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

2010

Spain v Holland