The Little Book of the World Cup tells the fascinating story of the greatest football competition of them all. Founded in the 1930, the tournament has been won by eight different national teams. Brazil, the hosts in 2014, has won five times and are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Italy, with four titles; West Germany, with three; Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two each; and England, France, Spain, with one victory each. Presented in an A to Z format, this illustrated compilation highlights all the tournamenta s pivotal moments and matches including Englanda s glorious triumph on home soil in 1966 to Zidanea s notorious sending off in the 2006 Final. The worlda s best players take centre stage from heroes of the past such as Pele, Beckenbauer and Maradona to todaya s superstars including Messi, Neymar and England captain Steven Gerrard.