Category: World Cup
Football’s Forgotten Boot: The PUMA King
By George Nash.
For anyone who’s ever given up the morning of their supposed day of rest to run up and down a damp, muddy field in the middle of no [...]
My Favourite Summer Of Football: The 2002 FIFA World Cup.
By George Nash.
Despite gracing a rather unhealthy number of Oceana cheese rooms, as a largely tone-deaf bloke from the West Country, there isn’t [...]
A WFi World Cup Team of The Tournament
France defeated Croatia in an entertaining World Cup final which rounded off Russia 2018 in style.
There were a number of outstanding performances [...]
World Cup Final – France v Croatia Preview & Prediction
When you are on a roll, you are on a roll. Of course I am talking about my consecutive prediction streak. The last two rounds, perfect picking 6-for-6 [...]
Favourites Out As World Cup Quarter-Finals Beckon
The twists and turns in the 2018 edition of the World Cup keep churning.
The group stage saw the reigning champions dethroned and other dark horses [...]
Gabriel Jesus Saves – Why Brazil Choose Jesus Over Firmino
A popular story went around in advance of the World Cup to illustrate the meteoric rise of Gabriel Jesus.
During the 2014 World Cup, he helped the [...]
World Cup Sweet 16 Predictions – The Calcio Consultant
There is not a lot for me to complain about from my start to finish prediction piece. 12 of the 16 I thought would advance, have, and I got some secon [...]
World Cup Groups Review & Last 16 Predictions – The King is Dead
Raise your hand if you have predicted a perfect World Cup bracket.
No rush.
Take your time, to double check. Anyone?
Did not think so!
We alre [...]
Senegal Face Colombia Test As Africa’s Only Hope In Russia
After Nigeria’s elimination on Tuesday night against Argentina, Africa’s chances of having a team in the knockout round of the 2018 World Cup is incre [...]
The Target Man Returns – No-Nonsense No 9s Thriving At The World Cup
The 2018 World Cup has thrown up a lot of surprises. Perhaps the most prominent of these surprising trends is the return of traditional target men, wi [...]