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4th Sep 2022

World Cup 2022 – Qatar Players Preview - Group A

Check out any of the 9 series we’ve done at:

https://soccerphiles.captivate.fm/

or type soccerphiles into youtube or google

Also, see part 4 below for our previous and upcoming series

This is series 11: a 32-episode preview of each team’s players in World Cup 2022.  . 


World Cup 2022 Group A – Qatar Players

See below for times for this podcasts


Let's get to know the teams and enrich our following of World Cup 2022


This podcast gives an overview of players ocvering:


Part 1- Preliminary Matters

      - Introduction to the mediacast

     - Takeaways from Previous podcast

     - Formations in previous games and typical\ formation


Part 2- Player by player

     - Organized by position

     - Player’s recent participation

     - Player’s team history

     - Likelihood of making the finals squad

     - Prediction as to whether player is a starter or substitute


Part 3- Discussion of Squad

     - Notes on the squad

     - Overview of club affiliations

     - Data on players

          - Number of candidates on the table

          - Average age

          - Average Caps

          - Total goals

     - Players and issue to watch

     - New players coming in

     - Current injuries

     - Notable absences


Part 4- Previous and Upcoming Series

   - Series 1: Euro 2020 groups

     - Series 2:Copa America 2021 groups

     - Series 3:CONCACAF Gold Cup groups

     - Series 4: CONCACAF World Cup qualifying final round groups and players

     - Series 5: Asian World Cup qualifying final round groups

     - Series 6: CONCACAF World Cup qualifying final round mid-round update

     - Series 7:African Cup 2021 (in January 2022) groups

     - Series 8: African Cup 2021 (in January 2022) players

     - Series 9: African Cup 2023 qualification groups

     - Series 10: World Cup 2022 groups (currently being released) 

     - Series 11 World Cup 2022 players (currently being released) 

     - Series 12 World Cup 2022 groups and players short versions (coming soon) 

     - Series 13 World Cup 2022  team and player updates (coming early to mid November)


 Hope this helps you enjoy the tournament!


Links and times for sections discussed in this podcast:

Intro to podcast – 0:00

Known issues and formations  – 3:10

Manager – 6:02

Goalkeepers – 8:25

Defence – 15:50

Midfield  – 36:23

Forwards – 56:23

Discussion of team – 1:14:30






Relevant links

Qatar mediacast for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021

Qatar – 47:10 – 1:01:00

Youtube link

https://studio.youtube.com/video/GI-KvorAUeQ

Podcast link

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a06a06d2-d1e8-40a3-a993-efc58e5593b5


 

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About the Podcast

International Soccer Preview
by Soccerphiles Canada
International Soccer Preview by Soccerphiles Canada previews upcoming tournaments and qualifications in international soccer.

We offer a thorough history of each team we preview and do a deep dive into each team's for the specific stage of the tournament we are previewing. So, for example, if we are previewing the 2023 Asian Cup finals, we do a deep dive into each team's history at the Asian Cup finals.

For tournaments, we also produce an episode for the players of each team. We hope listeners enjoy tournaments more by gaining a more intimate of the teams and players in a tournament.

We are currently on series 21. Having covered the latest regional cup in all confederations, we are now planning to preview World Cup qualifying for all regions.

About your hosts

Kevin Smyth

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Kevin’s passion for soccer started in Wales where he grew up. It continued when, at age 10, he moved to Edmonton, Canada and when he lived in South Korea for 15 years. In fact, he chose South Korea in anticipation of 2002 World Cup, which he attended.

Over the decades he kept informed and engaged in the soccer world, first through a hobby of scrap-booking world cup information. This hobby migrated to the computer after 2002 and grew into a project that eventually tracked all the national teams and their players, year over year. This information has become the 'soccer files' on which the 'International Soccer Preview' podcast is based.

The idea of a podcast was ignited when searching for a podcast that covered the 2019 Asian Cup. There was none. He recognized current soccer sources were mostly Euro-centric and that other interesting regions got little coverage. It struck him that he might be the one to do it. So, after a couple of years of preparation and courage-building, the podcast, which he hosts with his equally soccerphilic nephew Conor, was born.

When he isn’t engulfed in the soccer world, Kevin is a teacher. With a BA and MA in teaching, he has taught English at the high-school and University level in both Alberta and South Korea. Kevin is married with two daughters, and he speaks Korean.

Conor Smyth

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Conor has been watching and playing soccer for as long as he can remember. When Kevin began discussing the idea of a podcast, Conor jumped at the chance to be involved. He brings a passion for the game as well as a breadth of knowledge about soccer around the globe - from his local side FC Edmonton, to club football all over the world, to the major regional and international tournaments.

Conor has a degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Alberta. He also spent one of his years of university studying at Swansea University in Wales. He is married and has a young daughter.