Scotland '74
Subtitle: a World Cup Story
Contributors: Strachan, Gordon
Publisher: Black & White Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781845027933
Subjects: Soccer; History; GAMES; Gambling; Sports; SPORTS & RECREATION; Business Aspects; Essays; Reference; TRAVEL; Special Interest; World Cup (Soccer) (1974 : Germany, West); World Cup (Soccer) fast (OCoLC)fst01409245
Description: For a small footballing nation, Scotland boasts a proud record of having qualified for the World Cup Finals on eight occasions. But this fantastic record is also tarred with the glorious failure of never having reached the latter stages of the tournament. Scotland '74 is a bitter-sweet celebration of the closest Scotland has ever got? so far at least? when a team of superstars managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the dying seconds. Forty years on, it still hurts. For Scotland, the World Cup Finals in West Germany in 1974 promised much. Group 2 had a talented Brazil side.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Cover; TITLE PAGE; DEDICATION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD BY GORDON STRACHAN OBE; INTRODUCTION; 1 CALL FOR THE DOC; 2 THE QUIET MAN TAKES OVER; 3 HAMPDEN SHOWDOWN; 4 COUNTDOWN TO THE FINALS; 5 MUNICH, MUNICH HERE WE COME; 6 THE FINALS; 7 ZAIRE 0-2 SCOTLAND; 8 SCOTLAND 0-0 BRAZIL; 9 SCOTLAND 1-1 YUGOSLAVIA; 10 END OF A DREAM; 11 CONSPIRACY?; 12 AFTERMATH; 13 THE MANAGER; GROUP 8 QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN: 1974 WORLD CUP; SQUAD DETAILS AT THE START OF THE 1974 WORLD CUP FINALS; GROUP 2: 1974 WORLD CUP FINALS; COPYRIGHT.