England resumes its World Cup Qualifying campaign tomorrow with a crucial clash against Montenegro. Top of Group H with 16 points, England can clinch automatic qualification for Brazil with maximum points from the remaining two group games. Tactics After a plodding but effective draw against the Ukraine, Roy Hodgson has some critical formation and personnel decisions to make. Grinding out an … Read more
Croatia’s home game against Serbia in the previous round of European World Cup qualifiers had all the ingredients for what football authorities thought would be an explosive match. It was the first time the two nations had met since their independence, following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Croatian War of Independence. The setting, the … Read more
Montenegro’s rise as a football nation has been both fast and surprising. Formed following the independence of Montenegro from Serbia, it has been surprising that it has established its self so quickly when Goalkeeper Dragoslav Jevric was the only Montenegrin player in Serbia & Montenegro’s 2006 World Cup squad. Their first qualifying task was for … Read more