Unlike their 2014 title win in Brazil, however, Germany are far from favourites this time round, with bookmakers putting their pre-tournament odds at 10-1 to lift the trophy.
Nicknamed Bambi for his youthful appearance, Musiala, 19, is anything but a deer caught in headlights when he is on the pitch. He has already bagged 7 goals & 4 assists in the Bundesliga so far.
Under the guidance of former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique, Spain reached European Championship semi-final & Nations League final last year with a team just over 25 in their average age.
FIFA have written to World Cup teams urging them to focus on the soccer in Qatar and not let the sport be dragged into ideological or political "battles", British media reported on Thursday.
Poland will look to their talisman Robert Lewandowski to score the goals to take them into the World Cup knockout round for the 1st time in more than 35 years
Messi is the sole surviving member from that starting lineup at the Maracana Stadium. But this time he has the support of a squad built by Scaloni to win not just matches, but titles.
By Rohith Nair (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has won nearly 40 trophies for club and country in an illustrious career but the Argentine forward's glittering resume has one major omission -- a World Cup
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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