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PREVIEW

Introduction to the Preview section

The Stadiums

GROUP A

Russia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Can Russia perform without their old Soviet comrades?

The view from Russia

Saudi Arabia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Will Saudi Arabia’s loan experiment pay off?

The view from Saudi Arabia

Egypt

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Will Essam El-Hadary become the World Cup’s oldest player?

The view from Egypt

Uruguay

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Oscar Tabarez: The World Cups longest serving manager

The view from Uruguay

GROUP B

Portugal

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Was 2016 success the first of many for Portugal?

The view from Portugal

Spain

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Will the final chapter for Spain’s golden generation have a happy ending?

The view from Spain

Morocco

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Morocco 1998: The one that got away

The view from Morocco

Iran

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Carlos Queiroz: How he made Iran the pride of Asia again

The view from Iran

GROUP C

France

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Just Fontaine: The man with the golden boot

The view from France

Australia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Australia: Better off in Asia?

The view from Australia

Peru

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Peru’s return to the World Cup a fitting tribute to Alianza Lima

The view from Peru

Denmark

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

When Denmark stunned a continent

The view from Denmark

GROUP D

Argentina

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Does Lionel Messi need a World Cup for his legacy?

The view from Argentina

Iceland

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Iceland: The bantamweight punching with the heavyweights

The view from Iceland

Croatia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Croatia: The overachieving underachievers

The view from Croatia

Nigeria

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

When Nigeria were on top of the world

The view from Nigeria

GROUP E

Brazil

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Brazil: The one they all want to beat

The view from Brazil

Switzerland

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Switzerland: Could they do more?

The view from Switzerland

Costa Rica

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

The enigma that is Joel Campbell

The view from Costa Rica

Serbia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Can Serbia’s class of 2015 exorcise the ghosts from the past?

The view from Serbia

GROUP F

Germany

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Can Germany handle the defending champions tag?

The view from Germany

Mexico

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Can Mexico’s gold medallists lead El Tri to glory?

The view from Mexico

Sweden

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Henrik Larsson: The King of Kings

The view from Sweden

South Korea

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

The goal that led to the sack

The view from South Korea

GROUP G

Belgium

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Have Belgium wasted their golden generation?

The view from Belgium

Panama

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Hernan Dario Gomez’s magic touch led Panama to their first World Cup

The view from Panama

Tunisia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

The Eagles of Carthage and their day in the sun

The view from Tunisia

England

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Did money kill English football?

The view from England

GROUP H

Poland

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Can a world class goalscorer win a World Cup?

The view from Poland

Senegal

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

2002: A golden year for Senegal

The view from Senegal

Colombia

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

The day football stopped being just a game

The view from Colombia

Japan

Fixtures, Qualification and World Cup history

Legends

Japan and their number tens

The view from Japan