All About The Beautiful Game
In 2014, the Dutch national team faced Spain in the World Cup Group Stages. This was no ordinary match: Spain had defeated Netherlands in the final just four years earlier, preventing them from winning a first-ever World Cup. Eager for revenge, Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie helped the Dutch thrash the Spaniards 5-1 in … Read more
Since the time my last article was written, a lot has changed. At the time, no real challenges had been made towards Russia or Russian teams concerning their eligibility in major tournaments. Only Poland and Ukraine had announced their intentions to not face Russia, whilst Path B rivals Czech Republic had not. Major European sponsor … Read more
When Path B of World Cup qualifying in Europe was drawn up, it had some intriguing matchups. A strong Sweden side were drawn up against Czech Republic, who reached the quarterfinals of the European Championship in 2020. The other matchup saw Robert Lewandowski’s Poland drawn up against a Russian side that were a penalty kick … Read more
Recently, reports have stated that Chelsea’s talented young winger, Callum Hudson-Odoi, is intending to switch his national team from England to Ghana if Ghana qualifies for the World Cup. Until recently, this move would not have been allowed: previous rules stated that if players appeared in a competitive international match, they were unable to switch … Read more
It’s safe to say that the US Men’s National team isn’t exactly thrilled with its current performance in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Despite sitting second in qualifiers, they lead Canada by just a single point and fourth-placed Panama by only three. Considering only the top three teams are guaranteed to qualify, this is far from … Read more
Denmark have booked their place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, becoming just the third team to qualify thus far. Qatar qualified as host nation, whereas Germany became the first team to advance through qualifiers, confirming with a 4-0 victory over North Macedonia. Denmark had a hectic Euro, to say the least. After the … Read more
Germany have officially become the second team to qualify from the 2022 World Cup, having beat North Macedonia 4-0. Hosts Qatar were the first to qualify, as hosts always qualify. This didn’t look to be the case early on. After beating Iceland, Germany struggled in a narrow victory over Romania before losing to 2-1 to … Read more
Denmark have done it! Despite the trauma of Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest, and the fact that the Danes lost both of their first two matches, Denmark finished second in Group B to clinch a spot in the Round of 16. They will play Wales. The opportunity is thanks to an impressive 4-1 victory over Russia, … Read more
Even though the 2020 Euros are just getting started, football’s premier competition, the World Cup, is just a year away. Because of a changed schedule that involved ditching many friendlies that could have improved national rankings, the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, or CONCACAF, were forced to completely rethink how these … Read more
It’s hard to believe, but it has been only two years since France won the World Cup. More importantly, there are less than two years remaining until 32 teams head to Qatar to decide who are the new world champions. Because of coronavirus, these qualifiers will be unlike any others. With all of the qualifying … Read more