International Soccer Preview

Description This is Series 32: A preview of South Africa’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. In doing so, we introduced players, especially the main candidates. We also looked at the injury situation and some key team information. In this episo...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Finally, we update injuries, list big names off the squad, and give some closing thoughts. Time Stam...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of South Korea’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. In doing so, we introduced players, especially the main candidates. We also looked at the injury situation and some key team information. In this episod...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Finally, we update injuries, list big names off the squad, and give some closing thoughts. Time Stam...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of Mexico’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. In doing so, we introduced players, especially the main candidates. We also looked at the injury situation and some key team information. In this episode, we...

Description This is the short version of Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup The series also includes a deep dive into and short versions on the players of each team. It is currently being released. Time Stamps Musical Intro - 0:00 Spoken Intro - 0:10 Part 3 – Comparison and Discussion – 0:28 Pots and rankings – 0:41 Head-to-head records – 4:37 Odds and Team...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group I: France, Senegal, Norway and Iraq. This mediacast is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 – An introduction of each country giving the location, population, soccer age and nickname of each. Part 2 – An overview of each team’s history and a deep dive into their recent performances....

Description This is Series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Finally, we update injuries, list big names off the squad, and give some closing thoughts. Time Stam...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of Panama’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biog...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short versio...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of Croatia’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career bio...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short versio...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of England’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career bio...

Description This is the short version of Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup The series also includes a deep dive into and short versions on the players of each team. It is currently being released. Time Stamps Musical Intro - 0:00 Spoken Intro - 0:10 Part 3 – Comparison and Discussion – 0:27 Pots and rankings – 0:38 Head-to-head records – 6:08 Odds and Team...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt and New Zealand. This mediacast is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 – An introduction of each country giving the location, population, soccer age and nickname of each. Part 2 – An overview of each team’s history and a deep dive into their recent performan...

Description This is series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short versio...

Description This is series 32: A preview of Cape Verde’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career...

Description This is series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short versio...

Description This is series 32: A preview of Saudi Arabia’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the caree...

This is series 32: A preview of the groups, teams and players of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast. We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short version Section 3:...

Description This is series 32: A preview of Uruguay’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career bio...

Description This is series 32: A preview of Spain’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to hel...

Description This is series 32: A preview of Spain’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to hel...

Description This is the short version of Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup The series also includes a deep dive into and short versions on the players of each team. It is currently being released. Time Stamps Musical Intro - 0:00 Spoken Intro - 0:10 Part 3 – Comparison and Discussion – 0:27 Pots and rankings – 0:35 Head-to-head records – 4:32 Odds and Team...

Description This is Series 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia and Sweden. This mediacast is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 – An introduction of each country giving the location, population, soccer age and nickname of each. Part 2 – An overview of each team’s history and a deep dive into their recent perform...