By Biodun Busari Tunisia are known as the Eagles of Carthage with five appearances at the World Cup. They hosted and won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) but have never advanced from the group stages in all their participations at the World Cup. As one of the African teams, Tunisia will go to their […]

Qatar authorities said they have seized 144 counterfeit World Cup trophies, the latest raid on fakes hitting the market ahead of the football tournament that starts o November 20. The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the interior ministry which said officers launched an operation “acting on a piece of information about a website that […]

By Biodun Busari Denmark are one of the European teams with individual talents to feature in the World Cup tournament in Qatar. They are expected, on paper, to come out of the group with France at the expense of Australia and Tunisia in Group D. They have played at five World Cup competitions and their […]

There have been plenty of “nearly men” in the annals of world football. These are countries with all the ingredients to deliver on the biggest stage but who ended up with just crumbs for comfort. England under Gareth Southgate are the latest to own that unwanted label as they head to the Qatar World Cup […]

By Biodun Busari  Australia who are also known as Socceroos will participate in the World Cup in Qatar six times and this edition is their fifth consecutive time since 2006. They qualified after beating Peru in a 5-4 penalty shoot-out in their intercontinental playoff on June 13. They are grouped with the defending champions France, Denmark […]

By Awobiyi Seyifunmi Paul Pogba is likely to miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup for France after suffering another injury setback. The 29-year-old midfielder has not played since picking up a knee injury in a pre-season game with Juventus. Pogba was initially expected to be out until September but was forced to have surgery to […]

By Biodun Busari  France are the defending champions with two World Cup titles to their credit and also possess stars like the Ballon d’Or holder Karim Benzema, Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, Antonio Griezman and others that can help replicate the victory of the last edition in Russia 2018. France hosted the competition […]

By Biodun Busari Poland is one of the minnows making their appearance in this edition of the World Cup in Qatar but not without a prolific striker Robert Lewandowski — winner of the past two FIFA men’s player of the year awards — and his Polish teammates in Qatar. The White and Red Orly which […]

By Biodun Busari Mexico, one of the consistent teams in World Cup competitions have advanced from the group stage in seven consecutive editions from USA 1994 to the last one in Russia 2018. The El Tri (The Tricolor) have also reached two quarter-finals as their best performances at the Mundial when they hosted the tournament […]

By Seyifunmi Awobiyi Spain coach Luis Enrique has announced a 55-man provisional team for the World Cup which includes five goalkeepers with Manchester United’s number one, David de Gea missing from the list. The 31-year-old has found it hard to get appearances for the La Furia Roja in recent times. Brentford’s David Raya was given […]

By Biodun Busari Saudi Arabia also known as Green Falcons are going to Qatar in their sixth appearance at the World Cup out of 8 editions since their debut in USA 1994. The quality of the squad lies in the fact that all the players are home-based talents in the Saudi Professional League with the […]

By Biodun Busari  Argentina is one of the star-studded teams participating in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar this winter with Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest player on the planet playing his last at the global stage. The Argentine team will be spearheaded by the Paris Saint Germain forward and seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and […]

By Efosa Taiwo After about six decades absence from the World Cup, The Dragons have the chance to give their aging golden generation led by Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey a memory to savour about their career. 1958 marked the last time the Wales national team made it to the World Cup. Afterwards, for 15 […]

By Efosa Taiwo After losing 2-1 to Belgium in the Round of 16 of Brazil 2014 World Cup, the United States men’s soccer national team are back to the biggest stage of football. Missing the 2018 World Cup, as shocking as it was, offered the USMNT the chance to rebuild their team, strengthening it ahead […]

By Efosa Taiwo After an impressive qualification round where they won eight games out 10 to finish top of their group, Iran are among the five nations to represent the Asia continent on football’s world biggest stage. The Team Melli, in their five previous appearances, at the World Cup have never gone past the group […]