World Cup Heaven and Hell was a 2006 documentary that appeared on ITV as part of their build up to that year's World Cup. It examines various aspects of the tournament's history, most often focusing on the balance between the good and bad elements. The documentary was divided into five parts as follows.
1) 40 Years of Blame
Examines all of the excuses for England's failure to add to their solitary World Cup win on home soil in 1966.
2) Red Hot Matches
Examines the World Cup matches that had both the best and worst of football.
3) Divine and Damned
Examines talented, yet controversial figures in World Cup history
Team sheet:
- Goalkeeper: René Higuita (Colombia)
- Defence: Paul Breitner (Germany), Franz Beckenbauer (Germany), Claudio Gentile (Italy), Daniel Passarella (Argentina),
- Midfield: Garrincha (Brazil), Johan Cruyff (Netherlands), Sócrates (Brazil), Stefan Effenberg (Germany)
- Forwards: Roberto Baggio (Italy), Romario (Brazil)
4) Dirty Rotten Scandals
Goes through the World Cup's most controversial moments.
5) Goals That Shook The World
Examines goals in the World Cup that not only had dramatic effects on the competition but changed the players entire lives.
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