2022 World Cup

A World Cup without Spain is basically unthinkable – or is it? Great football nations like the Dutch or the Italians have shown that it is possible to fail in the qualifiers. Maybe it will be the Spaniards this time, because Luis Enrique’s team is clearly falling short of its best form in recent international […]

For the Portuguese Selecao around superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, the first two games of the World Cup qualifiers did not go according to plan. A narrow 1-0 win over outsiders Azerbaijan and a draw against Serbia means they are currently only second in the table. With a squad full of superstars, it is obvious that the […]

It happens from time to time that great nations fail to make it to a major tournament. For the Netherlands, the danger is already there after the opening match in Turkey, which went very badly wrong. On the second matchday, the “Elftal” is already under pressure. Now it’s against Latvia, one of the glaring outsiders […]

The Croatians made a big splash in 2018 with their runner-up finish in the World Cup. Since then, however, their performance has gone downhill, as the golden generation of ex-Yugoslavians is getting a bit long in the tooth. However, they must still be able to make it to the final round in the upcoming qualifying […]