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: 1950 Uruguay v Brazil; 1962 Chile v Italy; 1966 England v Argentina; England v West Germany; 1970 England v West Germany; Italy v West Germany; Brazil v Italy; 1974 West Germany v Holland; 1978 Scotland v Holland; 1982 Brazil v Italy; West Germany v France; 1986 England v Argentina; France v Brazil; 1990 England vs Cameroon; England v West Germany; 1994 Romania v Argentina; 1998 Argentina v England; 2006 Italy v Germany; and 2010 Spain v Holland.