Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figure and Tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 What, Why and How?; 2 Origins and Background: A Brief History of English Football and the FIFA World Cup; 3 Political Capital and International Diplomacy: North Korea and Beyond; 4 The FA, FIFA and the 1966 FIFA World Cup; 5 The World Cup as a Temporary Show?; 6 The World Cup, Minister?; 7 The World Cup and the Provinces: A Tourism Boom That Never Came; 8 Legacy and Impact of the Tournament; 9 Discussion and Conclusions; Index