The encyclopedia of the fifa world cup provides the most comprehensive and up to date information . The fifa world cup often simply called the world cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior mens national teams of the members of the federation internationale de football association the sports global governing bodythe championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930 except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not . Encyclopedia of the fifa world cup 2015 publication 406 pages is a non fiction book by british but long time us resident tom dunmore with an assist from andrew donaldson as the title of the book implies this aims to provide a reference style in depth look at the fifa world cup. Encyclopedia of the fifa world cup book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers every four years the fifa world cup captures the globa