Video/Audio:

The 1.78:1 widescreen presentation of FIFA Fever varies greatly depending on the age of the source materials, as any highlight show packaging clips from various areas should. Importantly, there are few to no noticeable digital defects.

FIFA Fever is presented in 5.1 surround sound, which is mostly unnecessary. The only real use for the surround speakers comes from the score – a nice touch, but certainly not the reason to watch a soccer highlight video.

Extras:

With more than three hours of highlights crammed into the feature, there isn't many highlights or clips left to show. The first disc gives us the official film of the first ever World Cup, Uruguay 1930, along with more highlights of hard-struck goals. Disc two adds some more bloopers and a review of France 1998, a curious choice considering that the 2002 cup had already been played when this disc was made; maybe the France victory in the country of FIFA's headquarters helped get this clip on the disc.

Final Thoughts:

If a soccer fan combines FIFA Fever with Andres Cantor's excellent and entertaining book Goooal!, it's hard to imagine any question about arguably the world's biggest sporting event being left unanswered. This is a tremendous collection and a must own for not just soccer fans, but true sports fans of all kinds.