The World Cup issue, filled with everything you could possibly want to know about the tournament.

• A 36-page timeline of its history
• Bin Laden’s plot to blow up France ’98
• Ashley Cole, Philipp Lahm, Tim Howard, and Carles Puyol on how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo
• Profiles of Aron Johannsson, Graham Zusi, and Matt Besler
• Eight reasons we’re optimistic for the U.S. national team
• The official songs and films of the Cup
• Much more