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World Football Records 2026

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The best-selling collection of football facts, stats, and stories is back for another fantastic new edition! World Football Records 2026 offers lively, fun, and fascinating facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records,... Read More
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All the facts and stats from the world of international football, including updated stories for all major national teams and tournaments, as well as previews of the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro and the Africa Cup of Nations, and a review of the 2025 UEFA Nations League.

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The best-selling collection of football facts, stats, and stories is back for another fantastic new edition!

World Football Records 2026 offers lively, fun, and fascinating facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches, and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual tells the stories of these key moments and the players and teams behind them.

This new edition includes updated stats and facts for all recent major tournaments, awards, and international teams. You'll also find the latest record-breaking achievements of more than 35 featured nations from around the world, including a sidebar with key stats, as well as updates and records for all the other FIFA members.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035427642

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Welbeck

Illustration: Approx 400 colour and b/w photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Keir Radnedge has been covering football for more than 40 years. He has written countless books on the subject, from tournament guides to comprehensive encyclopedias, aimed at all ages. His journalism career included the Daily Mail for 20 years, as well as the Guardian and other national newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad. He is a former editor of World Soccer, generally recognized as the premier English-language magazine on global football. In addition to his writing, Keir has been a regular analyst for BBC radio and television, Sky Sports and the American cable television news channel CNN.

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