World Cup preview

Cameroon Cameroon has won the African Cup of Nations five times and has been a dominant force in African soccer.  The Cameroon coach was previously a player who captained the Cameroon team five times. Anguissa has recently joined Napoli from Fulham where he has contributed to Napoli reaching first place in the Italian league.  Cameroon is nicknamed the 'Indomitable Lions;' they first qualified for the W...

Korea Republic South Korea is widely considered to be the best national team in Asia.  The team has won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.  It has consistently been the best team from Asia in the World Cup.  Korea Republic has many different nicknames, some of which are “the Reds,'' “the Taegeuk Warriors” and “the Tigers of Asia.”  South Korea...

Belgium Unlike countries such as Brazil and Argentina, Belgium’s rise to the top in the soccer world has been a recent one. Although the team had so-called “golden-generations” in the 1980s and 90s, Belgium only truly became relevant after the 2014 World Cup. After all, it was ranked 71st in 2007.  Today, Belgium is a force to be reckoned with. Up until March, it held first place in FIFA’s ranking...

Mexico Mexico has never won a World Cup, and the farthest it's gone was the quarterfinals in 1986.  The team is nicknamed 'El Tri' based off of the Mexican flag consisting of three colors.  Gerardo Martino has come under a lot of pressure lately with many fans calling for him to be fired.  Martino has coached Mexico since 2019 and has won one trophy, the CONCACAF Gold Cup.  U.S.A. ...

Argentina Last summer, soccer star Lionel Messi broke the record for the most-liked sports photo in Instagram history. The post? A selfie of himself with the Copa America trophy.  On July 10, 2021, Argentina won its first Copa America since 1993, beating powerhouse Brazil in the final. Now, the Argentines have their eyes on the next best thing: the World Cup.  The 2018 World Cup definitely was one to forget, as “the Albiceles...