FIFA World Cup 2022: Why a close battle between Morocco and Portugal may come down to the finest margins – tactical preview
After causing a major upset in the round of 16 tie against Spain, Morocco now move into the last 8, […]
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FIFA World Cup 2022: How England can overcome France in this huge quarter-final bout between two European titans – tactical preview
After two entire days without football, the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals are finally here. The most awaited encounter is between […]
Why Sofyan Amrabat may be the most impressive performer at the FIFA World Cup so far – scout report
One of the fairy-tale stories of this precarious rendition of the FIFA World Cup has been Morocco. Walid Regragui, having […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Why stopping Depay and Messi will be key for both The Netherlands and Argentina in this huge quarter-final clash – tactical preview
One of the most awaited quarter-finals in this World Cup is The Netherlands versus Argentina, where the Dutch will be […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Why Croatia’s quarter-final meeting with “terrifying favourites” Brazil is shaping up to be an even affair – tactical preview
As World Cups go, this will undoubtedly be one that many will remember for reasons both on and off the […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How rotational and functional Portugal were able to overwhelm Switzerland – tactical analysis
Portugal beat Switzerland in what was a demonstration of the superiority, talent and quality of the squad, in addition to […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Morocco took Busquets out of the game to beat Spain and progress to the quarter-finals – tactical analysis
In the penultimate round of 16, Morocco and Spain met at the Education City Stadium. Morocco won the last matchday […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Attacking fluidity and team cohesion key as Brazil eliminate South Korea – tactical analysis
The knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup are well underway now, with Brazil setting the bar pretty high as […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How England’s competent press contained Senegal to progress to the quarters – tactical analysis
After beating Iran and Wales, and drawing to the USA, England managed to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 Last […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Mbappé’s quality and French midfield movements beat Poland – tactical analysis
After an almost perfect group stage for France, except for their defeat against Tunisia, being one of the teams that […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Louis van Gaal’s man marking Dutch overcame the United States – tactical analysis
In the first round of 16 matchups at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands were able to overcome the […]
What do the best defensive setups at the World Cup have in common? – tactical analysis
International football is highly distinguishable from club football, not only because of the seldomness of matches but also due to […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Why Giorgian de Arrascaeta’s role won the game for Uruguay despite not being enough – tactical analysis
With an eye on the decisive match of the quarterfinals in South Africa 2010, where Luis Suárez conceded a penalty […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: The three acts of Switzerland’s victory over Serbia – tactical analysis
In the final group stage games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Brazil suffered their first defeat of the tournament […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: Portugal unable to create as South Korea secure last minute qualification – tactical analysis
On the final day of the group stage fixtures, South Korea had everything to play for, while Portugal were already […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Cameroon upset title-favourites Brazil – tactical analysis
On the last matchday of the FIFA World Cup group stage, most nations who had already qualified for the next […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: The positives and negatives of playing with wingbacks – tactical analysis
Whisper it quietly, but the 2022 FIFA World Cup has already reached its halfway point, with the group stages over […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Japan tamed Spain to reach the round of 16 – tactical analysis
After losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in their second game of Group E, Japan went into Thursday’s clash with Spain […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Costa Rica gave both Germany and Spain a massive scare in Group E – tactical analysis
Showdown in Group E! On the 3rd and last matchday of Group E, Costa Rica and Germany met at the […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Croatia put the final nail in Belgium’s coffin – tactical analysis
In many people’s eyes, the FIFA World Cup 2022 was this golden Belgium generation’s last dance. With players like Man […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Australia’s mid-block and rapid transitions knocked out a flat Denmark – tactical analysis
History was made at Al Janoub Stadium. Australia beat Denmark 1-0 with a great goal from Matthew Leckie, qualifying for […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Saudi Arabia demonstrated tolerance by preventing Mexico from advancing to the knockouts – tactical analysis
After defeating Argentina in the opening game, Saudi Arabia went on to lose 2-0 against Poland’s Robert Lewandowski. On the […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Argentina’s positional flexibility saw them dominate Poland – tactical analysis
We are now tantalisingly close to the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup, with teams booking their place in […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Tunisia’s high regains and pragmatic performance punished France – tactical analysis
Tunisia succeeded in achieving a historic win at the Education City Stadium, Qatar, against the current World champions, France, in […]
FIFA World Cup 2022: How Netherlands beat Qatar using rotations between the lines – tactical analysis
In a much more relaxed and calm game for the Netherlands, they dominated Qatar who showed little or nothing in […]
