Mundiales: The World Cup from the South American Perspective, with Mark Biram

About this episode

Mark Biram discusses the World Cup from a South American perspective, focusing on its historical significance and impact on countries like Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia.

I am joined by Mark Biram, co-author with Tim Vickery of a new book on the World Cup from the South American perspective called 'Mundiales'. We look back at how South America, in many ways, created the World Cup as we know it, and what South American success means to countries. We focus on Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. If you enjoy Outside Write , do please leave a review. Visit Outside Write on Substack for more groundhopping and football history. Follow Outside Write on social media, on Bluesky and Instagram Check out Chris Lee's three books: · Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World · The Defiant: A History of Football Against Fascism · Shades of Green: A Journey into Irish Football

People in this episode

Host: Outside Write

Guest: Mark Biram

Topics covered

• World Cup
• South America
• football history
• Uruguay
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Colombia

Keywords

• World Cup
• South America
• football
• Mundiales
• Uruguay
• Brazil
• Argentina
• Colombia
• Tim Vickery

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mundiales

Places: Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia

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