Infantino’s Re-election Shows Little Has Changed With FIFA
On Wednesday, Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president for a second term. He won the bid with no opposition with the FIFA council opting to back him by acclamation. Infantino had this to say as leader of the organization: …”a new…
10 Winners And Losers From The 2018 Group Stage
48 matches have been played thus far at the 2018 World Cup and there have been plenty of winners and losers. We take a look below at ten winners and losers from the group stage. 1. Winner: The viewers – Anyone who has followed the 2018 World Cup,…
10 Predictions For The 2018 World Cup Group Stage
The FIFA World Cup begins on Thursday, June 14 when Russia takes on Saudi Arabia in Moscow to open the month-long tournament. We will take a stab at some predictions for the tournament starting with the group stage. Below, we will make a prediction for…
Brazil 2014 – Part 3: Odds and Predictions
This is the third post in a series leading up to the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil. The first post can be found here and the second post here. In the first post of this series I posted the odds for each team to win the World Cup prior to the draw…
Brazil 2014 – Part 2: A Quick Analysis of the Draw
This is the second post in a series leading up to the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil. The first post can be found here. The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been drawn and the groups are now set. I will take a look at each group and give a short analysis.…
Brazil 2014 – Part 1: What to Watch for at the Draw
This is the first post in a series leading up to the 2014 World Cup to be held in Brazil. The pots for 2014 World Cup have now been confirmed by FIFA. This image from ESPN FC best illustrates the breakdown of each pot: (Again, Thanks to ESPN FC for the…
UEFA World Cup Play-off Draw Thoughts
Earlier today the play-off draw for UEFA took place in Zurich, Switzerland. The seeded teams were Portugal, Greece, Croatia, and Ukraine. The unseeded teams were France, Sweden, Romania, and Iceland. Here is how the Draw shook out: Portugal vs Sweden…
