The European continent will be responsible for 13 teams at the World Cup 2022 tournament in Qatar and ten teams have been confirmed for the tournament thus leaving the remaining three places for 12 teams via the playoffs. These 12 teams,including current European champions Italy and immediate past European champions Portugal, will have to go through the playoffs.
As revealed earlier ten teams from the European section are through to the World Cup 2022 tournament on Qatari soil and they are former champions England, Germany, Spain and France. It is important to point out that France are the defending champions after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final to seal a second title after the 1998 title triumph on home soil. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, Atletico Madrid attacker Antoine Griezmann and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) star KylianMbappe were all on target for the French team in that final. Continue reading “EUROPE: 12 PLAYOFF TEAMS REVEALED”→
Manchester United assistant coach Mike Phelan has urged Paul Pogba to stay committed for the Red Devils amid the ongoing speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid. The World Cup winner has been with the Red Devils for the past two-and-a-half seasons, but his performances have been mixed with flashes of brilliance every now and then.
In a report covered by Goal.com, Phelan said that Pogba is not the finished article and he has plenty of work to do in terms of achieving success at the club level with United, he told: “Paul is not the finished deal even though everyone looks at him and sees a World Cup winner already. But there is still a lot more to come — and that is the exciting bit about Manchester United. There are players here who haven’t achieved for the club what they need to achieve. And we want to make sure that they relish that experience, embrace the opportunity to win things at United.” Continue reading “Mike Phelan urges World Cup-winning midfielder to stay with Manchester United”→