Having finished top of a group consisting of Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico it was clinically impossible for USA not to qualify. This will be their sixth world cup finals appearance in succession and with having players from the Premier League and the Bundesliga they could well be able to [...]

Slovenia finished 2nd in a group which comprised of teams such as Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, who have all played in major competitions before. To cap it all off they beat Russia on away goals in a play off to seal their qualification to South Africa. As we know Russia is a quality side [...]

Their most memorable moment came in 1990 when they defeated Nigeria in the African Nations Cup Final to win their only major honour at international level to date. Next year’s World Cup will be only their third since the formation of their national side in 1957. So it is fair to say they are the [...]

Now is surely the time for an England squad to perform at a major championship
With the squad, manager and the passionate fans, we’ve never had a chance as big as this to win something since cliché ridden 1966. We all know the qualities of teams like Spain and Brazil but now, it’s our time to [...]

Before I get into all the details of the world cup draw tomorrow, or today, depending on when you read this, I just want to make one thing abundantly clear. I want a difficult group, in fact, bring on the group of death, a name I am sure the media will gleefully attach to a [...]