Argentina will be one of the few teams happy with the short turnaround between matches in Qatar as they look to move on from their shock defeat to Saudi Arabia. …

About those big name absences from the French side, it looks like they have found a way to adapt to them even if they took 25 or so minutes to …

What will Saudi Arabia do for a follow up act after their stunning introduction to the 2022 tournament? Should they find a way to defeat Poland they could secure a …

Matchday 1 was not quite the worst possible outcome for Australia, but it was pretty close to it as they fell 4-1 to the reigning world champions. Tunisia proved that …

For all of the pre-tournament concerns that England would have to suffer through a slow start to the tournament before hitting top gear, they were blown out of the water …

Ecuador will be in for a much rougher time on Matchday 2 when they face fellow first up winners the Netherlands. For one, the Group A favourites will be much …

Another side looking to bounce back from a poor showing on Matchday 1 is Qatar but their debut World Cup seems unlikely to improve when they face Senegal. Senegal’s flaws …

It took a while for Wales to get going in their opening fixture against the USA but a late Gareth Bale penalty to secure a valuable point. For Iran they …

Two familiar foes clash with Brazil and Serbia having met at the 2018 World Cup in a section that also contained 2022 group rivals Switzerland. Four years ago, it was …

A World Cup qualifying campaign that started as a routine stroll for Portugal turned into something of a nail-biting experience for their supporters. Five wins and a draw away at …

For the first time since 2004, Uruguay head into a major tournament without Oscar Tabarez in the dugout – a 15-year love affair in which he led his nation to …

With Brazil expected to dominate in Group G, Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia know they are fighting for second spot and that any slip-up in their matches against one another will …

This Group F clash could tell us a lot about the future prospects of Belgium and Canada, with the two national teams seemingly on opposite trajectories. Blessed with a squad …

Costa Rica arrive in Qatar as the fourth-best team from a weak Concacaf qualifying section and have a daunting task ahead of them after landing in a group containing Germany, …

Germany’s underwhelming round-of-16 departure from Euro 2020 last June followed humiliation at the 2018 World Cup, where Joachim Low’s side finished bottom of a group containing Sweden, Mexico and South …

Morocco arrive in Qatar for their sixth appearance at the World Cup finals, but the challenge now for one of the undeniable big hitters of the African scene is to …

It’s deja vu all over again for Australia, as they once again find themselves fighting to escape a World Cup group containing Denmark and France. At Russia 2018, the Socceroos …

Qatar 2022 will be Mexico’s eighth consecutive World Cup finals appearance, but this version of El Tri will do well to match the achievements of their predecessors. Mexico have made …