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We’re so excited to share that Wendell Lira is our newest Maverick! Our team has so much respect for Wendell’s story, and his approach to life. We believe in blazing our own paths, and Wendell has done that throughout his career as a footballer, Puskas winner, and now as a respected streamer and FIFA competitor.[…]

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Betting on the World Cup is always full of emotion. Do you back your national team? Your favourite stars? Or are you ruthless in looking for the best lines and opportunities to win? National teams are the stuff of legends, but they also come with a unique set of challenges for managers and coaches. You[…]

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World Cup managers will be hoping to have a full squad to choose from ahead of the World Cup. With the recent start of their respective club seasons, injuries are now a real headache for International managers. Some teams have been hit worse than others. The likes of France have a few major injury concerns.[…]

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Penalties are always a big talking point at any knockout tournament – club or international football. Ahead of the tournament, sides will place a big emphasis on practising penalties in training. They may even recreate a real shootout. This’ll also help the manager figure out their best 5 penalty takers. Out of the 15 2018[…]

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With the World Cup just around the corner, the anticipation and excitement is starting to grow. The talk is all about the bigger nations – the likes of France, Brazil and Argentina but could there be a few nations slipping under the radar?  We’ve already taken a look at the outright favourites. So, let’s take[…]

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The Qatar World Cup is drawing closer. Each of the eight different stadiums have a unique back story, with each design portraying Qatari lifestyle and culture. On top of this, all 8 stadiums are separated by only 33 miles. This is unique and different to any other World Cup, giving fans time to watch two[…]

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The lineup is set. All 32 nations competing in the 2022 World Cup have now been confirmed. Let’s look at the draw! Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Qatar England Argentina France Spain Belgium Brazil Portugal Ecuador IR Iran Saudi Arabia Denmark Germany Canada Serbia[…]

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With only two qualifying spots left at this year’s World Cup, let’s look at some outright odds!  Country Odds Brazil 5.00 France 6.00 England 6.50 Spain 8.50 Argentina 9.00 Germany 11.00 Belgium 12.00 Portugal 12.00 Netherlands 12.00 Denmark 26.00 *As of 6th May 2022   Worthy outright favourites? Brazil leads the outright betting ahead of[…]

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World Cup qualifying has almost come to a close after a busy March schedule. A total of 29 nations have sealed their spot at this year’s World Cup, with only 3 spots remaining.  All that remains is the Inter-Confederation playoff finals. Eight countries still remain in contention to represent their nations on the biggest stage. […]

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Nations from the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) enter into their final 2 qualifying games. Group B still looks interesting with decisive games upcoming for the top spots. On the flip side, automatic qualifying spots in Group A are all wrapped up after Iran and South Korea haven’t stopped their relentless form.  The AFC qualifying process[…]

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There are a total of five slots for members in the CAF (Confederation of African Football) in this year’s Qatar World Cup. Three rounds determine which nations will make the cut, with only ten nations making it into the third and final stage.  The third round of qualifiers involves a home and away leg with[…]

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The qualifiers for nations in the South American Football Confederation are straightforward. There are only 10 competing nations. Qualifying nations will be decided by round-robin fixtures with each nation playing each other in home and away fixtures. The nations finishing in the top four places secure automatic World Cup qualification. The country that finishes fifth[…]

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The first round of UEFA World Cup Qualifying was completed by November 2021, with a total of 10 teams earning qualification for the Qatar World Cup 2022. Out of the 15 nations already qualified for the 2022 World Cup, there are 10 European nations, falling under UEFA’s qualifying section.  However, there are still three spots[…]

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The CONCACAF section of the World Cup qualifying includes nations from Central and North America, as well as nations from around the Caribbean. The qualifying process takes a total of three rounds to determine the final 3.5 slots available for World Cup selection. This equates to 3 automatic spots and 1 place into the inter-confederation[…]

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The Qatar World Cup 2022 is getting closer with the majority of the key qualifying fixtures taking place towards the end of March. Over the next couple of months, each of the six World football confederations will be holding qualifiers to decide this year’s final 32 nations. We’ll be covering the qualification processes in each[…]

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