This game would have easily been a World Cup semi-final or Quarterfinal match, but the reality is these two teams will not be at this year’s FIFA World Cup after suffering shocking losses in the qualifiers. Sweden finished ahead of the Dutch in their qualifying group stage and went on to beat Italy in the playoffs, so these teams are ...
Read More »Brazil vs Croatia Preview
This is arguably the most exciting warm up friendly for this summer’s World Cup. Most teams look to play lesser oppositions, but brazil have chosen to take on this very talented Croatian side, while there is nothing at stake apart from pride, the players would be looking to stake their claim for a starting place in Russia. Brazil are going ...
Read More »Belgium vs Portugal Preview
Roberto Martinez takes his very talented Belgian squad to this year’s FIFA World Cup as one of the favourites yet again, and many fans feel this is the last chance that this generation has to finally lift a trophy for their nation. Portugal defended all the way to victory at Euro 2016, however, that same group of defenders have aged ...
Read More »France vs Italy Preview
With a few days to go before their first match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, France take on Italy in one of the pre-tournament friendlies. The visitors may not have qualified for the World Cup, but they dropped just seven points in qualification and finished second behind Spain in their qualifying group, however, their playoff defeat at ...
Read More »Romania vs Chile Preview
Romania may have missed out on qualification for the World Cup, but they come into this game in relatively good form. They recovered well from a loss to Holland to beat Israel away in March and followed that up with another win over Sweden. These results would have boosted their confidence when they come up against a star-studded Chile team ...
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