National Teams
All or nothing: Predicting Mexico's XI against Poland in the World Cup
The days are flying and Mexico's debut in the 2022 World Cup is near.
Gerardo Martino will wait until Nov. 14 to announce the final squad for the tournament, but at this point, the core of players that will be facing Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Poland is pretty clear.
So clear that we can already start envisioning the XI we will see in the debut against Poland on Nov. 22.
Potential Mexico World Cup Starting XI vs Poland
Goalkeeper: Guillermo Ochoa
No todo es Messi: La lista de jugadores de Argentina para el Mundial 2022
Argentina, uno de los favoritos para ganar la Copa del Mundo y rival de México en la fase de grupos, dio a conocer hoy la lista de 26 jugadores que tendrá disponible en Catar.
Por supuesto, Lionel Messi es quien lidera la convocatoria.
La nómina la dio a conocer el técnico Lionel Scaloni a través de un video diseñado especialmente para irse a dormir una siesta.
USWNT loses third straight game for the first time since 1993
Sitting on USWNT Zoom media calls before Thursday night's friendly against Germany in Fort Lauderdale, the answer to every question was some iteration of how the squad would rebound from back-to-back October defeats to England and Spain.
The idea of the U.S. not putting things right wasn't entertained. Lessons had been learned, Alex Morgan was returning and statements would be made.
This potential USA World Cup starting XI could be the lineup that gets the team past the group stage
The surprising United States men’s national team roster was revealed on Wednesday giving fans a better idea of who head coach Gregg Berhalter could have in his USA World Cup starting XI.
This potential USA World Cup starting XI lineup considers the current form of players, Berhalter’s history of starting certain people, recent position identifications (Brenden Aaronson being listed as a midfielder) and the best possible options.
Let’s look at what we’ve cooked up.
Diego Lainez se ilusiona con el Mundial luego de anotar un gol salvador para el SC Braga
Apareció Diego Lainez. Después de algunos partidos en el olvido, el extremo mexicano volvió a disputar algunos minutos en el SC Braga y con un gol agónico terminó siendo fundamental en la victoria 2-1 que clasificó a su equipo a los octavos de final de la Copa de Portugal.
La conquista de paso le dio esperanza de colarse en la lista final de México para el Mundial de Catar 2022.
10 players who only appear every 4 years to dominate the World Cup
Every four years, an elite sect of footballers emerge from their cryotherapy chambers without having aged a day since the game's last showpiece event. They have heard the call of their nation and awoken from their slumber, ready to once again take their rightful place on our television sets and to lay waste to group stage opponents with a fraction of their veteran experience.
We've spent more time with these guys over the last 15 years than many of our relatives, and we'll finally now get to spend Thanksgiving with them too.
Lewandowski y socio del Chucky Lozano en el Napoli lideran la convocatoria de Polonia para el Mundial
Polonia, el primer rival de México en el Mundial de Catar 2022, definió hoy la lista de jugadores que llevará al torneo.
Sin muchas sorpresas, la convocatoria entregada por el seleccionador Czeslaw Michniewicz está encabezada por el goleador Robert Lewandowski y el portero de la Juventus, Wojciech Szczesny.
Dentro de la lista de la escuadra europea también se encuentra el mediocampista Piotr Zieliński, socio de Hirving Lozano en la sorprendente campaña del Napoli en la Serie A
Beware Spain! Costa Rica beat Nigeria with fantastic display of TICO-taka
Barcelona and Spain's national team popularized tiki-taka in soccer. But their hypnotic passing style — when a squad tries to control the ball and dominate its opponent — is not alone . In Costa Rica there exists the tico-taka, which was on full display during a 2-0 win over Nigeria on Wednesday night.
It's true we're used to seeing Costa Rica with a more rough and raw style of play, but from time to time they show they can produce beautiful and poetic moments of fútbol. And that's when this tico-taka appears.
England reveals official 26-man squad for World Cup
England have included in-form Leicester City midfielder James Maddison in their squad for the World Cup in Qatar, with forwards Callum Wilson and Marcus Rashford also selected.
Maddison and Newcastle United striker Wilson have not played for England since 2019, but have been rewarded for fine starts to the domestic season in the run-up to this month's tournament.