FIFA World Cup DVD Collection: 1930 -2006

Grand father is 92 and he just wants to watch soccer all the time doesn’t care what game just wants FIFA soccer, this has been a game changer because now he can watch all the soccer he wants, whenever he wants

One of the greatest collection ever acquired and the seller was really fast on shipment. The seller went above and beyond. Thanks for the extra DVD’s that you sent me. That was a 5 star service in my book. Thanks again, I couldn’t have asked for more. The collection is great all DVD’s were in good condition, packaging was well secured. Definitely recommend the seller.

I've only gotten through 1954, but so far it is quite good. They've opted to play up some of the charm of each era to complement replaying match highlights, and especially for the older tournaments, they do really well to show many of the goals, tell an interesting story, and impart historical context/information. A great purchase for any football fan!

Was not described correctly only works in non US DVD players would not work in US DVD player and could not get money back

I gave this item as a Christmas gift to two of my work associates who are "soccer fanatics". Judging by their comments this is a DVD set that would satisfy the most hardened soccer enthusiast.

First of all, I should warn you that the DVDs in this collection don't contain the SportsCenter-style stream of highlights of every World Cup match throughout history. Many fellow reviewers have expressed disappointment about this. However, this type of storytelling about sporting events is a rather recent invention, so it's not surprising that it's absent on most of these discs. You might not get 100% of the game content you would want, but in most cases there are enough highlights (mainly goals, but near misses too) and descriptions of the tournament's progression to figure out what's happening. What you get instead of SportsCenter-inspired stream of highlights, starting with the 1954 World Cup (the 1930, 1934, 1938, and 1950 World Cups are presented in short films), are full-length feature films made by directors hired by FIFA. Each director (and some do it better than others) tries to tell the story of their World Cup through the cinematic conventions of their time. This means that, for example, the film on the World Cup in 1954 will contain music from this era, a narrator from this era, a silly subplot reminiscent of 1950s films and early television programming, etc. This, admittedly, can be quite annoying for the modern viewer, but from a certain perspective it can fascinating too. For example, besides the game content, you get the following "bonuses": 1954 - a corny story about a very young kid who has World Cup fever and is secretly given money by his mother, enabling him to run away from home to try to make it to the final game by boat, motor scooter, and what can only be described as some very risky hitchhiking 1958 - insights into a few of the countries' base camps (the contrast between the Mexican, the Brazilian, and the German camps is quite large) and clips of the German captain responding to lots and lots of fan mail back in the day when players were supposed to be gentlemen and role models (or at least project that image, because the scene was probably set up by the director) 1962 - revelations that even 50 years ago, FIFA was the master of product placement--there are scenes of people watching Philips televisions in the streets, fans taking a break from the action with ice cold Coca-Colas, and the Chilean national team being visited before their semifinal match with a representative from adidas who had some innovative new shoes for them to try on; also, lots and lots of casual sexism (Sepp Blatter would approve of this film) 1966 - shots of England during the 1960s during all the cultural upheaval, a film with psychedelic-influenced music and crazy 1960s sound effects, a view of the sport when it was played in the "good ol' English manner" with dirty tackles galore, injuries, and incessant fouling 1970 - a reprise of the trite "little kid wants to make it to the final game by any means necessary storyline" that featured so prominently in the 1954 film--it even looks like they hired a very similar child actor who looks much more Swiss (site of the 1954 WC) than Mexican (site of the 1970 WC) ...and so on... If you can imagine a world where they aren't one-hour preview shows prior to every World Cup game that contain copious shots of the fans, the scenery, technical analysis of the games, extended features on each team's star players, and all that other stuff that borders on the obsessive-compulsive, then I think you'll understand a little better why the majority of the DVDs in the collection contain not only the game highlights, but also the atmosphere surrounding the games and the broader storylines that surrounded each World Cup. These DVDs are made for the common fan in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, who would be lucky to have the chance to watch the game on television and might only get to read about the tournament in the newspapers the next day.

I was disappointed by the content of this collection. Granted, I should have done more research into what was actually contained in the DVDs. I was looking for a recap of every goal, both in the group stage an in the playoffs (or, at least, a bit of every match). Instead, this series, for the most part, shows only highlights of the main games of each world cup. Team celebrations, arrivals at the airport, bus rides, fans partying, locker room talks, and, in some DVDs, even the personal stories of stadium workers are heavily covered in these documentaries. Nothing wrong with that if you are interested in the "behind the scenes" aspects of what goes on in these torunaments. In that case, you may find these DVDs interesting. If, like me, you want to see the goals and summaries of the matches, you probably do not want to purchase this product.

I just finished watching the movie covering the 1982 game. The director gives lots of camera shots to the dancing fans, players on the bus and in the change room, and long zoom shot of players running and falling. After watching the opening 5 minutes, I have not seen a clear view of any goal! It makes me wonder, what story the director is trying to tell. It is obviously not for me, who want to see all the highlights of each key game including every goal. I am not asking too much. The [...]'s highlight editing after each game of the 2010 World Cup is the perfect format. Unfortunately, you cannot find them in this series.

Films FIFA officiels avec des bonus et un sous-titrage possible. En particulier le 1er sur la CdM 1930 est extraordinaire avec des images recolorisées. Un maître-achat. Really top! Official FIFA films. Extraordinary first DVD about 1930 WC with colorized pictured. Bonus are also interesting.

This compilation is basically the original "official" videos for each of the FIFA World Cups up until 2006, augmented with brief 'spotlight' and 'goals' mini-videos on each disc. This is a fabulous way to get all of the FIFS World Cup videos together. The packaging is mediocre, unfortunately. It would have been nice to receive a better package for display and maybe some print material. But the DVDs are highly entertaining.

Excellent especially England 1966. The groundsman opening Wembley at 7.30am. Very surreal when empty, and the ground staff preparing the pitch and erecting the famous goalposts.

THE Best football films!!!

Very enjoyable ,especially behind the scenes makes these videos great.