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WIN! A World Cup book collection for Father’s Day
Michele Lucato
14th May 2026
We’re giving one lucky reader the chance to win Glittering Prize: The Story of The FIFA World Cup Volume I, II and III.
the prize
Every four years, the planet stops dead for an event like no other. The World Cup captures the global imagination in a way that dwarfs every other sporting competition. Glittering Prize tells the full story of its thrilling century-long arc and is a compelling chronicle of the greatest sporting show on earth.
Volume I features its embryonic incarnation in 1930; the stunning fall of champions-elect Brazil at the Maracanã in 1950; the sensational demise of Hungary’s Magic Magyars in 1954; England’s glory in 1966; Brazil’s joyful conquest of Italy in 1970; the unfulfilled flowering of the Netherlands’ Total Football in 1974; and Argentina’s tainted triumph against the backdrop of the Dirty War in 1978.
Volume II focuses on Paolo Rossi’s surprise eruption to fire Italy to victory in Spain in 1982; Diego Maradona’s almighty show of will and skill four years later in Mexico 1986; the unforgettable exploits of Totò Schillaci and Roger Milla at Italia 90; the glitzy extravaganza of USA 94; and France’s vivid triumph on home soil in 1998.
Volume III is centred on Zinedine Zidane’s catastrophic meltdown on the biggest stage of all in Berlin in 2006; the breaking of new ground in South Africa four years later; the implosion of Brazil on home soil in 2014; Russia’s politically explosive hosting of the competition in 2018; and the squalid, petrodollar-fuelled pantomime of Qatar 2022.
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WIN! A World Cup book collection for Father’s Day
The competition closes on Wednesday 3 June 2026 at midnight. The winner will be announced on our competition winners page. Good luck everyone!
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- Prize is supplied by Pitch Publishing.
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