If there’s been a dominant trend in the first week of the 2018 World Cup, perhaps it has been how well European nations from beyond the continent’s traditional giants have performed. Iceland, Switzerland, Serbia, Sweden, Croatia and Russia are all off to a strong start. This should be no surprise. Only two nations from outside Europe and South America32 have made the World Cup semifinals (the United States in the inaugural competition in 193033 and South Korea in 200234).
Europe And South America Are Growing In Soccer Power — That Wasn’t Supposed To Happen
Tim Wigmore, FiveThirtyEight: Sports
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 1:50pm
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