Gareth Southgate has finally named his England 26-man squad for the 2022 World Cup. After a fairly successful run in the 2020 Euros, Southgate will look to keep the ball rolling in Qatar. Stars such as Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, and Phil Foden all highlight a talented England team. Kane, 29, will captain […]

The USMNT World Cup squad has been unveiled. Looking at World Cup 2022, the US squad is as follows: Goalkeepers: Matt Turner, Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la […]

Croatia is another team releasing its full 26-man roster for the World Cup. The surprise team at the 2018 World Cup in Russia features a talented list of players heading into Qatar. Star midfielder Luka Modric obviously headlines this Croatia team. The Real Madrid maestro has managed to rack up over 150 total appearances for […]

Ecuador will keep their place in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Tuesday that Byron Castillo, a player that Chile said should have been ineligible, was in fact an Ecuadorean national. However, the court did hand down a punishment for using an official document containing false […]

FIFA unveiled the official intro credits for World Cup 2022 in Qatar. FIFA's World Cup Twitter account released a 40-second video that television viewers see prior to every single match of the tournament. The video begins with the official logo of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Then, there are children playing soccer near the sand […]

Argentina banned nearly 6,000 supporters from attending stadiums at the upcoming World Cup. Reuters is reporting that these people consists on violent offenders and citizens involved in illegal activity. Also, the same applies to those currently in debt for food dues. Buenos Aires government officials issued a statement on Monday via radio about the ruling. […]

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims awarding Qatar the 2022 World Cup was a mistake. The Swiss soccer official was at the helm when the Middle Eastern country won the bid for the upcoming tournament. Blatter, however, is still adamant that he personally did not vote for Qatar. In a recent interview with Swiss outlet […]

The curtain drop this month on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The opening ceremonies begin on Nov. 20 in Al Khor, before hosts Qatar take on Ecuador. England is one of the favorites going into the tournament. Only Brazil, Argentina, and current holders France have better odds of winning the tournament. As Qatar makes […]

Brazil, the odds-on favorites to win this year's tournament, announced its World Cup squad for Qatar 2022. Unsurprisingly, the contingent of 26 names features some of the world's best and most famous talents. In fact, there are many similarities to the side that reached the Copa America Final in 2021. Moreover, there are select players […]

The Iran soccer federation launched in Persia in 1920, but it did not reach the biggest stage until the 1978 World Cup. One year later the Iranian Revolution took place and Iranian soccer regressed under the new regime. Nevertheless, at its nucleus, the depths of Iran's national team are rooted in the Persian Kingdom – […]

The United States finally has an opportunity to showcase its newest generation of soccer players to fans around the globe at the World Cup 2022. To date, the pieces of an 11-man puzzle never quite gelled together. The World Cup dream continually falls short of reality. It seems difficult to convince the world that the […]

World Soccer Talk® invites you to predict the winner of Qatar 2022 with our World Cup winner prediction tool. We're calling it World Cup Predictor. One of the magical aspects of the FIFA World Cup is the ability to dream. Before a tournament happens, soccer fans around the world often imagine how incredible it would […]

Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah and FIFA have revealed the Official World Cup poster for Qatar 2022, a celebration of football and Qatari and Arab culture. The design is mostly in black-and-white, with highlights of the dark burgundy color of the Qatar flag in the official tournament logo and traditional Telstar-style ball. The imagery depicts […]

Dragan Skočić, the head coach of Iran, was born in Rijeka, a port city in Croatia near the Adriatic Sea. As a former player, his career as a midfielder spanned from 1987 to 2004. His most prominent stint came with Spanish side Las Palmas, then in the Spanish second division. He is the first Croatian […]

The countries with the most World Cup soccer titles are an elite group. These nations have history of producing world class talent each year. Therefore, they are always in the mix for contention when the World Cup rolls around every four years. In the 21 editions of the tournament, only eight countries out of FIFA's […]