The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar ended almost exactly one month ago, with the victory on penalties for the Argentine team led by Lionel Scaloni, with excellent performances from multiple players, especially Lionel Messi, in order to win their third title as a national team, this time against a...
One of the most exciting tactical points we've seen in the 2022 World Cup is how the teams defending in deep blocks (e.g. Morocco & Japan) were superior against positional attacking teams (e.g. Spain & Germany), who found a lot of trouble attacking these units when the opposition players defended...
Many among Morocco's key World Cup performers are already the focus of transfer speculation, with previously unknown midfielder Azzedine Ounahi garnering the most interest. The beauty of the World Cup has seen him go from obscurity to being a transfer target in less than a month. Ounahi has attracted attention...
Episode 26 and the final episode of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live! Host Adam Scully is joined by Lucas Mondelo, David Astill and Alfie Pearson as the gang review all the action from one of the most memorable World Cup finals of all time and...
The 2022 FIFA World Cup delivered some glittering games of football and highly memorable footballing moments. One of the more memorable moments may have been Saudi Arabia’s shock 2-1 win over Argentina at Lusail Stadium in both teams’ opening group stage fixture. That game happened just under four weeks ago....
Argentina and Lionel Messi are now World Champions, defeating a resurgent France side. When the game went to extra time at 2-2 you knew that there was still a goal or two to go, and it was always going to be a 50/50 split between PSG teammates Lionel Messi and...
On the penultimate day of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Croatia and Morocco met in the match for third place at the Khalifa International Stadium. Both teams were defeated in the semi-finals and thus missed out on the grand final. The Croatians were already convincing at the World Cup...
Sunday, 18th December is the date that many have been waiting for. France will face Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. France will look to win back-to-back trophies, becoming only the third team to do so, while Argentina will attempt to...
Without a doubt, Argentina has been the most tactically improved team in the World Cup tournament. The side endured a shaky start, to say the least, as they faltered in a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia. But they soon kicked on and now find themselves in the final, in what...
Tournament football always provides room for a team to cause shocks and go all the way due to the little number of games that are needed to be played. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been a hotbed for upsets and surprising results. While African giants Morocco have dominated...
Olivier Giroud has been one of the most impressive strikers during the FIFA World Cup 2022, as he has contributed significantly to France reaching the final and perhaps lifting the trophy, but we’ll discover that tomorrow. Giroud is a 36-year-old forward who has had numerous different experiences at multiple clubs,...
It is finally time. After four years of waiting, the FIFA World Cup final is finally here. This edition of the World Cup was certainly a historic one, filled with upsets. From Germany’s surprising elimination in the group stages to Morocco’s underdog story, this World Cup will be one to...
Episode 25 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and Lucas Mondelo as the trio preview the tactics behind ahead of this weekend’s World Cup final between Argentina and France. You don't want to miss this one! You...
Argentina have made it to their second FIFA World Cup Final within the last decade after they secured their place in Sunday’s must-see game by cruising past Croatia 3-0 in their semi-final fixture this past Tuesday. In 2014, they lost 1-0 to Germany after a 113th-minute Mario Götze strike broke...
England were, statistically speaking, the best team in the World Cup group stages with seven points and a goal difference of plus seven. Their impressive 3:0 win over Senegal in the first round of the knockout stages solidified their impressive form. Against tough opponent France, the dream of bringing it...
Episode 24 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and Lucas Mondelo as the trio review the tactics behind France’s stuttering victory over Morocco to reach a second-consecutive World Cup final in, yet another can’t-miss episode. You can...
We all love an underdog story, especially when it comes to football. Recent international tournaments have seen new heroes establish themselves when nobody ever expected them to: From Wales’ historic run in Euro 2016 to Croatia reaching the World Cup final back in 2018. This year, we were treated to...
Before the FIFA World Cup started, United States manager Gregg Berhalter named 23-year-old Leeds United midfielder Tyler Adams captain for the tournament, after the captaincy was decided by a vote of the players. Adams repaid the faith given to him by his fellow players, with the American midfielder being arguably...
After a resounding 3-0 defeat against Croatia in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup, the alarms went off in the process of Jorge Sampaoli, which would only be the beginning of the end, before a very tough defeat against France that would eliminate them from the tournament in...
Episode 23 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and David Astill as the trio review the tactics behind Argentina’s comfortable semi-final victory over a cowardly Croatia while also discussing whether Zlatko Dalic’s men deserved to get so...
