International Soccer Preview

Soccerphiles Canada

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. 2025 African Cup – Mozambique Players – Part 2 of 2

    JAN 10

    2025 African Cup – Mozambique Players – Part 2 of 2

    Navigation Here is the link to part 1: https://youtu.be/yq4cZSR1qgQ https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1381fd56-78d4-442a-b4f5-55b2bc72436d/ 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/ Description This is series 31: A preview of Mozambique’s players for the 2025 African Cup. 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. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biographies, especially of the main players; the recent participation of players over the last two years. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. 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. Section 3 is a set of summaries including the spotlight review and updates on injuries. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Section 1: Team Information – 3:17 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 6:32 - Manager – 6:41 - Goalkeepers – 7:20 - Defenders – 10:00 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 18:46 - Attacking Midfielders – 22:42 - Forwards – 33:52 Section 3: Concluding matters – 37:36 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 37:47 - Surprises in the roster – 46:54 - Injuries – 48:35 - Closing thoughts – 49:19 Outro – 49:54

    51 min
  2. 2025 African Cup – Gabon Players – Part 2 of 2

    JAN 8

    2025 African Cup – Gabon Players – Part 2 of 2

    Navigation Here is the link to part 1: https://youtu.be/nlICMxlql78 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c891bc9a-1957-4869-b777-0f3ec6d6497c/ 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/ Description This is series 31: A preview of Gabon’s players for the 2025 African Cup. 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. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biographies, especially of the main players; the recent participation of players over the last two years. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. 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. Section 3 is a set of summaries including the spotlight review and updates on injuries. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Section 1: Team Information – 3:14 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 6:30 - Manager – 6:37 - Goalkeepers – 7:40 - Defenders – 11:18 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 21:42 - Attacking Midfielders – 28:43 - Forwards – 37:26 Section 3: Concluding matters – 45:03 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 45:11 - Surprises in the roster – 56:09 - Injuries – 58:07 - Closing thoughts – 1:02:08 Outro – 1:03:13

    1h 4m
  3. 2025 African Cup – Cameroon Players – Part 2 of 2

    JAN 8

    2025 African Cup – Cameroon Players – Part 2 of 2

    Navigation Here is the link to part 1: https://youtu.be/sZnHeC5Vx1U https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e59a2086-dcd8-4e92-898b-90cf41b76403/ 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/ Description This is series 31: A preview of Cameroon’s players for the 2025 African Cup. 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. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biographies, especially of the main players; the recent participation of players over the last two years. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. 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. Section 3 is a set of summaries including the spotlight review and updates on injuries. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Section 1: Team Information – 3:29 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 6:48 - Manager – 6:54 - Goalkeepers – 8:52 - Defenders – 13:16 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 27:06 - Attacking Midfielders – 36:02 - Forwards – 43:43 Section 3: Concluding matters – 48:24 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 48:32 - Surprises in the roster – 1:00:15 - Injuries –1:04:14 - Closing thoughts – 1:09:10 Outro – 1:09:48

    1h 10m
  4. 2025 African Cup – Ivory Coast Players – Part 2 of 2

    JAN 7

    2025 African Cup – Ivory Coast Players – Part 2 of 2

    Navigation Here is the link to part 1: https://youtu.be/Pcajk4g4iMw https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1be3b1dc-e4bc-4510-a2a3-5013cd734580/ 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/ Description This is series 31: A preview of Ivory Coast’s players for the 2025 African Cup. 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. We looked at several other things: club affiliations of the players; their games and formations in their last cup and over the recent period; the career biographies, especially of the main players; the recent participation of players over the last two years. In this episode, we look at the squad selections and cover who made the squad and who didn’t. 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. Section 3 is a set of summaries including the spotlight review and updates on injuries. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Section 1: Team Information – 3:21 Section 2: Selection of candidates – 6:07 - Manager – 6:17 - Goalkeepers – 7:22 - Defenders – 10:33 - Defensive and Central Midfielders – 20:40 - Attacking Midfielders – 28:31 - Forwards – 37:36 Section 3: Concluding matters – 41:03 - Review of selection and predicted starter – 41:11 - Surprises in the roster – 52:19 - Injuries – 55:00 - Closing thoughts –1:00:21 Outro –1:01:40

    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.