High Noon: The Falklands, the Hand of God and the Goal of the Century

by Michael Gibbons

On 22 June 1986, in front of 114,580 fans at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium and a global TV audience, England and Argentina faced off for a World Cup quarterfinal it would go down as the most infamous game in the tournament's history. High Noon is a richly evocative account of that afternoon, and the fallout that rumbles on today. Just four years after the Falklands War, this was a grudge match that resonated far beyond the field of play. On the pitch...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785317822
• ISBN13: 9781785317828
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages