International Soccer Preview

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Norway’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:35

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:34

- Manager – 8:35

- Goalkeepers – 12:37

- Defenders – 18:03

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 37:42

- Attacking Midfielders – 49:51

Forwards – 1:04:36

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:13:43

- Review of Candidates - 1:14:17

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:22:13

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:24:51

- Review of Injuries - 1:25:50

- Closing Thoughts -1:26:10

- Mediacast information – 1:27:39

Outro – 1:29:14

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Senegal’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 3:03

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:34

- Manager – 8:38

- Goalkeepers – 12:13

- Defenders – 19:48

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 44:39

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:01:39

Forwards – 1:21:21

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:32:11

- Review of Candidates - 1:33:01

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:42:16

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:43:36

- Review of Injuries - 1:43:54

- Closing Thoughts -1:44:54

- Mediacast information – 1:47:34

Outro – 1:48:14

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of France’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:52

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 9:46

- Manager – 9:51

- Goalkeepers – 12:11

- Defenders – 19:12

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 43:59

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:00:28

Forwards – 1:23:44

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:35:14

- Review of Candidates - 1:36:03

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:44:47

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:46:45

- Review of Injuries - 1:49:13

- Closing Thoughts -1:50:15

- Mediacast information – 1:51:18

Outro – 1:51:59

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of New Zealand’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:53

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 9:39

- Manager – 9:45

- Goalkeepers – 13:29

- Defenders – 22:26

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 50:30

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:05:43

Forwards – 1:23:49

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:31:58

- Review of Candidates - 1:32:39

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:41:35

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:42:53

- Review of Injuries - 1:43:20

- Closing Thoughts -1:43:55

- Mediacast information – 1:44:41

Outro – 1:45:23

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Egypt’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:51

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:07

- Manager – 8:13

- Goalkeepers – 10:46

- Defenders – 20:10

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 47:39

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:00:34

Forwards – 1:25:34

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:36:46

- Review of Candidates - 1:37:22

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:48:21

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:50:15

- Review of Injuries - 1:51:23

- Closing Thoughts -1:52:45

- Mediacast information – 1:53:56

Outro – 1:54:50

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Iran’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:32

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 11:28

- Manager – 11:34

- Goalkeepers – 13:07

- Defenders – 20:58

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 47:06

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:07:32

Forwards – 1:31:20

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:45:20

- Review of Candidates - 1:46:00

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:59:27

- Big Names off the Squad - 2:02:36

- Review of Injuries - 2:04:19

- Closing Thoughts -2:05:46

- Mediacast information – 2:02:03

Outro – 2:09:03

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Sweden’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:47

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:34

- Manager – 8:42

- Goalkeepers – 11:53

- Defenders – 22:28

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 47:20

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:01:59

Forwards – 1:22:29

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:34:24

- Review of Candidates - 1:35:21

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:44:32

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:46:15

- Review of Injuries - 1:46:15

- Closing Thoughts -1:51:13

- Mediacast information – 1:52:04

Outro – 1:52:30

Links

Use the link below for a short mediacast covering our past, present and future series.

https://youtu.be/1wT-DbJ0kYE

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/49db86cc-dd80-4a4e-a0e5-a76b857da5c3

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Aa’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:49

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:13

- Manager – 8:17

- Goalkeepers – 12:36

- Defenders – 21:25

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 47:45

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:00:45

Forwards – 1:15:30

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:28:19

- Review of Candidates - 1:29:10

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:39:22

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:41:40

- Review of Injuries - 1:44:48

- Closing Thoughts -1:48:07

- Mediacast information – 1:50:02

Outro – 1:47:00

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Aa’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Navigation

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:38

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 8:42

- Manager – 8:49

- Goalkeepers – 12:51

- Defenders – 21:16

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 50:30

- Attacking Midfielders – 1:04:14

Forwards – 1:27:35

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:37:19

- Review of Candidates - 1:38:00

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:47:26

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:49:55

- Review of Injuries - 1:53:04

- Closing Thoughts -1:54:42

- Mediacast information – 1:57:24

Outro – 1:57:54

Links

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

Description

This is series 32: A complete and thorough preview of Curacao’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup .

Section 1 is some preliminary information on the team: the games they have played since the last major tournament, the formations they favour and the warm-up games played before the cup.

Section 2 is the main part of the mediacast. We go to go position-by-position, covering all candidates who have played in the past two years, telling who made it to the final squad and preliminary squad if there was one, introducing the final selections, summarizing the position over the recent period and which players have been starting, then predicting the starting line-up.

Section 3 will be also used use as a short version of the mediacast, starting with a summary of section 2, then summarizing surprises in the selections, mentioning big names off the squad, and covering the role injuries played.

Time Stamps

Musical Introduction – 0:00

Spoken Introduction – 0:30

Section 1: Information on team – 2:32

- Recent games and formations, upcoming games

Section 2: Candidates – 9:19

- Manager – 9:24

- Goalkeepers – 11:44

- Defenders – 17:51

- Defensive and Central Midfielders – 41:29

- Attacking Midfielders – 51:44

Forwards – 1:09:09

Section 3: Conclusion – 1:18:30

- Review of Candidates - 1:19:18

- Surprises in Squad Selection - 1:26:53

- Big Names off the Squad - 1:31:11

- Review of Injuries - 1:33:14

- Closing Thoughts -1:33:58

- Mediacast information – 1:35:12

Outro – 1:35:54

Navigation

Here are the links to the full version:

https://youtu.be/M874WEVh4NY

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/53718541-2d55-45ce-aefb-b03195391ad8/

Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/

Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here:

https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists

Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/