THE THINKING FAN'S GUIDE TO THE WORLD CUP, as the title suggests, is a guide to the 2006 World Cup for the thinking fan. An almanac, a guide and a programme all rolled into one, the editors Matt Weiland (Granta) and Sean Wilsey (McSweeney's) have gathered together a remarkable team of 32 talents to write pieces on the 32 qualifying teams. Contributors include Geoff Dyer, Dave Eggers, Peter Ho Davies, Nick Hornby, John Lanchester, Henning Mankell, Tim Parks, Caryl Phillips, and Eric Schlosser.
Author(s): Matt Weiland, Sean Wilsey, Franklin Foer
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 30370
Pages: 415
Cover Image......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Preface Matt Weiland......Page 7
Introduction by Sean Wilsey......Page 13
World Cup 2002 by Sean Wilsey......Page 23
Recap......Page 25
Results......Page 29
Statistics......Page 33
World Cup 2006: The Tournament......Page 35
Overview......Page 37
Population and Players......Page 38
Group Stage......Page 39
Match Schedule......Page 40
Sites and Stadia......Page 44
Referees......Page 48
World Cup 2006: The 32 Nations......Page 51
Angola by Henning Mankell......Page 54
Argentina by Thomas Jones......Page 62
Australia by Ben Rice......Page 70
Brazil by John Lanchester......Page 82
Costa Rica by Matthew Yeomans......Page 91
Côte d’Ivoire by Paul Laity......Page 99
Croatia by Courtney Angela Brkic......Page 108
Czech Republic by Tim Adams......Page 115
Ecuador by Jake Silverstein......Page 125
England by Nick Hornby......Page 134
France by Aleksandar Hemon......Page 142
Germany by Alexander Osang......Page 150
Ghana by Caryl Phillips......Page 160
Iran by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh......Page 167
Italy by Tim Parks......Page 180
Japan by Jim Frederick......Page 192
Mexico by Jorge G. Castañeda......Page 202
Netherlands by Tom Vanderbilt......Page 210
Paraguay by Isabel Hilton......Page 219
Poland by James Surowiecki......Page 228
Portugal by William Finnegan......Page 236
Saudi Arabia by Sukhdev Sandhu......Page 254
Serbia and Montenegro by Geoff Dyer......Page 263
South Korea by Peter Ho Davies......Page 274
Spain by Robert Coover......Page 282
Sweden by Eric Schlosser......Page 300
Switzerland by Peter Stamm......Page 311
Togo by Binyavanga Wainaina......Page 320
Trinidad and Tobago by Cressida Leyshon......Page 332
Tunisia by Wendell Steavenson......Page 343
Ukraine by Benjamin Pauker......Page 356
United States by Dave Eggers......Page 365
The World Cup in Numbers......Page 371
Past World Cup Results......Page 373
All-Time World Cup Table......Page 374
Most Appearances in the World Cup......Page 376
Penalty Shootouts......Page 377
Awards......Page 378
The 32 Nations in Numbers......Page 383
Population......Page 385
Population Density......Page 386
Median Age......Page 387
Infant Mortality Rate......Page 388
Executions......Page 389
Prisoners......Page 390
Annual GDP Real Growth Rate......Page 391
Exports......Page 392
Tractors......Page 393
Films Produced......Page 394
Internet Users......Page 395
Afterword: How to Win the World Cup by Franklin Foer......Page 397
About the Contributors......Page 405
Acknowledgments......Page 411
About the Authors......Page 412
Credits......Page 413
Copyright Notice......Page 414
About the Publisher......Page 415
