams made the trip to Uruguay;Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia. The Yugoslavteam consisted only of Serbian players, including theirtwo famous players Blagoje Mosa Marjanovic andAleksandar Tirke Tirnanic. The Yugoslavs were theyoungest team in the World Cup, with an average age of

21 years and 258 days. The four European teams travelledto Uruguay by ship and picked up the Brazilians en route.


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Spain 1982 117

Zoff, Franco and Enzo Bearzot relaxing withItalian President Sandro Pertini and the Copa Mundial


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EXTRA TIMEWith a pool of

entrants comprising 204of the 208 FIFA national teams

at the time, the 2010 WorldCup shares with the 2008 Beijing

Olympics the record for mostcompeting nations in a

sporting event.

Overall 247yellow cards were shown.

There were 233 yellow cardsup to the semi-finals and arecord 14 in the final (total:

247). Netherlands received themaximum yellow cards

followed by Chile.

Adidas designedthe Jabulani football for

the 2010 World cup. It hadeight thermally bonded panels

spherically moulded together for the

first time. The flight was notas stable as promised andthe ball tended to

swerve a lot in the air.

Prior to the 2010 WorldCup, Brazil had never lost on

African soil, winning 12 matches

including the Confederation Cup in2009. Brazil were favourites for

2010 but couldnt break theConfederation Cup jinx: no team

that has won it has won thenext World Cup.

In their round-of-sixteenmatch against Germany, England was

trailing 1-2 when Frank Lampards 20 yardshot hit the bar and bounced well over the

line (clearly visible in TV replays) before being

collected by German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.However, Uruguayan referee Larrionda did not

award the goal and play carried on. Thisincident greatly increased demand for goal-

line technology which FIFA agreedto introduce in the 2014

World Cup.


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ACROSS THE WORLD CUPS19302010

1) TEAMSMost . . . Teams Details

Matches played GER 99

Wins BRA 67

Losses MEX 24

Draws ITA 21

Matches played without a SLV 6win or a draw

Matches played without BOL/ SLV/ 6a win HON/ NZL

Matches played until first win BUL 17

Goals scored BRA 210

Goals conceded GER 117

Meetings between two teams BRA vs. 7: 1938,SWE/ GER 1950, 1958, 1978,vs. SRB 1990, twice in

1994/1954, 1958,1962, 1974, 1990,1998, 2010

Meetings between two teams BRA vs. 2: 1970, 1994/in the final match ITA/ ARG 1986, 1990

vs. GER

Tournaments unbeaten BRA 7: 1958, 1962,1970, 1978, 1986,1994, 2002

Tournaments eliminated ENG 3: 1982, 1990, 2006

without having lost a match


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BRAZIL 201412 June to 13 July

GROUP A: BRAZIL, CROATIA,CAMEROON AND MEXICO

H osts and five times champions Brazil areoverwhelming favourites to win in this group. CoachLuiz Felipe Scolari has created a cohesive Brazilian squad.The pace and commitment of Paulinho, Luiz Gustavo,Hulk and Fred is crucial for Brazils success. Thiago Silvaand David Luiz are quick and compact central defenders.

The biggest threat is from Neymar, who is both talentedand committed. His Barcelona experience has made hima mature player. This Brazilian team has youth and desireon their side. Their oldest outeld player is right backDani Alves, who is just 30 years old. Brazil at home willbe tough to beat. The crucial question is which country

will follow Brazil as the next qualier from Group A.Cameroon, Croatia and Mexico struggled to qualify andare not at their best.

Cameroons 7th World Cup appearance is an Africanrecord, but they are affected by internal intrigue and egoclashes between their two star playersstriker Samuel

Etoo and midelder Alex Song. Etoo even spoke ofa plot amongst teammates not to pass the ball to him.Their German coach Volker Finke has made Cameroona more disciplined team, but with a ponderous defence,they will struggle to qualify. Their opening match againstMexico will be crucial.


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THE FOOTBALL FANATICSULTIMATE QUIZ

1. Which famous Brazilian footballer is nicknamed The

Cannonball Kid? 2. One of the best footballers in the world is nicknamed The

Little God. Who is he? 3. Which famous player was called The Galloping Major? 4. Who was the second oldest goalscorer in the 1994 FIFA

World Cup (WC)? 5. At just 18, Maradona was considered too young for the

1978 WC. Who was the Argentine coach who droppedMaradona?

6. Which country has reached the WC nal the most numberof times but has never won?

7. Name the two teams that have lost the most WC games? 8. Which WC match is often called The Battle of Santiago?

9. Which WC match is referred to as The Battle of Berne? 10. Name the captain of England who was arrested for

allegedly stealing a bracelet in Bogota, Columbia. 11. Who was the referee for the 2002 WC nal between Brazil

and Germany?12. Name the only player to have scored three goals in a WC

nal match? 13. How many players have captained their country to WC

success more than once? 14. Who is the oldest outeld player in the history of the WC? 15. Which was the rst African team to reach the WC quarter-

nals? 16. Which country has scored the most goals per game?

17. Which was the only nation to remain unbeaten throughoutthe 2010 WC?


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100 quiz questions to test your knowledge of football A records section that covers all the stats from 1930 to 2010 Tracking charts for 2014 matches with timings in IST Must-know facts about the newly introduced goal-line technology

PLUS !

Created especially for all thefootball-crazy fans who w ant key facts and

statistics right on ha nd, this indispensab le companio n volume is just in time for th e Cup of goals and glory.

Its jam-packed w ith a detail ed history of the 1st t o the19th FIFA World Cups, covering team s, venues, b estplay ers, controversies, t riumphs, ad ditional trivia,

and a co mprehensiv e section dedicated t othe 2014 World Cu p.

With top- scoring rev iews in nearly everyleading news paper and magazine in the coun try,

and n ational coverage on channels su ch as DD Nationaland CNN- IBN, this gu ide is invaluable for every

passiona te enthusiast of this legendary g ame.

. . .Novy Kapadia's compendium is a must-have for all ththe sport. . . much needed to enjoy the legendary game

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