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Known as "The Professor" for his influence on modern football tactics, Ralf Rangnick has transformed Austria into one of the most organised and intense teams in international football. Having not reached a FIFA World Cup since 1998, Austria's qualification for the current tournament marks a major
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Mexico enter the 2026 FIFA World Cup as one of the host nations with a ton of confidence. From a results standpoint, the Mexican national team has been the best CONCACAF team since the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They’ve won back-to-back Gold Cups and the most recent
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Team USA have a strong recent history of progressing from the FIFA World Cup group stage. The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) have qualified for eight of the last nine World Cups (1990-2022), and they progressed from their group in five of those competitions. USMNT finished
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Scotland are going to the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 28 years this summer, marking the most successful run by the national team in generations. France 1998, their last tournament, ended in bitter disappointment, as they finished bottom of the group without a win, losing against Brazil
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Tunisia will participate in the FIFA World Cup for the seventh time this year, with the main target being to qualify for the knockout round, something they are yet to do in a World Cup. Four years ago, Tunisia collected four points but still failed to qualify for the knockout
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You can recognise aspects of whether a team is well-drilled or not extremely quickly. Even if a team is not well-equipped with the best players, what they are trying to do on a football pitch, even if they can’t execute it perfectly as a team, can be
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Carlo Ancelotti's appointment marked a historic moment for Brazilian football, with the Italian becoming only the fourth non-Brazilian manager to lead the national team. His arrival comes at a time when many supporters believe Brazil have gradually lost part of their footballing identity as more players develop