World Cup Corner

It is an uncontested fact that the broadness of the English football arena is not conducive for the growth of its players. The number of English players reaching the top of their forms is decreasing. Current England Manager, Steve McClaren is faced with considerably less options than those who came before him. The future of English football does not shine so brightly, mainly because so many young, budding talents are being put to waste.
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Argentina’s stint in the World Cup, though laden with victories and losses, is a stint that is much adored by fans, and hated by the English. They only come fourth after World Cup stars Brazil, Italy, and Germany. Argentina can also be considered as a rather dramatic participant in the World Cup finals tournament, since their first appearance in 1930 in Uruguay. However, they were unfortunate that the finals tournament seems to have been jinxed. After a pre-game heated argument about which ball should be used, they lost to the Uruguayans because of one-armed player Hector Castro. Despite tragically losing out to the Uruguayans, their first appearance seemed to have kicked them off to several more finals appearance, loaded with controversial withdrawals, exits, and victories as well.
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The Brazil-France matches in the World Cup are nothing short of spectacular. The Brazil-France matches are the kind of games that their fans and almost everyone else who’s interested in the game love to watch. Theirs is the kind of game that gets people on the edge of their feet and eventually, on their very feet. Theirs is the kind of game that rocks the field. Everyone waits in anticipation for every single match where the two World Cup giants battle. Such notoriety was fueled by their long-running heated rivalry in the World Cup, a competitive history dotted with memorable games and players.
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