You’re failing to acknowledge that the Alfie Potts People’s Republic of Columbesia (the 2028 merger state between Columbia and Indonesia) will win all World Cups until it’s eventual collapse in the 2100s where the HITC Republic of Veneppines (the merging of Venezuela and Philippines) will take over the dominant mantle.
My club just signed a Sri Lanka international… and we’re in the 6th tier of English football. Which probably says something both about the level of competition for places in the Sri Lankan side, but also about the depth of the English pyramid and number of opportunities to get paid to play and develop as a footballer in this country. (In fact someone who played at this World Cup made a few appearances for us in 2019, which makes the case even more for the benefits of such a deep pyramid)
I feel like the biggest factor is the fall off of South America, because outside of Argentina, the rest of South America is worse than it has ever been
In all honesty: the best African teams at this point are also European teams, the most important players from Morocco (18 Players born and raised in Europe), Senegal (12 Players), Côte d'Ivoire (9 Players), Cape Verde (13 Players) and DR Congo (20 Players) learned to play football in European acadmies
Netherlands here. Key factors in Europe: 1. infrastructure, not just football facilities but also connectivity, 2. UEFA European club leagues, 3. UEFA Nations League and 4. UEFA European Championship.
30:06 - In 2016, Willfried Mbappé, Kyllian's father, conceded a interview, where he charged the Cameroon FA of asking him a "comission" so that his son could play for Cameroon Youth National Team, and that's why Kyllian went to play for Les Bleus instead, who didn't ask any fee from them.
And when Cameroon FA saw his astonishing start in 2016/17 season in Monaco, they realized their mistake, and tried to call Kyllian, but it's too late and he mocked them.
Italy went from beating Spain and England to win the Euros in 2020, to getting knocked out of the qualifiers by North Macedonia in 2022. This falloff has to be studied
Alfie is now officially in the "Shorts" business...😂😂😂😂