ACCOLADES THIS BRAZILLIAN LEFTBACK IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE MOST ATTACKING BACKMEN IN THE GAME KNOWN FOR HIS PUNISHING LOW DRIVES. CAREER HE WON WITH PALMEIRAS IN 93,94 THEN MOVED TO INTER MILAN FOR 1 YEAR BEFORE SETTLING AT REAL MADRID...

HISTORY FIRST OPENED IN 1920 THE GROUND IS NAMED FRITZ WALTER STADIUM AFTER GERMANY’S 1954 WORLD CUP WINNING CAPTAIN. FIRST GAME WITH RENOVATIONS COMPLETE THE GROUND WILL HOST JAPAN VERSUS AUSTRALIA FOR ITS FIRST MATCH CHANGES...

EARLY ENTRY JAPAN WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO QUALIFY AFTER GERMANY DID SO AUTOMATICALLY AND THIS WILL BE THEIR THIED CONSECUTIVE CUP. COACH AND PLAYERS LED BY BRAZILLIAN ZICO THE TEAM ALSO BOASTS STAR TALENTS IN NAKATA, NAKAMURA AND ONO....

TOUGH COMPETITION WITH SUCH STRONG TEAMS IN THE AFRICAN GROUP NO-ONE EXPECTED THIS TEAM TO MAKE IT THROUGH. DIVINE QUALIFICATION A LOOK AT THE ‘ELEPHANTS’ LAST MINUTE VICTORY TO EDGE OUT CAMEROON. STAR PLAYERS THE KEY TO THEIR ATTACK IS...

QUALIFYING DESPITE LOSING TO ENGLAND EARLY, POLAND SCORED THE THIRD AMOUNT OF GOALS OF ANY OTHER EUROPEAN TEAM. STRONG HISTORY POLAND HAVE BEEN TO 7 WORLD CUPS AND ARE COACHED BY PAWEL JANAS. PLAYERS A LOOK AT A POTENT STRIKE FORCE THAT...

ABSENCE A LOOK AT A TEAM THAT HAVE BEEN THE CHAMPIONS OF ASIA THREE TIMES AND WHO MISSED THE FINALS OF THE WORLD CUP IN 2002. SHAKY START MANY PEOPLE WROTE OFF THE TEAM

AFTER A DISMAL START TO QUALIFYING BY LOSING TO JORDAN. NEW...

1978 TUNISIA MAKES HISTORY BY BECOMING THE FIRST AFRICAN TEAM TO WIN A GAME AT THE WORLD CUP FINALS. TOUGH ROAD ONLY FIVE SPOTS ARE UP FOR GRABS FROM AFRICA AND THE COMPETITION IS GRUELLING. THE COACH WE MEET THE FRENCH COACH, ROGER...

POOR LAST CUP ARGENTINA WERE THE FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN TEAM TO QUALIFY FOR GERMANY 2006 AND WILL BE KEEN TO AVENGE THEIR EARLY ROUND DEFEATS IN 2002. PLAYER TO WATCH WE LOOK AT LIONEL MESSI, WITH HIS LIGHTNING PACE, COOL HEAD AND DEADLY...

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The Kurdish team arrives in Abkhazia for the World Cup for unrecognized states. They defeat Székely Land and the United Koreans of Japan. Their next opponent will be a tough one though. Desert Fire part 2/4

After their difficult loss to Padania in the quarterfinals of the World Cup for unrecognized states, the Kurdish football team returns to Kurdistan. They process the loss with each other and their community and reflect on their hopes for...

The Kurdish team has made it to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for unrecognized states. To progress to the semi-finals, they must beat a team they have lost to multiple times: Padania. It's a close match and the game goes to a...

Exluded in participating in the FIFA World Cup, the Kurdish team is preparing to travel to Abkhazia for the world cup for unrecognized states. Meet some of the team members and learn about their goals for the game and for their people....

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