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Your Guide To Selecting A European Club Team Based Off The 2018 World Cup

“Oh man, the World Cup is over! Now I have to wait four more years for more soccer?!” 

Not exactly — we still have the International Champions Cup, and then we have to wait until 2022 for more soccer. Just kidding! There’s a thing called club soccer. Google it, but then come back here to find out which club team you should support based off your strange 2018 World Cup team fetishes!

Picking A Soccer Team To Support (2018 World Cup Edition)  

32. Panama | Your New Club: Getafe (La Liga)

Who Will Be The France Of 2022? Let’s Look At The France Of 2014

Anytime there’s a new champion on the block, people like to spout off about how the team won and who could follow in its footsteps. After France’s 2018 World Cup championship, it’s nearly impossible to predict who could replicate France’s success as the 2022 World Cup champion, but we'll try anyway. 

Most Underrated Goalkeeper Wins Silver Glove At World Cup; Courtois Claims Gold Glove

The Guillermo Ochoa Silver Glove award is a deserved recognition to one the most underrated goalkeepers in the planet.

The former Club América star made 25 saves in four World Cup matches, averaging 6.25 per game, more than any other goalkeeper in Russia.

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The Biggest Breakout Stars Of The 2018 World Cup

The World Cup always sees players establish themselves as household names, and this one was no different. A number of stars either put their names in headlights, while others might just have earned themselves a big money move to another team.

We review our top 5 biggest breakout stars of the 2018 World Cup.

Take a look at who we thought would be the breakout stars of the 2018 World Cup before it began!

Paul Pogba Goes Full Party Monster In France World Cup Celebrations

Paul Pogba led the France World Cup celebrations and showed he is an absolute party monster. Now that France is utterly overcome with joy as Les Bleus delivered a second world title in twenty years, the Manchester United man stepped up to the moment.

The whole team celebrated with president Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Champs Elysées in Paris.

The politician gave a brief speech before he passed the microphone on to Paul Pogba, and then the real party began.

Guatemala's Liga Nacional Outscored Bayern Munich At The World Cup

A month after Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia to open the World Cup, France took advantage of its chances and was crowned world champions for the second time. Those high-scoring matches bookended a tournament in which there were 169 World Cup goals. With 12 of those resulting from own goals, there were 157 goals where the celebration wasn't marred by an untimely mistake.

Who Is Unlikely World Cup Star Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović?

Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic is now one of the most famous people on the planet because she likes football, hugging people and is able to gleefully stand under heavy rain. Naturally, Grabar-Kitarović is also a prominent and capable politician, but it was her warmth and personal charisma that made her an instant global celebrity at the 2018 World Cup Final.

The Biggest Disappointments Of The 2018 World Cup

We’ve taken a look at our best lineup from the World Cup, but now we turn our attention to the players that let their country down the most. That’s right people, even during what many consider the greatest World Cup of all-time, there were players and nations that fell flat. Here are our five biggest disappointments of the World Cup.

FIFA 18 Actually Nailed Its World Cup Predictions

In the age of sophisticated computer models and immense libraries of statistical data, a variety of big banking firms and statistical aggregation companies tried their hand at predicting the winner for this year’s World Cup. Goldman Sachs, UBS, ING, Macquarie Bank and FiveThirtyEight, all known for their statistical prowess, crunched some numbers and spat out a champion.

The18's Best XI From The World Cup

The 2018 World Cup came to a stunning conclusion on Sunday with France emerging victorious over Croatia 4-2. It was a hotly contested match with both sides going blow for blow in order to finish with the Cup. Now that the dust has settled on what many fanatics have labelled the best World Cup ever, it’s time to review the month-long festival.

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