Breaking The Lines – Curated Football Opinions

Tactical Analysis: France 2-1 Denmark

After beginning their campaign with a 4-1 victory against Australia, France defeated Denmark 2-1 to become the first team to book their ticket to the Round of 16. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring at the...

A Difficult Start to the 2022 World Cup for Africa's Five Teams

It was never going to be easy for the African teams in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the first round of games showed that. None of the five teams were able to get a...

Tactical Analysis: South Korea 0-0 Uruguay

Whilst Portugal began their World Cup campaign with a 3-2 win against Ghana, their Group H rivals Uruguay were held to a 0-0 draw against South Korea. Despite having 57% possession and 10 shots to...

How Morocco Held Croatia to a Clean Sheet to Open Their World Cup

Four years after losing to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, Croatia began their 2022 FIFA World Cup by taking on the Atlas Lions in their first group stage match. The match was...

Analyzing the Set-piece Patterns in the First Round of 2022 FIFA World Cup Matches

In the first round of World Cup matches, we saw various teams cause a major threat with set-pieces. Let's take a look at some of the most interesting and effective patterns that led to genuine...