Over the past couple weeks Defector has been publishing team-by-team World Cup previews. Below you will find links to all of these previews, so that you may easily access them and learn how to pretend to be an international soccer expert during the event.

Qatar Bought The World Cup, Now Has To Prove It Can Play In It

Ecuador’s Bright World Cup Future Starts Now

The Netherlands Is Ready To Go Where It’s Never Been Before

Africa’s Best Hope For Glory Lies With Sadio Mané’s Senegal

Iran Has More Than Just Soccer On Its Mind At The World Cup

Will England Ever Be Brave Enough To Reach For Greatness?

This World Cup Is Wales’s Last Hurrah With Gareth Bale

At Long Last, The USMNT Is Back At The World Cup

Saudi Arabia’s Coach Is Hunky But Its Team Is Junky

Lionel Messi And Argentina Are Ready For World Cup Glory

Robert Lewandowski Alone Might Not Be Enough For Poland

Australia Has One Cool Old Guy And One Cool Young Guy

Mexico Is Going Nowhere

The Defending World Cup Champs Are Still Absolutely Loaded

With Christian Eriksen Back, Denmark Can Go Deeper Than Ever

Tunisia Has The Coolest Nickname In The Whole World Cup

If Nothing Else, Costa Rica Has Sentimentality On Its Side

It Is Illegal To List Spain Among The World Cup Favorites

Die Mannschaft Is Dead, Long Live Die Mannschaft

Fate Has Handed Japan A Nearly Impossible Task

At Its Second-Ever World Cup, Canada Is Here To Stay

The End Is Near For Belgium

Morocco Has All Of Its Weapons Back Just In Time

Serbia Will Try To Score Its Way Out Of Its Group

Croatia Will Say Goodbye To A Legend In Qatar

Can Brazil Be Brazil Again?

Cameroon Fought Hard For A Short Trip To Qatar

Switzerland Can Dare To Dream

Portugal Is Still All About Ronaldo, Even When It Shouldn’t Be

The World Cup Is The Perfect Place For Ghana To Start Over

Uruguay Will Try Once Again To Upset The Soccer World

South Korea Will Need Son Heung-Min To Be Heroic
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