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Preview to Group G BELGIUM MANAGER: Rudi Garcia FIFA RANKING: 9 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 14 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: 3rd Place - 2018 Belgium are a team at a crossroads coming into this tournament because they're not the team they used to be and no one knows what to expect from them. Their golden generation era is over and has been since Qatar with their group stage exit marking the end of it. Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku are the only players from that sid

Preview to Group F HOLLAND MANAGER: Ronald Koeman FIFA RANKING: 7 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 11 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Runners Up x3 - 1974, 1978 and 2010 Holland are arguably the unluckiest team in World Cup history as they've been beaten in three finals. They've had some incredible talents over the years with Johan Cruyff of course being their main stand out, but they just haven't been able to win a World Cup. They have a strong squad on paper heading into this tournament with

Group E Preview GERMANY MANAGER: Julian Nagelsman FIFA RANKING: 10 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 20 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners x4 - 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014 The pressure will be on Germany to get out the group after failing to do so at the last two World Cup's. It was the end of an era in 2018 as they were an ageing team back then whilst in 2022 they were a side in transition and a team without a plan. Since winning this tournament in 2014, their performances in major tournamen

Preview to Group D USA MANAGER: Mauricio Pochettino FIFA RANKING: 16 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 11 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: 3rd Place - 1930 USA are back hosting the World Cup 32 years after they last hosted it in 1994 and they'll be feeling confident that they can give this one a good shot. They might not be in the best of form at the moment, but they do have a good squad of players and having home advantage will be a big plus for them as they'll have the crowd on their side and w

Preview to Group C BRAZIL MANAGER: Carlo Ancelotti FIFA RANKING: 6 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 22 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Winners x5 - 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002 Brazil might still be the record winners of this tournament, but they haven't won it in 24 years. Since their last World Cup win in 2002, they've been a side who are fancied at the start of every tournament only for them to blow it. But in Carlo Ancelotti, they have a manager who has won the lot at club level includin

Preview to Group B. CANADA MANAGER: Jesse Marsch FIFA RANKING: 30 WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 2 BEST WORLD CUP FINISH: Group Stage x2 - 1986 and 2022 It took 36 years for Canada to appear at another World Cup four years ago and it took them four years to appear at their next one as one of the host nations. Having home advantage will be a big plus for them because they'll be familiar with their surroundings and will have the home crowd behind them. They haven't won or drawn any gam

The 2026 World Cup kicks off very soon and it's going to be biggest World Cup ever as there will be more teams taking part and more games taking place than there ever have been. I would normally do a preview for the entire tournament but because of there being more teams taking part at this tournament, I've decided to do a preview for each group In each preview, I've done a fact file on every team in each group including how far I think they'll go, their strongest line ups an

The World Cup kicks off next week and in my final top 10 before the tournament starts, I've decided to make this week's top 10 about the players who I think will light up the tournament in USA, Canada and Mexico. Many players have lit up the World Cup over the years including some of the greatest players to play the game and some of them have even lit up the world stage at more than once World Cup. Many players taking part at this World Cup will be looking to add themselves t

Many players have lit up the Premier League this season with the goals they scored and the performances they've put in over the course of the season. Now here is the list of my best 50 players from the season. Michael Kayode - Brentford Kayode made the right back spot in the Brentford team his own this season by putting in many solid displays defensively throughout the season. He was in the right place at the right time whenever his team needed him to be and his performances

Many new signings have lit up the Premier League this season, but there have also been new signings who have been disappointing. But its the good ones that get remembered best and I've decided to rank my best 20 of them for the season. Now let's see who I have on my shortlist: Omar Alderete - Getafe to Sunderland - £10 million Alderete was a rock at the back all season for Sunderland alongside Dan Ballard as they qualified for Europe. He made key interventions when his team n

PROBABLE LINE UPS FROM BOTH TEAMS: PSG's journey to the final was like their journey last season in that they made a slow start to the league phase but have got better as the season has progressed. If they win this final, I wonder if they'll go down as the greatest club side of all time and yes I am saying better than the Barcelona side under Pep Guardiola because that side never won the Champions League back-to-back. This PSG side are similar to that Barcelona side in that t

GK: DAVID RAYA (ARSENAL) - Raya won his third consecutive golden glove by keeping 19 clean sheets with all of them playing a key role in Arenal's title win. He also made many crucial stops throughout the season which also played a major role and he surely has to be one of the best keepers in Europe now. RB: JURRIEN TIMBER (ARSENAL) - Timber was effective at both ends of the pitch all season by making crucial defensive interventions at one end and popping up with crucial assis

The 2026 World Cup is just weeks away and as we look ahead to that tournament, I've decided to look back at the best moments from the last World Cup in Qatar four years ago. The 2022 World Cup was a World Cup like no other as it was played at a different time of year and was filled with controversy in the build up to it. But it was still a World Cup that delivered as we witnessed moments that we didn't see coming, the best players in the world lighting up the world stage and

The latest Premier League season has come to an end and it was another interesting and surprising season to watch. We saw lots of drama, plenty of of goals, moments of both brilliance and controversy, and clubs overperforming. Now it's time for me to rate every club's season based on the season's they've had. ARSENAL - 9 An absolutely outstanding season as they went one better to finally get their hands on their first league title in 22 years. They might've received some crit

The line up for next seasons Premier League was completed over the weekend following Hull's 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final on Saturday and the final day of the Premier League season on Sunday. With all three newly promoted teams now up, what questions will they be facing next season? COVENTRY Coventry are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years by winning the Championship title by 11 points after spending most of the season at

Should Bruno Fernandes get recognised as one of the greatest Premier League midfielders? Bruno Fernandes broke the record for most assists in a single season by picking up 21 assists taking him above Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne in the all-time charts. He's been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League ever since he joined Man United and with the season he's just had, should he be recognised as one of the greatest Premier League midfielders of all-time? When you

Pep Guardiola announced that he is leaving Man City at the end of the season bringing an end to a trophy-laden 10 years in chage. Now it's time to look back at his time in charge. Pep Guardiola arrived at City in the summer of 2016 with the aim being to turn City into a dominant force and once of the best teams in Europe. But his first season was far from plain sailing as there were doubts about whether his style of play would work in the Premier League after his team were ca

Thomas Tuchel announced his England squad for the 2026 World Cup yesterday with the tournament kicking off in three weeks time. John Stones, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane are back in the squad after missing the last international break due to injury, and there are recalls for Reece James, Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney. Let's see what I think of the squad: In terms of the players that have been recalled, the recall I'm most surprised with has to be Ivan

SUNDAY: BRIGHTON V MAN UNITED Brighton have been strong at home for most of the season and they also have a good record against United in this fixture as they've won 5 of their 8 Premier League games against them at home. All they need here is a win and they qualify for Europe but a draw would also be enough if other results go in their favour. Man United can look ahead to the summer once this game if finished now Michael Carrick has been appointed on a permanent basis and I'

We've all witnessed many memorable moments from the World Cup over the years and they're what make the tournament so special alongside the players that play in it. The first World Cup I remember was the one in 2006 and my first memory was an unhappy one in England losing to Portugal on penalties. All I remember from that game was England losing and Wayne Rooney being sent off. There have been a variety of moments at the World Cup including a young player bursting onto the sce