Heena Sharma Blog

The more a country and its society give liberty to its people to make choices for their lives, the more likely it is to be a World Cup winner FIFA World Cup 2018 :   More than a seventh of humanity watched the 2014 final, where   Germany   became the champions with a lone goal in the extra time. Unarguably, this makes the 2018 World Cup the most to-be-watched sport tournament, and a question that becomes central to discussion in the office, over tea or lunch, and at parties, is this: Who will win this time?   Juxtaposing the general development and economic progress of a country with its perceived chances of winning reveals that the probable semi-finalist teams would be the countries with better social and economic indicators. The world’s top betting players such as Ladbrokes, WilliamHill and 888sport have almost unanimously put Germany, Brazil, France,   Spain   and Argentina   as top five, while Tunisia, Iran, Panama, South   Korea   and   Saudi Arabia   as the bottom five

Since drawing of teams in December, Argentina's defensive problems have risen, Portugal and France have struggled to find fit defenders, Brazil has lost Dani Alves, and Spain has let go of its manager FIFA World Cup 2018 : If there was a sense that the build-up to the 2018 Fifa World Cup was a bit dull, it was punctured on Wednesday when Spain decided to sack its manager Julen Lopetegui   two days before the team plays its opening match against Portugal. Here, perhaps, lies the magic of the World Cup. When everything looks certain, an astonishing turn of events lurks in the corner. The Spain fracas should be a reminder to everyone who thinks the   World Cup in Russia   will play out on expected lines. When the teams were drawn last December, the group stage seemed rather benign for the major teams. Since then, Argentina’s defensive problems have multiplied, Portugal and France have struggled to find fit defenders, Brazil has lost its first-choice right back   Dani Alv