All White Fever: New Zealand's Road to the World Cup

ISBN-10: 1869508661
ISBN-13: 9781869508661
Category: Soccer
Pages: 125
Language: English
Published: 2010
Publisher: HarperSport
Author: John Matheson

Description

The scenes at Wellington's Westpac Stadium when the All Whites qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in November were unprecedented in New Zealand. The 'White-out' by the fans helped inspire Ricki Herbert's team to a famous 1-0 win against Bahrain - a result which sent the All Whites to the World Cup for only the second time in history. All White Fever uncovers the story behind one of the greatest achievements in New Zealand sport. Thanks to countless original interviews and some painstaking research, the author: details the passionless state of the team when Herbert took charge of the team for the first time in 2005; explores how Herbert went about rebuilding the ethos of the side; turns back the clock to the giant shadow that was hanging over the current generation of All Whites - the 1982 champion team; chronicles how Herbert and then - CEO Graham Seatter planned their assault on South Africa; relives the Road to South Africa with a game-by-game account; profiles the stars of the campaign including inspirational skipper Ryan Nelsen and goal-scoring hero Rory Fallon.

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