Over the past couple weeks Defector has been publishing team-by-team World Cup previews. Below you will find links to all of these previews, so that you may easily access them and learn how to pretend to be an international soccer expert during the event.
Qatar Bought The World Cup, Now Has To Prove It Can Play In It
Ecuador’s Bright World Cup Future Starts Now
The Netherlands Is Ready To Go Where It’s Never Been Before
Africa’s Best Hope For Glory Lies With Sadio Mané’s Senegal
Iran Has More Than Just Soccer On Its Mind At The World Cup
Will England Ever Be Brave Enough To Reach For Greatness?
This World Cup Is Wales’s Last Hurrah With Gareth Bale
At Long Last, The USMNT Is Back At The World Cup
Saudi Arabia’s Coach Is Hunky But Its Team Is Junky
Lionel Messi And Argentina Are Ready For World Cup Glory
Robert Lewandowski Alone Might Not Be Enough For Poland
Australia Has One Cool Old Guy And One Cool Young Guy
Mexico Is Going Nowhere
The Defending World Cup Champs Are Still Absolutely Loaded
With Christian Eriksen Back, Denmark Can Go Deeper Than Ever
Tunisia Has The Coolest Nickname In The Whole World Cup
If Nothing Else, Costa Rica Has Sentimentality On Its Side
It Is Illegal To List Spain Among The World Cup Favorites
Die Mannschaft Is Dead, Long Live Die Mannschaft
Fate Has Handed Japan A Nearly Impossible Task
At Its Second-Ever World Cup, Canada Is Here To Stay
The End Is Near For Belgium
Morocco Has All Of Its Weapons Back Just In Time
Serbia Will Try To Score Its Way Out Of Its Group
Croatia Will Say Goodbye To A Legend In Qatar
Can Brazil Be Brazil Again?
Cameroon Fought Hard For A Short Trip To Qatar
Switzerland Can Dare To Dream
Portugal Is Still All About Ronaldo, Even When It Shouldn’t Be
The World Cup Is The Perfect Place For Ghana To Start Over
Uruguay Will Try Once Again To Upset The Soccer World
