Rob McDonald’s World Cup Group Guide – Group F

by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 13, 2014 | Footie

By Rob McDonald ARGENTINA What We Know: Well, Argentina are one of those teams that are just always expected to be dead good. They have the players, after all. All of them. Whatever happens, expect a whole lot of Messi narrative. The team is settled and, so far, there...

THE WORLD CUP: IT WAS ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80s

by Andy Date | Jun 5, 2014 | Footie

THE football hipster in me had fallen out of love with the World Cup a little ever since it was expanded to a 32-team tournament for France 1998. While yes, the event was given a more symmetrical system, I felt it lost some shine. The idea of four out of the six...