The World Cup Competition 1930-2002

About the Book

The World Cup Competition 1930 - 2002 is a complete Encyclopaedia of World Cup history. It contains 17 sections covering the history of every competition ever played together with a further 72 sections detailing the history of every country ever to have participated in the finals of every competition. It shows details of every match ever played since 1930; including the full team sheets, all half time, full time and extra time scores including the results of every penalty shoot-out used since 1982 to decide the results of drawn matches in the later stages of each competition. Details of all substitutes used since they were first allowed in 1970, together with all all goal scorers. The book also slows all the league tables from the preliminary rounds of every competition.

The book contains separate sections showing the complete history of every country that has ever participated in the finals of every competition. It also shows the achievements of every player (4008 players) who have ever participated, detailing every match that they ever appeared in, including every goal ever scored by them. It also, unlike any other book on the market gives the history of every goal-keeper, showing every goal ever conceded by them. There are also separate sections showing :

1. Complete records at a glance

2. Leading goal scorers

3. All scorers of own goals

4. Scorers in penalty shoot-outs

5. All match venues

6. Achievement league tables

About the Author

This book has been researched and written over a period of some 20 years by Alan A. Copeman, a Hull man. Alan was always been a keen sportsman playing both football and cricket. He has always been interested in the history of the game and it was when he was unable to buy a similar book for himself that he decided to combine a love of literature together with his love of football in order this encyclopaedia of World Cup Football.

Alan was educated at The High School for Commerce in Hull and later spent 12 years in the Armed Forces (Royal Army Pay Corps). Alan has already begun researching a further book covering all England's Wembley matches and is looking forward to the 2006 World Cup Competition.