In the penultimate round of 16, Morocco and Spain met at the Education City Stadium. Morocco won the last matchday of Group F with a victory over Canada. Spain, on the other hand, lost 2-1 to Japan, just like Germany after taking the lead. In a group with Croatia, Canada...
Episode 16 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and Lucas Mondelo to tactically review the last 24 hours of World Cup action including Croatia’s cunning penalty-shootout triumph over a courageous Japan as well as Brazil’s boisterous Joga...
The knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup are well underway now, with Brazil setting the bar pretty high as they send a message out to the remaining teams via a 4-1 win over a courageous South Korea team. A first-half onslaught from Tite’s men provided an unassailable lead come...
In a marathon round-of-16 match on Monday in Qatar, Croatia beat Japan on penalty kicks, 1-1 (3-1) at Al Janoub Stadium to advance to the 2022 World Cup quarter-final. Croatia will face Brazil later on Monday. Despite its defeat, Japan can look back at an impressive World Cup campaign. It...
Episode 15 of our World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and Lucas Mondelo to tactically review the last 24 hours of World Cup action including France’s fiery frenzy over Poland and England’s edgy win against Senegal. We have also previewed tomorrow’s...
After beating Iran and Wales, and drawing to the USA, England managed to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2022 Last 16 as they faced a tough African side, Senegal. Despite facing some obstacles as Senegal resisted, England, with better quality, managed to win the game by 3-0. This tactical analysis...
After an almost perfect group stage for France, except for their defeat against Tunisia, being one of the teams that played the best, or was probably the best team in terms of performance on the field, it was time for Didier Deschamps' team to play against Poland led by Czesław...
We are in the playoff stages for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Australia, which made history in the group stage and qualified Round of 16 against all odds for the second time, failed to resist the title candidate Argentina despite their good defensive performance. At Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium,...
In the first round of 16 matchups at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands were able to overcome the United States by a score of 3-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. After a promising start to the match for Gregg Berhalter’s side, the Dutch gained control, winning the midfield...
International football is highly distinguishable from club football, not only because of the seldomness of matches but also due to the styles of play on show. Where winning was once the only important factor behind success, with little care for eye-pleasing football, the demands of the modern game have brought...
With an eye on the decisive match of the quarterfinals in South Africa 2010, where Luis Suárez conceded a penalty after a handball saved his team from conceding a goal, a missed penalty by Asamoah Gyan and then an agonizing penalty shootout, Uruguay and Ghana met again in a life...
Episode 15 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Weekend host Chris Darwen is joined by TFA data wizard Sathish Prasad and betting guru Lucas Mondelo to reflect on the group stages then look ahead to the first four Ro16 matches. You can find this podcast on all...
In the final group stage games of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Brazil suffered their first defeat of the tournament by losing 1-0 to Cameroon, while Switzerland secured their place in the last 16 by beating Serbia 3-2 in a highly eventful fixture. This piece will provide a tactical analysis...
On the final day of the group stage fixtures, South Korea had everything to play for, while Portugal were already guaranteed to progress into the next stage. At the Education City stadium, Portugal made their intentions clear, with a heavily rotated lineup, giving some of the players a chance to...
On the last matchday of the FIFA World Cup group stage, most nations who had already qualified for the next round chose to rotate their starting eleven. This decision backfired in most instances though. France was the first, followed by Spain, Portugal, and now Brazil. The competitive gap is lower...
Whisper it quietly, but the 2022 FIFA World Cup has already reached its halfway point, with the group stages over and 16 teams confirming their places in the knockout rounds. Fans both in the stadiums and back at home have been able to watch each of the 32 sides who...
Episode 14 of our FIFA World Cup 2022 Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques and Brandon Liss to tactically review the last 24 hours of World Cup action including Japan’s ginormous over possession-masters Spain, Belgium and Germany’s premature exits from the World Cup,...
After losing 1-0 to Costa Rica in their second game of Group E, Japan went into Thursday’s clash with Spain needing a win to guarantee their place in the round of 16 in Qatar. They achieved their 2-1 victory via two early second-half goals — the first coming from Ritsu...
Showdown in Group E! On the 3rd and last matchday of Group E, Costa Rica and Germany met at the Al Bayt Stadium. Costa Rica surprisingly won their last match 1-0 against Japan and thus still had a chance to reach the round of 16. With only one point, Germany,...
Morocco made history, after finishing first in the group at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, being the first African team to do so since Nigeria in 1998. At that time, they shared the group with Spain, Paraguay and Bulgaria. The Africans grabbed also surprising victories over Spain. However, they...
