Football Previews

Spain is one of the many heavyweights who have not really impressed in this competition and it will be interesting to see how they perform against this Russian team that has been impressive so far. Spain started their campaign with a thrilling 3-3 draw against Portugal with Diego Costa twice pulling them back from being a goal down before they ...

Uruguay were favourites to top group A and despite the Russians looking unplayable in their first two games, they were rightly not a match for the South Americans who beat them 3-0 in their final group game to top the group. With stars like Jose Jimenez and Diego Godin in defence as well as Edison Cavani and Luis Suarez in ...

France and Argentina are two teams who haven’t really set the World Cup alight this year and they both face each other with the Argentines looking to keep riding their luck. France started with a rather fortunate 2-1 win over an Australian team that we didn’t think had the capability to stop the attacking talents of Les Bleus. France beat ...

This game offers little to play for as both of these teams have already been relegated after the first two games. Panama are debutants at this stage and not much was expected from them when they were drawn in this group. They started their campaign on a bright note when they held Belgium to a draw in the first half ...

This is another blockbuster fixture at the ongoing World Cup and nothing makes it bigger than it being the decider of who tops the group. These two teams have been the most attacking in the competition and it may be down to their respective defences to keep the score respectable for each nation. England for the first time in many ...

Senegal are the only remaining African team after Nigeria were eliminated so they carry the hopes of millions of Africans after a desperately poor showing from the continent’s representatives. The Senegalese started the competition on a bright note after beating Poland 2-1; they should have sealed qualification to the next round in their next game against Japan as they went ...

Poland were one of the teams expected to shine at this World Cup after they qualified without much struggle, but their return to the global stage has been a disaster and they head home after two losses in as many games no matter what the result here is. Japan started their campaign with a shocking 2-1 win over Colombia after ...

While Switzerland have a place in the next round to play for, Costa Rica would have packed their bags before they take to the field in this match. Switzerland opened their campaign with an impressive 1-1 draw against Brazil. They went into their second match needing a win to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive, and they ...

This remains one of the most contentious groups heading into this final round of group matches. While Costa Rica have been eliminated after losing their first two games, just one point separates the top three teams in this group and any of the three could top the group. Serbia started their campaign with a 1-0 win over Costa Rica, however, ...

South Korea have already been eliminated and it was not the most unpredictable outcome so far. The Asians started their campaign with a 1-0 loss to Sweden before losing 2-1 to Mexico despite Heug-min Son scoring a stunning goal. The Asians were hoping to recreate their magical performance of Korea/Japan 2002 but instead they could leave this competition without a ...

Sweden’s loss against Germany in their last game threw this group wide open. If the Swedes won that game, the Germans would have been thrown out of the competition however now they have to win here to secure qualification to the next round. Mexico have been one of the surprising teams at this competition. No one expected them to top ...

This match sees two very familiar nations come together for the fourth consecutive time in a FIFA World Cup, and this time the stakes are higher as they both need a win. Nigeria come into this game with 3 points after beating Iceland 2-0 in their last game following a poor first match against Croatia. They are currently second in ...

This group is another one that remains open and with both games being played at the same time, it will be interesting to see who goes through and who goes home. Iceland qualified for their first ever World Cup and they have not been disappointing thus far. They held Argentina to 1-1 a draw in their very first game, equalizing ...

These two teams were understandably favourites when the group stage draw was made and they both enter this game with one eye on the top spot. Denmark come into this match with four points and they need at least a draw to make it to the next round. They opened their campaign with a lucky 1-0 win over an unfortunate ...

Australia were expected to have been eliminated from the World Cup by the time this third game would be played, however, the Socceroos come into this last game with a chance of making it to the next round. They started their competition with a tough match against France, and they nearly secured a draw before an unfortunate own goal saw ...