Scott Murray & Rob Smyth 
And Gazza Misses The Final 

Classic World Cup clashes brought to life and re-evaluated by two of the writers of the popular Guardian minute-by-minute football blog. Watching each match in real time and reacting to the twists and turns of the action, Murray and Smyth bring you the real stories of the matches as they happened, not the highlights package or rose-tinted version. From the crowd swarming over the pitch moments before the Brazil-Uruguay classic of 1950 kicked off, to the dubious refereeing decisions that decided England’s single triumph at Wembley, this is the history of the World Cup as you’ve never seen it before. As well as 30 classic moments from other matches, the games given a full report include:1950Uruguay v Brazil1962Chile v Italy1966England v Argentina England v West Germany1970England v West Germany Italy v West Germany Brazil v Italy1974West Germany v Holland1978Scotland v Holland1982Brazil v Italy West Germany v France1986England v Argentina France v Brazil1990England vs Cameroon England v West Germany1994Romania v Argentina1998Argentina v England2006Italy v Germany2010Spain v Holland