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 - Group A – Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czech Rep

    13H AGO

    2026 FIFA World Cup - Group A – Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Czech Rep

    Navigation Use the link below for the mediacast that introduces Soccerphiles: 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 32: A preview of each group and each team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This episode looks at group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa and Czech Rep. This mediacast is divided into 3 parts: Part 1 – An introduction of each country giving the location, population, soccer age and nickname of each. Part 2 – An overview of each team’s history and a deep dive into their recent performances. Part 3 - A comparison of the teams in ranking, head-to-head records, and a discussion of their prospects and our predictions. Shortly after the full versions come out, we will publish short version which will also be considered part of series 32. This will just be part 3 of the full version. We are also publishing a deep dive into the players of each team. This is done in two parts. Part 1 is a look at the candidates: their likelihood of selection and the reasons why.We also give a career biography of the main candidates. Part 2 is published when the final rosters are released and covers who made the final squad and our predictions as to starts. Time Stamps Part 1 – Introducing the teams Intro - 0:30 Demographics – 2:52 Part 2 – History - Overview of World and Regional Cups histories - Deep dive into recent performances Mexico - 5:50 South Korea - 19:55 South Africa - 32:24 Czech Rep - 44:32 Part 3 – Comparison and Discussion Pots and rankings – 54:58 Head-to-head records, Odds and Team Values – 1:01:15 Discussion of prospects – 1:06:02 Outro – 1:22:08

    1h 23m
  2. 2025 African Cup – Mozambique Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    JAN 11

    2025 African Cup – Mozambique Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    Navigation Here are the links to the full version of part 1 https://youtu.be/yq4cZSR1qgQ https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1381fd56-78d4-442a-b4f5-55b2bc72436d/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/inh4I6NlANs https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d3552b42-5bba-4ad8-8c01-fb5cff13ee3c/ 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 the groups, teams and players of the 2025 African Cup. 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. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Review of Selections and Prediction of starters – 0:47 Outro – 9:56

    11 min
  3. 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
  4. 2025 African Cup – Gabon Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    JAN 9

    2025 African Cup – Gabon Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    Navigation Here are the links to the full version of part 1 https://youtu.be/nlICMxlql78 https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c891bc9a-1957-4869-b777-0f3ec6d6497c/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/MleDp6Kb_8U https://player.captivate.fm/episode/9d65a7e7-cdca-4a2c-be36-3c31fec7371e/ 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 the groups, teams and players of the 2025 African Cup. 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. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Review of Selections and Prediction of starters – 0:47 Outro – 11:46

    12 min
  5. 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
  6. 2025 African Cup – Cameroon Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    JAN 8

    2025 African Cup – Cameroon Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    Navigation Here are the links to the full version of part 1 https://youtu.be/sZnHeC5Vx1U https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e59a2086-dcd8-4e92-898b-90cf41b76403/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/dXaFfmzdLUg https://player.captivate.fm/episode/55113f0f-cad4-4374-a737-be1654dac874/ 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 the groups, teams and players of the 2025 African Cup. 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. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Review of Selections and Prediction of starters – 0:47 Outro – 12:37

    13 min
  7. 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
  8. 2025 African Cup – Ivory Coast Players – Part 2 of 2 – Short Version

    JAN 7

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

    Navigation Here are the links to the full version of part 1 https://youtu.be/Pcajk4g4iMw https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1be3b1dc-e4bc-4510-a2a3-5013cd734580/ Here are the links to the full version of part 2 https://youtu.be/qqz6kVjpMLA https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7ed41900-63c1-4b39-9ff5-a357c5eb148d/ 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 the groups, teams and players of the 2025 African Cup. 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. Time Stamps Musical Intro – 0:00 Spoken Intro – 0:31 Review of Selections and Prediction of starters – 0:47 Outro – 12:01

    13 min
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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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    Soccerphiles Canada
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    2021 - 2026
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