Finally I realized it is not at all by accident the complete name of the competition FIFA World Cup, and not just a plain… World Cup. Of course, it is organized by FIFA, and the rules are set by FIFA. The only problem is that not only the written rules are set. In general, their…
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World Cup 2026: what if Norway will become champions?
Starting from this post, I am making an exercise on my own, with huge amount of subjectivism, to determine who can win World Cup 2026. As said, Joachim Klement, the guy who predicted corrected the last three winners (Germany, France and Argentina), shocked and mentioned Netherlands. It seems strange, but not impossible. It would be…
Romanian sport: 69 federations, 378K sports men & women, but where the… results?
I must admit I was stunned to find out that in Romania there are 69 sport federations, considering I didn’t know so many sport exist world wide, let alone in my native country. I mean, I am passionate about sports for at least quarter of a century, so if I didn’t know these, I bet…
EURO 2024 – the story of fading football, detailed analysis
EURO 2024 was a very expected football tournament, not only on its continent, obviously Europe, but worldwide. It is true that Copa America developed in the same time, but these are two competitions which purely cannot match. Even if the latest had its first edition long before Coupe of Europe (as EURO was called when…
World Cup 2022: we have all the qualified teams. Which are the favorites?
In mid June, the last three qualified teams to the World Cup 2022 were found out. Wales beat Ukraine, after the Ukrainians put out Scotland, Australia kicked out United Arab Emirates and Peru – at penalty kicks – and last, but not least Costa Rica beat New Zeeland to gain the last spot. Now, the…