[1] Designed by Jon Hare and programmed by Chris Yates, they adapted the gameplay format of arcade video game Tehkan World Cup (1985) while adding their own elements to create MicroProse Soccer.

A single player can work through a World Cup (or Indoor League) tournament, or take on a series of increasingly tougher computer teams.

The control method was designed to be as simple as possible, lending itself to fast and flowing football (in the manner of the later Sensible Soccer).

[4][5][6] He referred to it as an "arcade conversion" of Tehkan World Cup,[7] but said it was not "a carbon copy" as they also added their "own elements" to the gameplay.

[citation needed] The Electronic Pencil Company ported the game to the Amiga and Atari ST.

[12] In the Spectrum sales charts, it briefly reached the number one position before being replaced by Kenny Dalglish Soccer Manager.