The German national team started the World Cup in Qatar with a defeat. The team of national coach Hansi Flick lost their opening game against Japan despite many chances and a deserved lead of 1-2 (1:0) and they already have to worry about reaching the round of 16. Germany had the game...
After the rain of criticism for his style of management of the National Team, in addition to the player list that generated too much debate within the Spanish population, Luis Enrique and his united group showed their World Cup rivals that they are ready for battle, with youth, experience and...
Episode 6 of our World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by David Astill to review the tactics and all the action from Spain’s trashing of Costa Rica, Canada’s unlucky defeat against Belgium, Switzerland’s narrow victory over Cameroon and the tactical battle between Uruguay and...
Episode 5 of our World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by David Astill and Bryant Marques to review the tactics and all the action from Mexico’s goalless draw with an unpolished Poland, France’s thrashing of Australia, an intriguing tie between Morocco and Croatia as...
On the first matchday of Group C of the third World Cup day, Argentina and Saudi Arabia met at the Lusail Iconic Stadium. Argentina went into this match as clear favourites and wanted to convince with a good performance in the first match. The Argentines can currently point to an impressive series...
Denmark played against Tunisia during the third day of the FIFA World Cup 2022 at the beautiful Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar and the match ended with a 0-0 draw which seemed like a win for the Tunisians, since any point against a powerful team like Denmark will be very useful...
We are now on day four of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and we have already had a fair share of controversy and shock, both on and off the pitch. Whether it’s England’s dazzling performance in their 6-2 win over Iran on Monday, Gareth Bale scoring Wales’ first World Cup goal...
The conversation prior to the match between France and Australia was surrounded by criticism, debate and doubts about what could be the curse of the champions who even before the World Cup started, was already beginning to feel the effects of the curse, as some people said, after the plague of injuries from important...
Episode 4 of our World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Lee Scott, David Astill and Bryant Marques to review the tactics and all the action from the Netherlands’ late victory over Senegal, the USA’s draw with Wales, Saudi Arabia’s gargantuan win over Argentina...
The second day of action in the World Cup proved to be an exciting one, with USA and Wales providing the main event at the end of the day. Although it was only the first matchday in Group B, there was a lot at stake in Al Rayyan. With England being the...
After an underwhelming opening day performance from hosts Qatar against dark horses Ecuador, the second day of the 2022 FIFA World Cup began with a thrilling 6-2 win from an impressive England against Iran. Many expected Senegal and the Netherlands to follow suit, however, the AFCON champions and Europe’s in-form side competed in a...
After a million criticisms, doubts and debates about everything that happened around Gareth Southgate and the England team, before the start of the tournament, the nation has come together for a long 90 minutes, in which England played its first game of the World Cup against Iran, where again they scored six goals,...
England hit Iran for 6 in the Group B opener, with Gareth Southgate's secret system working an absolute treat in the build-up. Is the 4-2-3-1 system England's best chance at World Cup glory? Can this style of football work against the big teams in the latter stages of the tournament?...
Episode 3 of our World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Lee Scott and Bryant Marques to review the tactics from England’s game with Iran as well as Qatar’s dismal defeat to Ecuador on the opening day! You can also find the episode on...
The World Cup officially started yesterday as Qatar and Ecuador took to the stage for the first game of the tournament, where the South Americans were widely the better team on the pitch of the Al-Khor Stadium. History was made indeed, as Qatar debuted at a World Cup, and none team had played their...
Episode 2 of our daily World Cup Podcast Series is now live. Host Adam Scully is joined by Sathish Prasad and Bryant Marques to preview England’s game with Iran as well as Senegal’s potentially interesting tactical battle with Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands. You can also find the episode on Spotify,...
This is the first episode of a month-long special of TFA podcasts throughout the World Cup. Christmas has come early for lovers of tournament football, the World Cup and analytics. In today’s podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Lee Scott, Bryant Marques and Lucas Mondelo to preview Group A...
With the Winter World Cup now just moments away, here are eight players to keep your eye on from Group A all the way to Group H. Part two of our World Cup Preview Show takes us from big names to hidden gems, with top analysis to boot. Whether you're...
Can England win the Qatar World Cup? That is the big question that no one has the answer to. But, in this World Cup preview video, we can come close with a tactical breakdown of Gareth Southgate's side. A 4th place finish at the 2018 World Cup and a 2nd...
Members, this is the big one of the year. Our FIFA World Cup 2022 Preview Digital Magazine is OUT NOW - 300 pages tactically profiling all 32 teams in the tournament. We tell you how every single team attacks, how they defend, what they do in transition. We try and...
