The FIFA World Cup, also called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.  The World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world; an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany.

Daniels, Rob.  Arena Ball: The Building of Virginia’s Soccer Dynasty.  GV943.7 U5 D36x 1995

Foer, Franklin.  How Soccer Explains the World.  GV943.9 S64 F64 2004

Gardner, Paul.  The Simplest Game: The Intelligent Fan’s Guide to World Soccer.  GV943 G28 1994

Gumbrecht, Hans.  In Praise of Athletic Beauty.  GV706 G8613 2006

Jay, Kathryn.  More than Just a Game: Sports in American Life Since 1945.  GV706.5 J39 2004

Luongo, Albert.  Soccer Drills.  GV943.9 T7 L86 2000

McAvoy, Nelson.  Teaching Soccer Fundamentals.  GV943.8 M35 1998

Mandelbaum, Michael.  The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football and Basketball and What They See When They Do.  GV706.5 M345 2004

Official Rules of Soccer.  GV943.4 O44 1994          

Putnam, Douglas.  Controversies of the Sports World.  GV706.5 P88 1999

Rees, Roy.  Coaching Soccer Successfully.  GV943.8 R356 1997

Rollin, Jack.  The World Cup 1930 – 1990.  GV943.49 R65 1990

Schaaf, Phil.  Sports Marketing: It’s Just not a Game Anymore.  GV716 S32 1995

Szymanski, Stefan.  National Pastime: How Americans Play Baseball and the Rest of the World Plays Soccer.  GV716 S99 2005