List of official FIFA World Cup films

This is a list of documentary films officially sanctioned by FIFA for the FIFA World Cup. The first such film was of the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[1] Up to 2002, 35 mm film was used for the footage.[1]

Tournament Venue Title Narrator Notes
1954 Switzerland German Giants [1]
1958 Sweden Hinein! Herbert Zimmermann; Heribert Meisel; Heinz Gottschalk An UFA production with commentary in German.[2]
1962 Chile Viva Brazil [1]
1966 England Goal! Nigel Patrick The first World Cup film in colour; the 1966 television coverage was monochrome.[1][3]
1970 Mexico The World at Their Feet Patrick Allen [1][4]
1974 West Germany Heading for glory Joss Ackland [1]
1978 Argentina Campeones Steve Hudson [1]
1982 Spain G'olé! Sean Connery [1][5]
1986 Mexico Hero Michael Caine [1][6]
1990 Italy Soccer Shoot-Out Edward Woodward [1]
1994 United States Two Billion Hearts Liev Schreiber [1][7]
1998 France La Coupe de la Gloire Sean Bean [1]
2002 South Korea/Japan Seven Games from Glory Robert Powell [1]
2006 Germany The Grand Finale[8] Pierce Brosnan direct-to-video release[9]
2010 South Africa The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Film in 3D ?? Blu-ray 3D (only?) release[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "FIFA World Cup film collection 1930-2002" (PDF). Infront Archive Management. 2005. http://www.infrontsports.com/uploads/media/FIFA-Archive-film_collection_01.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
  2. ^ Hinein! at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ Goal! World Cup 1966 at the Internet Movie Database
  4. ^ The World at Their Feet at the Internet Movie Database
  5. ^ G'olé! at the Internet Movie Database
  6. ^ Hero: The Official Film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Two Billion Hearts at the Internet Movie Database
  8. ^ "Grand Finale, Great Film". FIFA. 24 December 2006. http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketing/news/newsid=109113.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16. 
  9. ^ The Official Film of the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ^ The Official 3D 2010 FIFA World Cup Film at the Internet Movie Database