Ranking the Top Five Nations’ Fanbases at the 2022 World Cup
What we’ve learned from football being played behind closed doors during the pandemic, is that it just isn’t the same. There is no football without fans, and the same goes for the World Cup. In this piece we took on ourselves to rank the top five fanbases we expect to see in Qatar 2022.
Top Five Reasons Qatar Shouldn’t Be Hosting a World Cup
It seems like people in general and football fans specifically can’t bother enough to go all the way and boycott an event that brings them joy. Otherwise Qatar 2022 would’ve simply not happened. Here are five solid reasons why this tournament will go down in history as a disgrace to football.
Top Five 1994 World Cup Surprising Teams
With the two finalists from the previous World Cup lacking energy and a handful of regulars missing out, a few emerging football nations took the opportunity to shine in the summer of ’94 with both hands.
Top Five Managers We’d Liked to See In a World Cup
Coaches are sometimes even more eye-catching and influential than the players on the field. From a wealth of modern, charismatic, tactical-geniuses, we took on ourselves to pick five we would like to see leading a team in a World Cup.
1998 World Cup Five-a-side Team
When you think five-a-side you think about those games you played with your friends in the park, in the neighborhood or at school. Picking a five-a-side team made up of World Cup players is where fantasy meets reality, and this is our attempt to do so from the tournament in 1998.
Top Five Games of the Group Stage in the 2022 World Cup
Despite the group stages being considered as the “warm up” phase of a World Cup, there are always a few gems with the potential to turn to instant classics. In this list we provide our top five recommendations for games to watch in the 2022 World Cup group stages.
Top Five Disappointing Performances by World Cup Host Nations
Besides the prestige, hosting a World Cup is supposed to provide a sporting advantage. However, that isn’t always the case, as shown in the examples of these five disappointing host nations.
Top Five World Class Players Who Never Shone in the World Cup
The 1998 World Cup was full of stars. In this post we took on ourselves the challenge to build a five-a-side team made up of players from the tournament that took place in France.
Top Five World Cup Diego Maradona Moments
Decades after he retired, Diego Maradona, one of the biggest players in World Cup history, remained in the vicinity of the tournament. The Argentine was an ambassador, fan, and had an unforgettable spell as a coach in 2010. In this list we review his top five moments in the World Cup, spanning from his playing career and beyond.
The 1994 World Cup 5-a-side Team
Yes, we have a bit of a soft spot for the 1994 World Cup. Picking a five-a-side team out of a pool of so many icons, was tough, but fun. We hope you’ll have as much fun reading our list.