Semifinals, 3rd place match, and World Cup Final Preview
Once you get to this point in the World Cup, you’re expected to win it all, no matter who you are. And these four teams are no exception. France, Spain, and Germany are expected to win every tournament they take part in. And with…
World Cup Round of 16 and Quarterfinals Preview
After about two weeks of group play, the tournament will go to knock out play and that’s when the World Cup starts to get real interesting! Some teams will be on cloud nine after shocking the world and making it to this point. Others…
Group H Preview
Each team in this group features a goalscorer that could propel their team into the next round of the World Cup. Colombia has the 2014 golden boot winner in James Rodriguez who has found his form again after a loan move to Bayern Munich.…
Group G Preview
October 10th, 2017: a historic day for Panama. They needed a win and a USA loss to qualify for their first ever World Cup. With the US losing at Trinidad and Tobago, Panama’s captain Roman Torres scored an 88th minute goal to put Panama…
Group F Preview
This group has perhaps the best team from three different continents in it. Asia? Check. North America? Check. Europe? Check. While South Korea will heavily on Son Heung-Min, Germany will have multiple options at every single position. Mexico has advanced to the knockout stage…
Group E Preview
Group E features two teams that had very interesting stories come out of the 2014 World Cup. The biggest shock in group play that World Cup was that Costa Rica came out on top of a group that had Uruguay, Italy, and England. Costa…
Group D Preview
Every World Cup has a group of death, and for me, Group D is this tournament’s group of death. I say this because I can see three teams making it out of the group, and this group of three should be more closely contested…
Group C Preview
Group C has some interesting storylines heading into this World Cup. Peru’s captain Guerrero has been cleared to play after previously been suspended for doping. France are coming into this World Cup looking for some revenge, as they hosted the 2016 Euros and got…
Group B Preview
One of the biggest stories from the 2014 World Cup was Spain not even making it out of the group stage after winning in 2010. However, 10 of the 23 players on this roster play for either Real Madrid or Barcelona, who have combined…
Group A Preview
It’s finally time for one sporting event that the soccer world has been anxiously waiting for since July 13th, 2014: the 2018 World Cup! What better way to get ready for it than to take a look at each of the eight groups and…
Hat Trick Podcast Mailbag #2
Round 2 of the Hat Trick Podcast Mailbag! Once again, great questions everyone, so let’s see who made the cut. What do you think of Manchester United’s first two signings? Nadine, Portland, OR Diogo Dalot had a great season to get noticed back in…
Hat Trick Podcast Mailbag
Finally it’s here! The first round of questions for the Hat Trick Podcast Mailbag, and there were a ton of entries. For those of you who submitted questions that were similar to others, I selected the first person to submit that particular question, but…
Coming Soon! The Hat Trick Podcast
I wanted this post to be more personal than informative. I want to start by saying hello and thank you to all you readers for reading the Top 5 series during the Premier League season. The reaction and clicks onto the reports were overwhelmingly…
Top 5 Stories from Premier League Matchweek 38
Finally, the Premier League season is over. So let’s go over the stories from the top of the league to the bottom. 1. Man City tally 100 points for the first time in PL history City walked away from the Premier League season breaking…
Top 5 Stories from Premier League Matchweek 37
Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger waves before the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates Stadium in London, Sunday, May 6, 2018. The match is Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's last home game in charge after announcing in April he…