International Soccer Preview

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International Soccer Preview by Soccerphiles Canada previews upcoming tournaments and qualifications in international soccer. We offer a thorough history of each team we preview and do a deep dive into each team's for the specific stage of the tournament we are previewing. So, for example, if we are previewing the 2023 Asian Cup finals, we do a deep dive into each team's history at the Asian Cup finals. For tournaments, we also produce an episode for the players of each team. We hope listeners enjoy tournaments more by gaining a more intimate of the teams and players in a tournament. We are currently on series 21. Having covered the latest regional cup in all confederations, we are now planning to preview World Cup qualifying for all regions.

  1. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Japan Players Short – Review of Selections, Predictions of Starters, Surprises, and Injuries

    9h ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Japan Players Short – Review of Selections, Predictions of Starters, Surprises, and Injuries

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Japan’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including candidates, selections, predictions of starters, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. Impress your friends and family with your insider information. Time Stamps Musical Introduction – 0:00 Spoken Introduction – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted: See long version Section 3: Conclusion – 0:23 - Review of Candidates - 1:22 - Surprises in the final selections - 11:22 - Big Names off the Squad - 13:41 - Review of Injuries - 16:57 - Closing Thoughts - 21:36 Outro – 23:50 Navigation Here are the links to the full version: https://youtu.be/7rfW7fy9xsw https://player.captivate.fm/episode/893f9e6a-9ba0-473c-804b-09ddf0381177/ Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    24 min
  2. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Japan Players – Selections, Analysis and Predictions of Starters

    10h ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Japan Players – Selections, Analysis and Predictions of Starters

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Japan’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, candidates, selections, introductions, predictions of starters, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. In this episode, we look at the squad candidates and final selections. We introduce players who were selected for the squad so you will know who they are when they step onto the field. Impress your friends and family with your insider information. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. We update injuries, look at the big names off the squad and give some closing thoughts. This episode is parts 1 and 2 combined of mediacasts we did for other teams. Time Stamps Musical Introduction – 0:00 Spoken Introduction – 0:30 Section 1: Information on team – 3:50 - Recent games and formations, upcoming games Section 2: Candidates – 9:38 - Manager – 9:44 - Goalkeepers – 11:17 - Defenders – 16:37 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 46:18 - Wingers – 1:01:52 - Attacking Midfielders – 1:09:44 - Forwards – 1:23:15 Outro – 1:35:55 Navigation Use the link below for a short mediacast covering our past, present and future series. https://youtu.be/1wT-DbJ0kYE https://player.captivate.fm/episode/49db86cc-dd80-4a4e-a0e5-a76b857da5c3 Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    1h 37m
  3. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Netherlands Players Short Version

    10h ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Netherlands Players Short Version

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Netherland’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including candidates, selections, predictions of starters, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. Impress your friends and family with your insider information.

    25 min
  4. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Netherlands Players – Selections, Analysis and Predictions of Starters

    10h ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Netherlands Players – Selections, Analysis and Predictions of Starters

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Netherland’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, candidates, selections, introductions, predictions of starters, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. In this episode, we look at the squad candidates and final selections. We introduce players who were selected for the squad so you will know who they are when they step onto the field. Impress your friends and family with your insider information. If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. We update injuries, look at the big names off the squad and give some closing thoughts. This episode is parts 1 and 2 combined of mediacasts we did for other teams. Time Stamps Musical Introduction – 0:00 Spoken Introduction – 0:30 Section 1: Information on team – 3:27 - Recent games and formations, upcoming games Section 2: Candidates – 8:52 - Manager – 9:00 - Goalkeepers – 10:41 - Defenders – 16:29 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 39:12 - Attacking Midfielders – 54:47 Forwards – 1:10:37 Section 3: See the short version fr section 3 Outro – 1:18:28 Navigation Use the link below for a short mediacast covering our past, present and future series. https://youtu.be/1wT-DbJ0kYE https://player.captivate.fm/episode/49db86cc-dd80-4a4e-a0e5-a76b857da5c3 Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    1h 19m
  5. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Haiti Players Short Version – Part 2 of 2

    1d ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Haiti Players Short Version – Part 2 of 2

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Haiti’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, selections, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast.We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players.Finally, we update injuries, list big names off the squad, and give some closing thoughts. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short version Section 3: Concluding matters – 0:26 - Review of selection and predicted starters – 0:58 - Surprises in the roster – 8:38 - Big Names off the Squad - 10:02 - Injuries – 11:08 - Mediacast Information – 11:54 Outro and Closing thoughts – 13:25 Navigation Here are the links to part 1: https://youtu.be/HQcdDRFUpw8 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5daecddd-abb0-4e7a-b632-22b07bbba396/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/0NfYfzO0di0 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a5f3f4ab-17e0-4640-bd8c-4f9613313760/ Use the link below for a mediacast introducing Soccerphiles and the International Soccer Preview. https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    15 min
  6. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Haiti Players – Part 2 of 2

    1d ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Haiti Players – Part 2 of 2

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Haiti’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, selections, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and give information on who was selected for the squad and who was not.If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. We update injuries, look at the big names off the squad and give some closing thoughts. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. In doing so, we introduced players, especially the main candidates. We also looked at the injury situation and some key team information, like formations and recent games. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:30 Section 1: Team Information – 4:39 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 9:15 - Manager – 9:24 - Goalkeepers – 9:53 - Defenders – 13:42 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 23:37 - Attacking Midfielders – 31:21 - Forwards – 38:18 Section 3: Concluding matters – 42:41 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 43:03 - Surprises in the roster – 50:54 - Big Names off the Squad - 52:18 - Injuries – 53:23 - Mediacast Information – 54:11 Outro and closing thoughts – 55:40 Navigation Here are the links to part 1: https://youtu.be/HQcdDRFUpw8 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5daecddd-abb0-4e7a-b632-22b07bbba396/ Use the link below for a mediacast introducing Soccerphiles and the International Soccer Preview. https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    57 min
  7. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Scotland Players Short Version – Part 2 of 2

    2d ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Scotland Players Short Version – Part 2 of 2

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Scotland’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, selections, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. This episode is part 2 of the players mediacast.We reveal the final squad selection and compare it to the list of candidates that we created in part 1. We also try to predict the starting players.Finally, we update injuries, list big names off the squad, and give some closing thoughts. *Unfortunately, something went wrong with the graphics so from 0:26 the same image remains all the way to 9:08, so the video effectively becomes a podcast. We didn’t have time to re-record so I can only recommend using the time stamps here. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:10 Sections 1 & 2: Deleted in the short version Section 3: Concluding matters – 0:27 - Review of selection and predicted starters – 0:52 - Surprises in the roster – 8:46 - Big Names off the Squad - 10:31 - Injuries – 11:28 - Closing thoughts – 12:56 - Mediacast Information – 13:41 Outro – 15:46 Navigation Here are the links to part 1: https://youtu.be/H-FOYoCdzX0 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/88f6d914-28e3-4c48-890e-26c358bb15fe/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/cz3PCxErF_c https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a421d79c-e7cd-4259-9699-eda2cc8d39d2/ Use the link below for a mediacast introducing Soccerphiles and the International Soccer Preview. https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    16 min
  8. 2026 FIFA World Cup – Scotland Players – Part 2 of 2

    2d ago

    2026 FIFA World Cup – Scotland Players – Part 2 of 2

    Description This is Series 32: A preview of Scotland’s players for the 2026 FIFA World Cup including analysis, selections, injuries, preliminary squad and formations. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and give information on who was selected for the squad and who was not.If there was a preliminary squad, we outline who was on it. We also make predictions as to who will be the starters, looking at the line-ups in their most recent games to help us. We update injuries, look at the big names off the squad and give some closing thoughts. This episode is part 2 of the full mediacast. In part 1, we created a list of the candidates and their likelihood of being selected for the final squad. In doing so, we introduced players, especially the main candidates. We also looked at the injury situation and some key team information, like formations and recent games. *Unfortunately, something went wrong with the graphics at 24:30 and the same image remains all the way to 55:02, so the video effectively becomes a podcast. We didn’t have time to re-record so I can only recommend using the time stamps here. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:30 Section 1: Team Information – 4:42 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 9:30 - Manager – 9:37 - Goalkeepers – 10:01 - Defenders – 14:44 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 24:24 - Attacking Midfielders – 33:21 - Forwards – 41:17 Section 3: Concluding matters – 46:19 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 46:45 - Surprises in the roster – 54:39 - Big Names off the Squad - 56:23 - Injuries – 57:21 - Closing thoughts – 58:48 - Mediacast Information – 59:53 Outro – 1:01:40 Navigation Here are the links to part 1: https://youtu.be/H-FOYoCdzX0 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/88f6d914-28e3-4c48-890e-26c358bb15fe/ Use the link below for a mediacast introducing Soccerphiles and the International Soccer Preview. https://youtu.be/5dGoGw3c4mU https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af1b585a-9609-432e-bfbc-1901376b1bff/ Our Youtube channel has organized each of the series into its own playlist. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@soccerphiles/playlists Our podcast host has all the episodes in reverse chronological order. Find it here: https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

    1h 2m
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International Soccer Preview by Soccerphiles Canada previews upcoming tournaments and qualifications in international soccer. We offer a thorough history of each team we preview and do a deep dive into each team's for the specific stage of the tournament we are previewing. So, for example, if we are previewing the 2023 Asian Cup finals, we do a deep dive into each team's history at the Asian Cup finals. For tournaments, we also produce an episode for the players of each team. We hope listeners enjoy tournaments more by gaining a more intimate of the teams and players in a tournament. We are currently on series 21. Having covered the latest regional cup in all confederations, we are now planning to preview World Cup qualifying for all regions.

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  • Creator
    Soccerphiles Canada
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
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