About this episode

This episode concludes the history of the FIFA World Cup, covering tournaments from 1990 onwards and discussing issues of bribery and corruption.

In this week's episode, conclude the tour of World Cup history with the details of the tournaments from 1990 onwards - all the highlights and lowlights, including persistent issues surrounding bribery and corruption. The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of, the second Half-Arsed History book, releases on the 29th of September across the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region. Pre-order your copy from Booktopia or Readings: AU/NZ (affiliate link): https://booktopia.kh4ffx.net/bkq2G9 International: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9781761472596/the-most-interesting-people-youve-never-heard-of--riley-knight--2026--9781761472596 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Riley Knight

Topics covered

• FIFA World Cup
• bribery
• corruption
• sports history
• tournament highlights
• 1990 onwards

Keywords

• FIFA World Cup
• history
• bribery
• corruption
• sports
• tournaments
• 1990

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Products: The Most Interesting People You've Never Heard Of

Places: Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand

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