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No Show: The World Cup Teams That Never Were is out now with @pitchpublishing

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Joined September 2025
No Show is currently available on Amazon with a special voucher code offer until 22 November, along with many other fantastic books from @PitchPublishing ℹ️ Click here to find out more: amazon.co.uk/gp/coupon/Speci…
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The World Cup may be over but the road to the World Cup never ends - get 30% off No Show: The World Cup Teams That Never Were on Amazon, to learn more about 24 of the greatest teams that failed to reach the finals Find out more here: amazon.co.uk/No-Show-World-T…
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World Cup broadcaster editorial meeting this morning
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Lamine Lmao more like
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Catch me in action with my latest event at Cardiff Central Library on Thursday 11 June at 17:45, just a few hours before the World Cup kicks off in Mexico! I may also have another special guest lined up too Please sign up to let us know if you're coming: ticketsource.com/cardiff-hub…
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Today's the big day! The launch event for my first book, No Show: The World Cup Teams That Never Were is taking place at Storyville Books on Mill Street in Pontypridd from 18:30 tonight! ⚽️ Find out more, including where you can by, here: linktr.ee/jbennettwriter
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🎉 It's book release month! No Show hits the shelves on 30th March To celebrate, we're having a launch event at Storyville Books in Pontypridd on 19th March, hosted by my multi-talented friend @LFC_RV ℹ️Find out more about where you can buy it here: linktr.ee/jbennettwriter
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Nothing beats a book, and right now, you can save 25% on a copy of No Show: The World Cup Teams That Never Were - that's £20 for a family of four Buy now with @Waterstones and @PitchPublishing - sports books you can trust
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🚨 SPECIAL OFFER - from midnight tonight, you can get 25% off the price of No Show: The World Cup Teams That Never Were if you pre-order via @Waterstones Enter the voucher code OCTOBER25 at the checkout to apply the discount - the offer runs until midnight on Friday
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And in Oceania, the All Whites of New Zealand 🇳🇿 won the qualifying tournament in March to win the OFC's first ever guaranteed World Cup spot, beating play-off-bound New Caledonia 🇳🇨 in the final
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In South America, CONMEBOL qualifying has already finished. Argentina 🇦🇷, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Colombia 🇨🇴, Uruguay 🇺🇾, Brazil 🇧🇷 and Paraguay 🇵🇾 all qualified automatically, while Bolivia 🇧🇴 beat Brazil to pip Venezuela to the intercontinental play-offs spot
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Group C is the odd one out, with Denmark and Scotland drawing 0-0 before winning their second games against Greece and Belarus respectively. Greece beat Belarus in their opener so lie just a point behind as they travel to Glasgow, while the Danes travel to Hungary to face Belarus
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