{"product_id":"the-world-cup-collectors-edition-issue-16","title":"The World Cup: Collector's Edition | Issue 16","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur 16th magazine takes the planet’s most-watched tournament, in the Football World Cup, and quite deliberately shoots around the edges of what you’ll find elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo kick things off, a comprehensive timeline of the Copa Mundial maps nearly a century of history and covers the birth of modern football at USA ’94.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s a strong Scottish thread running throughout this celebratory magazine, inspired by an interview with 1978 World Cup skipper Don Masson and a lyrical profile of Napoli’s Scott ‘McFratm’ McTominay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElsewhere, we meet the first-time qualifiers – there’s four of them – before taking a broader look at football across the Americas, with postcards from Clube Atlético Mineiro to boot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat covers the good, we’ve also the ‘bad’ in an extract from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Show: The World Cups that Never Were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the ‘ugly’ as Paul Simpson writes about five World Cup campaigns that turned sour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere will be 104 games at the 2026 World Cup. Consider this your invitation to join us for the journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Magazine Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58917911134539,"sku":"16","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/8608\/2891\/files\/Pitch_covers_WEB_16.webp?v=1792511962","url":"https:\/\/pitchmagazine.shop\/products\/the-world-cup-collectors-edition-issue-16","provider":"Pitch Magazine Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}