Description
Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup takes the reader through the globally renowned FIFA World Cup, providing in-depth details on all 48 teams, star players, coaches, team strategies, expert game analysis, and more! This is the perfect book for the enthusiast as well as anyone new to watching the sport.
The 2026 World Cup is the first to be hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Author Shane Stay delves into the World Cup’s historic background, explaining not only why these games are so exciting, but also what the viewer should watch for as the matches unfold. He takes the reader through the stadiums and explains team strategies, formations, styles of play. He provides background on all the star players and teams, and even makes a few predictions for the games’ outcomes.
Enhance the experience of watching the world’s most popular tournament with the extra details and fun anecdotes provided in Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup.
About the Author
Shane Stay is a bestselling author whose books include 100 American Soccer Legends, This Is Our CITY, THE World Cup 2022 Book, The Euro 2020 Book, European Soccer Leagues 2019, Major League Soccer 2019, THE Women’s World Cup 2019 Book, THE World Cup 2018 Book, Why American Soccer Isn’t There Yet, and The Cairo Project. In 2008, he played professional soccer, coauthored a print book, published a magazine story, bottled Leaf Dressing, worked clubs as a comedian, was a restaurateur, and received a Master of Arts from Southern Illinois University. In 1999, he founded the first online Current Events Game (CE Game). He has appeared on TV and has featured on numerous radio broadcasts including ESPN and NPR. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
