Introduction
Editor’s Note – Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s Editor’s Note from Issue Thirteen
History
Never the Twain – Uli Hesse
The story of the meeting between West Germany and East Germany at the 1974 World Cup
Hearts and Minds – Greg Johnson
Spain threaten, like Lennox Lewis, to be a great but unloved champion
The Clubs Behind the Countries – Richard Jolly
Which clubs have produced the most World Cup winners?
The Moral Pendulum – Martin Mazur
Argentina’s eternal vacillation between the poles of fútbol and anti-fútbol
The Grandmaster – Michael Cox
How Marcello Lippi used chess tactics to guide Italy to victory at the 2006 World Cup
Brazil
Fifa, Go Home! – James Corbett
With opposition to the tournament mounting, what does hosting the World Cup mean for Brazil?
Futebol Nation? – James Young
Brazil has the reputation of being the most football-mad nation on earth. Is it?
A Troubled History – Marius Lien
The ambiguous past of José Maria Marin,the head of the Brazilian World Cup
Protagonists
Sideshow takes Centre Stage – Rupert Fryer
David Luiz discusses how Brazil will handle the pressure of being World Cup hosts
The Multi-Kulti Question – Mike Phillips
How the Switzerland national team became part of the debate on immigration
Better Late than Never – Vladimir Novak
Algeria’s Vahid Halilhodžić on finally making it to the World Cup as a manager
The Artist’s Boy – Leo Verheul
Robin van Persie was shaped by the Rotterdam in which he grew up
Minnows
The Secret Team – Sean Carroll
An Yeong-hag and Chong Tese on playing for North Korea at the 2010 World Cup
The Indomitability of Lions – Michael Yokhin
In 1990 Cameroon overcame shambolic preparations to shock the world
Milla’s Time – Oliver Pickup
Oliver Pickup speaks to Roger Milla about becoming his nation’s saviour at 38
Two Men Down – Martin Mazur
In 1982 El Salvador came from war, chaos and corruption, lost 10-1 and retained their dignity
Fiction
The Quantum of Bobby (Part Two) – Iain Macintosh
Spinning through time and space, Bobby Manager finds himself in Italy in 1990
Greatest Games
Hungary 4 Uruguay 2 (aet) – Jonathan Wilson
World Cup semi-final, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland, 30 June 1954
Italy 3 Brazil 2 – Rob Smyth and Scott Murray
World Cup second phase, Group C, Estadi de Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain, 5 July 1982
Eight Bells
World Cup Cameos – Michael Yokhin
A selection of players who played only a few minutes at the World Cup