Greece have been regular qualifiers for international competitions for a number of years now. They peaked at the 2004 European Championships, which they won. This shocked everyone, and they have failed to live up to that performance since, but the side is starting to improve as a number of decent players are starting to come … Read more
Poland in 1980 was a country where revolution was growing. In the grip of a communist regime since the Second World War, and mainly ruled from Moscow, many citizens had begun to fight back. 1980 was the year of ‘Solidarity’ and strikes in various shipyards, namely Gdansk in the north, was frowned upon by Moscow. This eventually … Read more
England might have won their World Cup qualifying group, have arguably the best defence and two in-form strikers, but for the first time in a very long time, the Three Lions come into a World Cup without being expected to win it. And that might not especially be a bad thing at all. The realistic … Read more
African teams in the World Cup haven’t been a pretty sight, with only three teams reaching past the second round: Cameroon in Italy 1990, Senegal in South Korea/Japan 2002 and Ghana in South Africa 2010 for a Continent of their size (second only to Asia), they should do a lot better. But can Ivory Coast … Read more
With the World Cup approaching, it’s time to select an XI of Under-23 players who will be playing a part in Brazil. GK- Thibaut Courtois- Belgium Arguably the world’s best goalkeeper at just 21, Courtois’s rise to prominence since the last World Cup has been phenomenal. What is perhaps more amazing is the fact he … Read more
In their 3rd World Cup appearance, “La Tri” will try to take advantage of playing in neighbours Brazil & reach better than their last appearance in Germany 2006 and confirm their status as a rising power in Latin America football. History The Ecuadorian has a rather short history with the World Cup & major tournaments … Read more
With the World Cup just a few days away, we here at Soccersouls in our special coverage to the build up for the show piece event have tracked down the possible starting lineups for some of the pre tournament favourites. Undoubtedly having the best squad going into the World Cup, Germany would look to stake … Read more
It appears that Cesare Prandelli will install his faith in Mario Balotelli, the striker who has scored 12 goals in just over 2 years with his country and who gave Italy an extra gear with 3 goals at Euro 2012, when the Azzurri meet with England in their first match of the 2014 World Cup … Read more
After last week focus on Italy, we cross the Alps to the neighbor France, former World & European Champions and one of the games great across time, after an embarrassing appearance in their World Cup & a rather poor one in the Euros too, “Les Blues” will try to impress the world football on its … Read more
Forget the silly season for sometime and get into the mood of the World Cup for a bit. We here at soccersouls have lined up XI players from the Premier League, who could do well with their respective national teams when the showdown kicks off on June 12th. Goalkeeper: David De Gea personally had a good season under … Read more