In a complicated group, the Tunisians will have to fight against the current titleholders, France, as well as Denmark and Australia. Logically, the Tunisians should finish 3rd behind the two European nations. But we can’t see Tunisia getting past the group stages. Tunisia has never passed the group stages of the World Cup despite competing…
The Indomitable Lions were unlucky in the draw as they inherited Brazil as well as two strong European nations, Switzerland and Serbia. Cameroon are not an easy team to move. But it should be difficult for the African country to progress to the next phase of the tournament from this group. At most, Cameroon can…
As in 2018, Switzerland will meet Brazil and Serbia in the group stage. However, unlike the edition in Russia, this time we do not expect the Swiss to get past the group phase, which would still be a small surprise for the quarter-finalists of the last Euro. The current momentum is not the best and…
Mexico has not been given a very easy group, but they should be able to get out of it if the team rallies together. The Mexico squad is a very physical team, but are also very tough to beat. If everything goes as expected, Mexico should finish second behind Argentina but in front of Poland,…
Canada has some good players but this will be their first World Cup since 1986. There should therefore be a lack of experience from this team, which should, except for a surprise, leave the competition in the group phase, after having faced Belgium, Croatia and Morocco. Following its participation in the 2022 edition and also…
Having qualified after two rounds of play-offs against the UAE and Peru, Australia will face France and Denmark, who happened to also be in the same group as the Oceanians in the 2018 World Cup. And just like in Russia, Australia likely won’t have enough firepower to fend off these two teams and so, will…
Saudi Arabia will not have an easy time in this World Cup. It should, logically, be very difficult for this team to make it out of the group stage. They will have to put up a fight against Argentina, Poland and Mexico, all three of whom seem far superior. As such, the Falcons (the nickname…
Morocco would have to put up a lot of resistance against their three adversaries, Belgium, Croatia and Canada. But that should prove too much for the team formerly managed by Vahid Halilhodzic. The performance of Morocco will depend on whether or not Hakim Ziyech returns to the squad since he has been boycotting the team…
Led by their star striker Robert Lewandowski, Poland can dream of qualifying from a group featuring Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Nevertheless, we do not expect this team to get past the group phase, although we can already anticipate a possible final with Mexico for second place. However, the Polish have less experience at this…
The French team puts its title back on the line! Les Bleus will be looking to avoid the curse of the title holder. In theory, if Didier Deschamps’ players are in good form, it should be enough to guarantee the group’s first place. Behind them, the battle should be fierce between Denmark, semi-finalists of the…
This is probably the most difficult group to predict. While Belgium seem to be in a slightly stronger position, Croatia, Morocco and Canada will do everything to try to finish in the top two. The Red Devils remain the favourites, but watch out for the last edition’s runner-up, Croatia, who has more than one trick…
La Celeste should finish second in their group and secure their place in the Round of 16 despite a generation that is slowly coming to an end. Thus, Uruguay could face Brazil but lose at the gates of the quarter-finals. This would nevertheless be a lesser achievement than in 2018. Uruguay have never lost a…
We can’t see Ghana getting out of the group stage. This team does have players capable of making a difference but does not seem strong enough at this point to give Portugal or Uruguay any trouble. The Ghanaians could, however, dominate South Korea, though whatever comes to happen will in no way affect the premature…
In a manageable group, Portugal, who have quite a packed group for this competition, could finish first, ahead of Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea. And if they do finish first, the Portuguese team could come up against Serbia or Switzerland in the round of 16, and against Belgium in the quarter-finals, if things go logically….
