Book excerpt: This book is not so much round the world in eighty days as round the world in 1,200 challenging quiz questions, designed to test the knowledge, resolve and goal-scoring accuracy of even the most ardent football fan. Spanning the whole history of the World Cup since its conception and covering all the nail-biting competitions, participating teams and unforgettable players and managers, the cunning questions could give your brain a nasty tackle and leave it calling for a stretcher. With a fitting Foreword by Martin Peters MBE, this veritable treasure trove is brimful of interesting facts and figures and is guaranteed to stir up fond memories of the all the highlights and lowlights that have graced the World Cup stage and have left an indelible mark on the history of football.