Morocco World Cup 2018 Morocco return to the World Cup stage after an absence of twenty years, although it is expected to be a short return with most predicting a group stage exit for them. History at the World Cup Morocco first qualified for a World Cup in 1970, exiting at the group stage, and […]
Iran World Cup 2018 The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country steeped in history, with a population of around 81 million, and are a growing nation in footballing terms. At Russia 2018, they will look to make a bigger impact than they have at previous World Cups, although they face a difficult task. History […]
Iceland World Cup 2018 Iceland continue to grow as a footballing nation, following up their Euro 2016 heroics by qualifying for the World Cup finals for the first time in their history. World Cup History Basically, Iceland have no history at the World Cup whatsoever. Up until 1974, they had only ever entered the qualification process […]
Germany World Cup 2018 Germany, the current FIFA ranked number one nation and reigning world champions, head to Russia with the belief they will become World Cup winners for a fifth time. And, it would be foolish to write them off. History at the World Cup Germany first played at a World Cup finals in […]
France World Cup 2018 1998 World Cup winners France look to erase the heartbreak of losing in the final of Euro 2016 and climb back to the top of the world in Russia. France were one of the first European teams to compete in the World Cup, alongside Yugoslavia, Belgium, and Romania, taking part in the […]
Egypt World Cup 2018 Egypt came through the qualifying process with relative ease to make it to their third World Cup finals tournament, and their first since 1990. Egypt are not a nation known for their footballing prowess, so it’s no surprise they haven’t made many appearances at World Cup finals tournaments. History at the World […]
Denmark World Cup 2018 Denmark return to the World Cup finals having failed to qualify in 2014, with Russia 2018 being their fifth finals overall. Denmark do not have a great World Cup history or pedigree, with appearances being few and far between. History at the World Cup Overall, they have qualified for four finals in […]
Croatia World Cup 2018 1998 Semi Finalists Croatia came through a tough qualifying campaign, and a play-off, to book their place in Russia. They will now be hoping to advance past the group stage for the first time since that third-place finish in France. History at the World Cup Croatia were a part of Yugoslavia […]
Costa Rica World Cup 2018 Costa Rica came through a tough CONCACAF qualifying process to book their place in Russia, and have been handed a draw in what could be this World Cup’s ‘Group of Death’. History at the World Cup Costa Rica have played at four previous World Cup finals, and achieved their best […]
Colombia World Cup 2018 Colombia will be heading to Russia looking to build on their brilliant run to the Quarter Finals in 2014. Colombia haven’t exactly got the richest World Cup history, but they are steadily improving as a footballing nation. History at the World Cup They made their World Cup debut at the 1962 finals […]
