Afterthoughts: - The Story of AFCON 2023 will be coming as soon as I can make it. The tournament has been absolutely fantastic and I am scripting it as it happens! - This means I don't know if we will have an upload in the meantime or not. I will keep you updated on X and in the community tab on the channel. - Let me know your thoughts on this video and what you wanna see next. Stay safe everyone and thank you for watching

@notoriouseagle1074

4 ай бұрын

Just a heads up, you forgot to mention ice hockey for American sports.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

@@notoriouseagle1074 some lists I read had Soccer now ahead of ice hockey but I'm unsure how it ranks. Apologies if I was incorrect!

@gustavoalvarezmontero1545

4 ай бұрын

The chances of Mexico could be considered greater after looking at it's two U-17 World Cup Championships and single Olympic Gold Medal. They just need to translate that to their National Team.

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

So many great stories at 2023 Asian Cup, such as the return of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 and the likes of Indonesia 🇮🇩 Syria 🇸🇾 Palestine 🇵🇸 Thailand 🇹🇭 reaching the last 16

As a fan of the Mexican team, their underperforming in the World Cup has been so frustrating.

@damiang888

4 ай бұрын

As a fan of the Argentinian team, I never understood Mexico underperforming until I watched some Mexican TV. The media there is really putting a lot of pressure on the team and that usually sucks, Argentina had the same issue from 2002 to 2018 until the players finally rebelled against the media and kicked away reporters, interviewers and, in 2018, the coach (allegedly). Hope things over there get better soon.

@victorfortunato

4 ай бұрын

Del que nada se esperaba, nada hizo

Unfortunately for Peru, the players aren’t used to playing in high altitudes. Most of the players play abroad or in Lima which is at sea level. Lots of struggling when playing Bolivia in La Paz. I still think they can go far in the World Cup with a combination of a gold generation and a good coach (seems to happen every 40 years or so lol)

I think the US has a better chance than you thought. The sport is starting to become more popular among younger people, with them losing interest in "slower" traditional sports like baseball. Add to this the upcoming World Cup in 2026, and the growth of their league, I believe they can win a World Cup.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

I do wonder if they're best to Europeanise Soccer or whether to do it the American way. Would promotion/relegation help the competitiveness of the MLS? Would typical forms of player development help? Or does the US' unique style help them in developing an identity that differs. It's a tricky one. I'm not yet convinced by the US. Thanks for watching!

@MessiVsRonaldofan19

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 As a Mexican, as much as my heart says Mexico will win the WC before the US, my head says the US will. The corruption of football in Mexico is one of the biggest things that has kept the national team underachieving for decades now. Team owners have absolute power and prefer to fill their pockets over growing the game. While Mexico is in decline, the US has seen a rapid growth of their football quality, infamously beating Mexico in two finals in 2021 and semis in 2023. Last Mexico victory was in September of 2019 almost 5 years ago.

@themaskedmagic1783

4 ай бұрын

@@MessiVsRonaldofan19the 2021 final loss was a disgrace losing to a US team without key players

@jal051

3 ай бұрын

I think an African country is most likely to win it before the US. Morocco, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon have already done well (and Algeria, ofc, except many of their players are also French) and their players play in Europe constantly. A lot of moroccan players are developed in Spain, for example. I don't think any Asian country has a real chance, nor any South American, tbh. But if I have to pick South American they would be Colombia and Honduras (but not for real). México is a joke. I'm sorry to say it, but it is. USA has better chances. Not many anyway. In any case the most likely candidate to be the newest WC winner is Netherlands. They lost 2 finals already. No other country mentioned in the video has even played a final. But if you want to know who has chances you have to look who is winning the sub19 and sub21 world cups. When there's a dominant nation in those cathegories it often translates to the big game a few years later.

I agree with Mexico. They have the stuff to make it further the World Cup but it feel like something is missing. I feel like Mexico is either under a lot of pressure, the it factor, or they heavily really a lot of their star players. Mexico needs to show that they aren’t afraid to down without a fight. Like the never give up attitude and go out with a bang. I do hope Mexico can fix their problems on time and be fully prepared for the next international tournament.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Exactly that. It needs to learn to handle pressure especially ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

@REALMX11

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 yuuuup! I think the Copa America 2024 can be a great warm up to know how to handle the pressure of the international stage and their fans. To stick together and give it all they got.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

@@REALMX11 Vamos!

@rmzweig3972

4 ай бұрын

It’s 2024, not 1984. MEX trending down. Grouped in 2022 WC. Struggled to qualify for 2024 Copa. Inferior to USA for over 10 years in head-to-head and player pipeline to Europe. 2026 WC will not be in the altitude of The Azteca. #NadaQueVer

@WorLCommunity

4 ай бұрын

@@rmzweig3972 I agree but 10 yrs is insane lmao its barely been like 3 years since usa has been better.. I get what you mean tho

Fantastic video, you have such unique football topic ideas compared to other youtubers, please keep up the great work! :)

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Really kind thank you!

brilliant videos. very vibey after hitting a blinker

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🫶

Another fantastic vid, you deserve more subscribers. Liked and shared!

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

You're too kind. Thank you so much!

USA, Japan, Colombia & Portugal are my pics

@chip9866

4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry to say USA will never win a World Cup no chance

@BobSmith-ql7fb

4 ай бұрын

@@chip9866 In the next 20 years, agreed likely won’t happen. But if the game continues to grow… not really a country you’d want to bet against 😂

@samplingmastersxlr8660

4 ай бұрын

@@chip9866 that logic goes for everyone really

@chip9866

4 ай бұрын

@@samplingmastersxlr8660 how America has no chance do you actually think America will get a chance no way in hell if you think your probably delusional

@samplingmastersxlr8660

4 ай бұрын

@@chip9866 that logic applies to everyone though again

Extraordinary coincidence that you uploaded this just a day before my video on the same topic! Great stuff!

My Choices personally for each confederation would be: New Zealand - I think it's obvious USA - Greater potential over Mexico at the moment, not speaking historically. Sport is growing fast amongst youth. Japan - Talent factory as seen recently. Portugal - Keep churning out incredible youngsters and are well rounded. This one was tough I could've chose Netherlands as well, I like both equally. Belgium also underrated and maybe they break through in the future. Colombia - They just edge out Ecuador for me and hopefully they continue to produce greater youth talents. Morocco - Lot of youth in Spanish and French academies, gives the nation a lot of potential, tough choice for me between the three African nations much like Europe.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Great choices. Thanks for watching!

@livwake

4 ай бұрын

Agree with everything except New Zealand, there aren’t enough people and football’s not even the most popular sport

@mcbaul_

4 ай бұрын

@@livwakehe’s talking about the best chance for a country in every confederation. In the ofc New Zealand is the best footballing country by far so it makes sense for it to be on the list.

Amazing as always

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for that 🙏

A bit of correction regarding Peru: they don’t actually take advantage of using their high altitude since they aren’t used to it. Their NT and their most popular clubs all play at sea level cities, including their top level players (a lot of which also move overseas anyway). It’s actually a thing WITHIN their local league when their top clubs have to travel there, so they definitely feel comfortable. The same goes for Ecuador and Colombia. The only exception is Bolivia, they are the only ones who are “used” to high altitude since their NT and top clubs play there and they don’t have a lot of player outside their own league.

Hi Into the Fray the 1960 Asian Cup South Korea’s last Asian Title was only the 2nd Edition of the AFC Asian Cup ever held the first was held in Hong Kong in 1956 South Korea also won that one

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Great insight thank you

1) Netherlands 2) Portugal 3) US 4) Japan

Croatia

idk man but simpson predicted it will be portugal v mexico for the final and since they predicted a lot of stuff I think its fair to trust that .... tbh it aint happening lol .. mexico literally sucks rn .. they like the man united/chelsea of the nations if that makes sense ..but worse obviously...

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

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Africa: Morocco Algeria Nigeria Senegal Asia: Can see only Japan and Saudi Arabia South america: Colombia North America: USA or Mexico clear Europe: Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia but also somehow Sweden

@danielm6319

4 ай бұрын

Korea as well.

@ravvsdsa5602

4 ай бұрын

@@danielm6319 Mhhh. I rather see in Saudi arabia and Japan a better future. This korea team is exclusely the best in their history. But yeah Korea maybe. But some how, i wouldnt wonder if China wins it before because their plan is just incredible. Revolotion could bouncing

The talent Portugal has been producing the last few years is insane, they probabley have the current strongest non-champions squad even without cr7 and pepe and also a lot of Future top talent flourishing in their league, they are my pick and I'm even gonna bet they make it at least to semis next wc

@jal051

3 ай бұрын

The strongest non champion squad will remain being Netherlands until they win it. xD They played 2 finals!

Good Viedio.Mike. About Ireland.Dawnfoll

If Ecuador can stop bottling group stages they are a strong candidate, very fruitful youth development program in its early stages, already has a few promising youngsters, very competitive in qualifiers. They just need that winning mentality.

please make you next video "finding the next world cup hosting nation" almost everywhere has hosted atleast once, i wanna see a list of reason it should go to places like turkey, scandanavia, australia, colombia and the like

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Yeah I really want to do something like on hosting the world cup. Many nations who are yet to host who could be brilliant

13:43 Oh thats a little fire🔥😂

Great video man really enjoy it for the Asia confederation I would have put Australia also alongside South Korea Japan and Saudi. South America Ecuador should replace Chile. Chile hasn’t been good since 2017

@intothefray12

3 ай бұрын

Thanks mate appreciate that! Australia was cut due to time constraints sadly and my feeling on Ecuador was that the civil unrest is causing too many problems for them to be a candidate in the near future.

Great video! As someone from South America (Uruguay) I think that Chile is not even close to be the one with greatest chances from our confederation. They had a really good team in the mid 2010's but that's about it. They didn't transition well into the new generation and future doesn't seem so bright. I believe this spot should be between Colombia and Ecuador (the latter has been doing well at teams level in U20 category). Regarding Concacaf, something important that was not mentioned is that Mexico has seen success in U20 and U17 world cup, which unfortunately hasn't developed in more consistent appearances at world cup. Nonetheless, I think that USA is in better shape to be the candidate now. The next new winner is most likely to be from Europe. Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal (and maybe others) are more likely to win that any other country from any other continent. But if any non-european have a chance, I believe it woild be either Japan or USA (if they start to take football more seriously)

Netherlands and Portugal deserve to win at least one ❤️ The US and Japan could potentially win one in the next 20 years as well

Do a video on countries who could qualify for a World Cup for the first time and nations who might return, having not competed since at least 2010

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Great idea. Noted.

@117k70017

4 ай бұрын

And in this section we could answer who is the best football country never qualified to World Cup Is it Finland, Albania, Uzbekistan, Montenegro....

New Zealand actually look much better in future, they've got quite a few youngsters building their skill in countries like Denmark and the Netherlands, Matt Garbett for example looks like he could play in the championship and possibly even the epl sometime in the future, they could def make it to the ro16/quarter finals at some point in the next 3 world cups imo

Should’ve talked abt Socceroos since you mentioned Saudi Arabia

But, man, the best development program in southamerica is Ecuador's. They manage to make their League the 3th in the continent and it's National team became a continental powerhouse.

I disagree with you on Africa. I think Nigeria through population alone. They have won U20 World Cup 4 times, but corruption in the organisation has hampered the national team.

@kageryu311

4 ай бұрын

We won the U17 world cup 5 times. Haven't won the U20 but we have won the Olympics in 1996.

@roberw1912

4 ай бұрын

@@kageryu311 thanks for the correction

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Respect that opinion. They also have a very good chance to win AFCON this year!

I think in the U.S. you fail to consider a few things, the sport has become more popular among the youth rapidly, and were able to attract players with U.S. secondary citizenship to come play, we also have a lot of foreign eligible players because of birthright citizenship, so while I don't think it'll happen any time soon, I think the U.S. are the stronger force in concancaf now and in the future

this tournament wc26 could really give birth to a new champion, maybe it happens that all the fans who come to the tournament get the logistical support from their diaspora in the USA and Canada and where we get mixed usa/canada + "guest nation" zones and the whole tournament turns into a festival of nations, maybe. in such atmosphere, I can see that those fans whose team is out direct their support towards the underdogs. in any case, mexico will have the biggest support and perhaps the desire for the title at "home ground". unfortunately, all that said ,I don't think that we will have a new champion in the upcoming tournament, among which my Croatia would be contender. if we take into account all of the above I think that Italy could be the champion! 😢 of course if they manage to qualify 😅 otherwise, out of all those mentioned in the video, I think that the Dutch has the best chance of reaching the first title.

I don’t think people realize the sleeping giant the United States can be. It has the highest potential in the entire world. All they need is passion for the game

you should have talked about the diaspora for nigeria. so many nigerians are playing for england, italy etc. if these players can train in europe and then come back to nigeria, nigeria will do so much better

I think if we are looking at real potential for a new World Cup winner, it’s probably Japan. Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, and etc are good teams. But a lot of them seem weaker than previous world cups, and it’ll take a couple more years maybe 5-6 for them to develop back into better teams. While Japan really are almost there. I forgot to mention Croatia. But these teams are still good, but it’s clear their best teams are already gone. So it’ll take a while for them to get back to full contending strength. So my real wild card to win would be Japan. Africa has some promising ones ofc like Morocco. But how much can we put that up to a one time thing rather than them potentially getting deep into the next tournament?

Belgium.or.Portugal. Croatia will win de.next.word.cub❤️👍😘🔥😊

What are your thoughts on a nation like Belgium🇧🇪 possibly being the next new World Cup winner? Noticed they didn’t make your Europe shortlist. They did have that recent golden generation that may have underperformed on the world stage, but they could continue to find talent from Europe, Africa, etc. to choose from

@captainfalconmain6576

4 ай бұрын

would have to improve to many old players

Except my Croatia, I think new World Cup winners would be Portugal, Netherlands, Czechia, Sweden, Hungary, Belgium, Norway and Russia from UEFA; Chile and Peru from COMNEBOL; Japan, S. Korea, Australia and Iran from AFC; Mexico and USA from CONCACAF; Nigeria, Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Egypt and South Africa from CAF; Samoa and New Zealand from OFC.

@jal051

3 ай бұрын

I think Belgium lost their chance for a while. They had a great generation in the 2010s. They did great in the youth cathegories, but they didn't get anywhere in the big one. It will take time for a next good generation to appear.

I would change North America to USA. Probably won’t happen soon but I don’t see any of the others beating them. With the knowledge of concussions in the NFL parents are looking for alternate sports and with the amount of American money in European clubs (United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Wrexham haha) then I think the popularity is only going to go in one direction. Africa I would go with Nigeria, good history of producing good teams but crucially a large diaspora in Europe, most of whom still feel connected to their heritage. A lot of players that come through British academies have the potential to play for Nigeria, if they are a superstar they will possibly commit to England etc, but if they are a fringe player they will likely commit to Nigeria which will flush out their squad. They feel like more of a long term play relative to Senegal and Morocco who feel more like golden generations.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

That's a really good point on the issue of concussion, and very true about Wrexham. Thanks for sharing your views!

@KC1996LFC

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 I looked up Nigeria, Lookman was born in England but with Nigerian heritage, Bassey born in Italy and Iwobi born in Nigeria but raised in England. I feel like it’s a matter of time before SOME of the likes of Saka, Musiala, Abraham, Tomori, Akanji, Alaba, Solanke, Olise, Barkley decide to go with Nigeria, depending on cultural connections and eligibility. Sure probably not some of those earlier names but they’d only need a few more of those names to add to home grown stars like Osimhen + others and they’d have a real team. When France have been doing well in recent tournaments there has been talk of how a lot of their players have African heritage, imo if the tide does turn and those players ever decide to play for their parents nation then Nigeria would probably be the strongest suited + have a long history of developing their own home grown world class players

Nigeria will be the 1st African nation to win the World Cup, idk when but it will happen

Hello, really enjoyed the video! I think one country in South America you're overlooking is Ecuador. In recent years Ecuador's focus on youth development spearheaded by the club Independiente Del Valle has produced several players playing in the top leagues of Europe such as Moises Caicedo, Willian Pacho, & Piero Hincapié. Ecuador has also only missed out on two World Cups this century. They routinely qualify to the U17 & U20 World Cups as well and their current crop talent is much better than Chile or Peru. From South America I would pick between Ecuador & Colombia as being the new first time winners from the continent. Cheers!

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was a toss up between Peru and Ecuador for the final space. You are absolutely right regarding Ecuador's recent growth in youth football. Although they were slightly disappointing in last year's U20 World Cup. I do fear for both nation's stability off the field too. I'm not massively in the know regarding politics in both Colombia and Ecuador but I was of the opinion that it was a bit precarious at the moment, which also comes into my thinking. Glad you enjoyed the video all the same!

@MYLOCAR

4 ай бұрын

Peru over Ecuador is wild but ay it’s all off interpretation. Viva Ecuador!

Unbelievable that the Netherlands have never won it.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Absurd!

can you do a video on why british media/public has given more attention to afcon than the asian cup this month?

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

It's a great question for a video. My guess is it probably has some colonial links. I'll definitely look to cover stuff like this in the future. Thanks for watching!

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

Also because there's far more Premier League and Champions League players in AFCON. Most Asian Cup sides (except Japan, Korea & Australia) compose of domestic league players

Just going to point out it was a bit weird he mentioned Tahiti and Papua New Guinea for Oceana, but not Canada for North America, who beat both Mexico and the U.S.A in World Cup qualifying for Qatar. Also Egypt, Australia, Ecuador, and Belgium deserved mentioning for their respective confederations over Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Peru, and Croatia respectively. My list of most likely next World Cup Winners: 1. The Netherlands 2. Portugal 3. Belgium 4. Colombia 5. Mexico 6. United States 7. Croatia 8. Denmark 9. Egypt 10. Japan 11. Chile 12. Australia 13. Canada 14. Serbia 15. Ukraine I would put Russia on the list, but with the war, I can’t

@SuperRavensfan101

4 ай бұрын

I do agree, even though their rise recently has been sudden they absolutely deserve mentioning, also possibly in the future Jamaica as they have a lot of English Dual Nationals to potentially recruit through their diaspora.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Strong list. Thank you for watching!

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

I think Mexico and USA should be farther down the list. Croatia, Denmark, and Japan have a brighter future, more game quality, and more successful recent history than any team in CONCACAF. I agree on everything else on the list.

@jimmyyue238

4 ай бұрын

I believe USA should be much higher on the list as USA actually has the ability to beat big teams, but the referee is the problem.

@martiniboy1811

4 ай бұрын

@@SuperRavensfan101 The current problem with Canada though is Canada Soccer is basically bankrupt at this point. They made a really bad media deal, and now they can't afford to pay the men's and women's national team players, set up camps for the national youth teams, and fund the rest of the organization. The corruption is actually absurd for a country like Canada. The player pool has a lot of potential, and if the government can figure out how to solve this problem they should be competitive in world football for the long term, and should easily qualify for every World Cup from 2030 onward (since they automatically qualify for 2026 as a co-host) Jamaica should constantly be the 4th best team in CONCACAF. The problem with relying on dual nationals is they might not want to play for you, so Jamaica will probably not be as good as it theoretically can be (Canada and the U.S.A have the same problem). Jamaica could be a top 20 team on this list, but I just don't think they have the long term potential to compete for the World Cup in the future, unless something dramatic happens.

I feel like Australia definitely deserves a mention from Asia P.S Great video definitely deserves more attention and subscribers

@JC_Edits_Official

4 ай бұрын

@EIKaka1 Just an honourable mention. Also look at how many young Aussies are playing football.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

I initially included 5 nations for Asia but I took two out for time reasons: Australia and Iran. Thank you for the kind comments!

@JC_Edits_Official

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 no problem your videos are class

@JC_Edits_Official

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 if you don’t mind me asking why did you take them 2

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

@@JC_Edits_Official Sorry, I don't understand what you mean?

Yeah Holland is a no brainer, the likelihood of them being the next first WC winner is probably north of 50% with Portugal and Mexico far behind. I think Belgium deserves a mention for their ability to constantly produce world class players. Over the long run, they are far more likely to win the WC than Croatia.

@jal051

3 ай бұрын

Serbia and Croatia always produce good players, but their national teams lack something to be really competitive. Spain used to be like that until they found their playstyle.

Either sa or eu winner. Other continents are out before the tournament begins

Paraguay in South America is much more consistent than Colombia historically, having played in eight World Cups, reaching the quarter finals in 2010, winning two Copa América in 1949 against Brazil and 1983, and being runner-ups SIX times, the same times as Uruguay.

@Turtlefast235

4 ай бұрын

The topic is who's most likely to win a WC, not who's been more consistent, dumb post buddy! And right now Paraguay is below Colombia and Chile in those possibilities.

I think the next new World Cup champion will be Portugal, and I think it actually can happen in 2026 or 2030.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Could be a major factor being at home in 2030!

@igorsteinberg3533

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 Exactly. Plus, the Portuguese players now are so much more promising than the Dutch ones, so I think Portugal will win the World Cup before the Netherlands.

I think Croatia should be the next most likely they’re solid on paper yes they’re losing their golden generation but i think a new players will come along step up & do well for Croatia

i think you forgot a certain young golden generation in north america 😉

Where is Scotland? Stevie Clark's boys are clearly going to win in 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

Great shout 😂

I'd say Hungary are more unlucky than Netherlands not to have already won one. It was a massive shock when they lost in 54; Netherlands were never so fancied in any of their finals. Not that Hungary are anywhere close to that level these days.

is a matter oftime for netherlands and portugal to win a world cup they are the leagues that create more national talents .

The best countries to never win a World Cup are Hungary 1954 Portugal 1966, 2006, 2018, and 2022 Netherlands 1974 and 1978 Belgium 2018 Croatia 2018

I think the US has a chance of winning it before Mexico at the moment. Just like you mentioned in the Saudi Arabia section the US has one of the most lax immigration policies in the world. That leaves many dual nationals who aren't necessarily developed in the US. Looking at some of the current national team players many were developed outside of the US like Dest, Balogun, Musah, Robinson abd more. All those issues you mentioned I admit are true and must be fixed but I just wanted to present this angle of thinking

Hrvatska ♥

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

I ain't counting the Olympic gold medals as World cup wins for Uruguay Makes no sense at all

Important conclusion of the video that everybody should get in their tiny brains : More people doesn't mean Better football quality

@13:55 he says, "Players will continue to come off that Mexican conveyor belt and light up Europe" 😂😂😂 please who?? When?? Have i missed any particular wunderkind???

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Why are you exposing your own lack of ball knowledge? Lol. Santiago Giménez, Javier Hernandez, Jesus Corona, Rafa Marquez, Raul Jiménez, Carlos Vela, Andres Guardado, Hirving Lozano... 🤣

@Turtlefast235

4 ай бұрын

@intothefray12 There is a big difference between "playing in Europe " and "lighting up Europe", and NONE of those players were considered superstars. Get your facts straight.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

@@Turtlefast235 you're being incredibly facetious over one line that isn't as clear cut as you think. You sound very sad

Im rooting for Jamaica, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Japan

Lol... placing Mexico on 2nd and a South American team 5th is an atrocity. We cannot forget why Mexico and US always qualify to the World Cup. Let them compete in South American qualifiers and you would barely ever see them again at greatest event. Mexico may have the passion, but not the quality, and compared to South American teams, it is only barely above maybe Venezuela and Bolivia. Lastly, you have to remember recent history when Chile beat Mexico 7-0, reminding Mexicans where the best football is played. And in terms of South America, Colombia has a better present that Chile, and it is demonstrated in the current qualifiers where Chile is currently out of the qualified teams, and when you compare Mexico and Colombia, last 40 years worth of history give the edge to Colombia. Just in 2022, a WC unqualified Colombia beat a WC qualified Mexico, in a 2nd half where they made game of them easily. It is like saying that New Zealand has a better chance than many because they are able to qualify to every WC after Australia left. Even nowadays, USA has a better chance of winning the WC than Mexico.

In Europe maybe Belgium should have been considered and in Africa maybe Ghana even though Ghana is in a rebuild mode

@carmeloyomileaddo8111

4 ай бұрын

Also in Carribean/ South America if they can get more players in Europe to commit then Jamaica & Suriname

i hope either uruguay or morocco win

Netherlands just needs a break while Mexico needs to have the stars align. Both true candidates, but I strongly believe that the USA will win before Mexico.

here’s i think i has a chance brazi argaetina italy france england netherlands germany

I think the Netherlands will be the next new world cup winner

Let’s be honest, gonna be 20-30 years minimum before we get a non European/South American wworld cup winner, they are quite simply decades ahead of everyone else in terms of talent and development

@intothefray12

28 күн бұрын

Yep sadly true, but we can hope for the future! :)

if I had to choose one country, it'd be Portugal

If we make multiple simulations now, with current WC teams, it's obvious only European nations have any chance. Either Portugal, Belgium, Croatia or Netherlands. At least for now, nobody else has a chance. But if something drastically happens next 1-2 generations, there might be very different stories. Potentially speaking USA, Mexico, Japan, Morocco, maybe even China and India(because of their immense population) could become very good in only 1-2 generation time(but that is if we get into WW3 and after it everything changes drastically). If things stay like this, only European nations have a chance. I don't even see Uruguay anymore, they only had their best day in the beginning of the WC history. Since 1950, they have only 1 4th place and that's it. So WC for now is only Argentina, Brasil and Europe. Those are the only ones that have more than 1% chance of winning. The other nations are just fighting for max 3th-4th place, which comes like 1 time in every 4-5 WC.

Loved this video but you ignore the fact that Japan's first sport is also baseball. I feel like you were unfair to the United States. Although, I agree with many of the points that you made about "Soccer", more and more kids from around the world will play football in our country going forward. American Football will die within the next 40 years or so.

@intothefray12

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Adam, I was actually unaware that baseball is bigger in Japan, appreciate the lesson!

@adamgrutkowski

3 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 cheers!

Eusebio was Mozambican, not from Guinea-Bissau!!!

Czechia!!!

Tbh Between USA South Korea and Morocco making it to the semifinals. Morocco was the first non European or south American country to legit do it. USA have only made it to the semifinals once in history. Thats only bc there was just a semifinal knockout stage and 2 group stage matches back then. Im certain had there been a quarter final or round of 16 knockout stage back then there’s no way the USA would’ve made it all the way to the semifinals. They lost their first semifinal and knock out match to Argentina by 6-1. Then the next World Cup they lost in the round of 16 to Italy 7-1. So definitely not a chance they would’ve made it to the semis had the tournament been longer back then. 2002 quarter final run is truly the best legit run they’ve ever had. South Korea basically payed then played their way to the semifinals of that World Cup, when they were hosts. Morocco was legit tho. They made it to the semifinals with a round of 16 and no bribing refs. Plus they beat big European teams Belgium Spain Portugal along the way. Plus they put up pretty good fights against the previous finalists of the past World Cup to. Morocco is the first and only nation besides South America or Europe to truly earn their way to the semifinals of a World Cup so far.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

It's a fair argument. It's very difficult to adequately compare a World Cup in 2022 to one in 1930. The game has evolved so much and hopefully corruption is far less involved in the upper echelons of football. Morocco's achievement should be rightly applauded. Thanks for watching!

@etiennedeleage6804

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 Agreed. It’s hard to compare a World Cup run back in 1930 and 2002 with a bunch of bribery going on to Morocco 2022 World Cup run. My pleasure, your videos are always a delight to watch. Keep up the great work 👍

great video bro, ur definitely right abt mexico, we have the passion and raw talent to make it much further than what we have but we have a corrupt federation and domestic league directors that prefers making a profit over the development of our football and players

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

The sad truth of Mexican football. Thanks for watching!

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

Passion, yes. Quality, no.

The english (are you?) guy says winning a continental trophy is a hurdle to win the world cup.....

Portugal and Netherlands are the 2 countries who deserve to win the most

Mexico or Japan will be the next one. I would also put South Korea but their generation is coming to a close after North America 2026.

I think you did a disservice to Iran. I'd put them ahead of the Saudis just because as much as the SPL has brought in a lot of names, it seems like many, particularly those from the West, are having a mass exodus, which I think makes the naturalization point void. Iran have been making massive progress, and are deffo a bigger presence on the continent than Saudi Arabia rn. I see where you're coming from with the idea that Saudi's expenses will be beneficial, but that can only get them so far. And with both lacking real any young stars atm, I'd bank on Iran producing a golden generation before Saudi because of their long standing tradition. As for the African nations, I'm biased, but I'm surprised you didn't mention Ghana. As crap as they are rn, I do think they have a very strong golden generation coming up, and they'll be back, especially with their Right to Dream Academy. North America makes sense and Oceania is self explanatory with NZ, but with South America, I'd say Ecuador should be a nation to keep an eye on, and then with Europe, I think Portugal and Netherlands are the main ones, but I'd give a mention to Sweden and Norway who've got really good talent coming through and are both sitting on gold.

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

So I originally included Iran in my list but took them out for time constraints. There's definitely an argument I should have kept them in over Saudi as they have been Japan's best competitor in the last 10 years. On Ghana, they need to sort themselves out. So much talent passes through, yet their decision making at senior level is horrible. Massively letting their people down. Thank you for watching!

Portugal one day 🙏🇵🇹

Have you seen Mexico recently? Sure I have some bias here but the U.S. still have greater talent then Mexico right now and I can only see them improving. Mexico I feel are slowing down and it could take decades for them to climb back up. I feel by that time the U.S. will win or at least get in a final of a world cup. This is just my opinion though and you also have yours. Good video though

@jal051

3 ай бұрын

Yeah. Mexico has been really weak for quite a long time now. USA has performed much better in recent history than them.

Saudi Arabia for sure. Fifa gonna make sure of it.

@danielm6319

4 ай бұрын

They don't have players in Europe, so hardly.

@saellenx3528

4 ай бұрын

@@danielm6319 they don't need players in Europe. They need somewhat decent players and a lot of money. Referee and Var Room mafia is gonna take care of the rest. Remember South Korea in 2002?

My main candidates: USA, Ecuador, The Gambia, Japan, Portugal, Fiji

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Would love to hear your reasons behind The Gambia

@MYLOCAR

4 ай бұрын

@@intothefray12 did decent in the U-20 World Cup imo and had a lot of potential. Egypt for me is declining and Senegal/Morocco no longer have that drive to them. I feel Gambia will fight to get better making them contenders in Africa and in the world. 🇬🇲

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

Gambia? Fiji? WTH? USA is still a stretch, but more believable.

@MYLOCAR

4 ай бұрын

@@VileTorture for Gambia: I didn’t want to pick one of the main contenders. They are a young team with a lot of potential and performed well in U20 World Cup, losing to champion (Uruguay) just 1-0. Another team could be Burkina Faso or Guinea. For Fiji: idk… just didnt wanna say New Zealand. USA: who else? Mexico definitely ain’t winning it. Neither is Canada.

Mexico reminds me of Spain before their success starting in 2008. I believe even Xavi compared the two, saying all Mexico needs is a stroke of luck and a good batch of players to get past their QF curse.

@WorLCommunity

4 ай бұрын

I wanna trust this so bad but bro you gotta remmeber its mexico and a concacaf nation that has no competition (before the usa went crazy)

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

Why do we have to place MX so high up. They may qualify to almost every WC, but they are brought back to reality every time they play against another team outside of CONCACAF.

@tirodeesquina6458

4 ай бұрын

@@VileTorture they beat germany in 2018, drew with brazil in 2014 and beat france in 2010. if they didnt face argentina in 2006 or got robbed by netherlands in 2014 they wouldve gone further already. they just need a stroke of luck, it’s only a matter of time. spain was nothing before 2010 as well

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

@@tirodeesquina6458 they beat a dead Germany in 2018 who lost with the weakest teams in teams in the group. They tied with Brazil 10 years ago and Brazil still made it to semifinals, and Robben did get stepped on in the round 16, stop that delusional version, today's VAR would have validated that decision. Facing Argentina is just an excuse, Netherlands would have been the other contender, and Mexico would have lost more than likely. So, all I am reading are excuses. Like saying, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina, but at the end, Argentina became the World Champions and Saudi Arabia did not even qualify to the next round.

@tirodeesquina6458

4 ай бұрын

@@VileTorture look idk what you gain from being purposefully negative but what im saying isnt wrong. mexico has talent and culture, it’s just a matter of time. it wont happen in 2026 or 2030 or probably 2034 either, but all they need is one good run

Chile’s youth development is abysmal. So is Peru.

@death2641

4 ай бұрын

Well I don't know about Chile but I know about the issue in Peru and it's with FPF President who refuse to develop the youth talent and using FPF money for himself and not for the development/infrastructure, plus the clubs are trying their best to fire this guy asap

@Jay890307

4 ай бұрын

@@death2641 Peru’s situation isn’t good. Their NT squad is older and they don’t have the players to replace the good generation they had. It’s a similar case with Chile. They had a golden generation - Bravo, Medel, Isla, Vidal, Aranguiz, Sánchez. They don’t have players of the same caliber coming up. Both Chile and Peru haven’t done well in youth tournaments in recent years. Their club teams haven’t faired well in the Copa Libertadores or Copa Sudamericana.

I honeslty think that Canada has a better chance of winning the world cup than Mexico does. Mexico's national team is in horrendous form and the federation is full of corruption, which is why I think a lot of Mexican-American dual nats are picking the US. With that said I still think the US has the best chance of the 3 with how much soccer/football is growing.

Only worse thing then England winning big competition again, is USA winning World Cup

Hopefully the Netherlands or Portugal win one day 🇳🇱

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Genuinely insane they haven't yet!

@rickygrimshaw1255

4 ай бұрын

They have had some world class players over the decades but their golden chance were in the 1970’s when they reached two consecutive World Cup finals but they seem to be building another golden generation with Justin Kluivert playing like his dad.

@husseinnaser5105

4 ай бұрын

I hope to

@NVCardMaster

4 ай бұрын

The two nations that have deserved it for a very long time!

@etiennedeleage6804

4 ай бұрын

The Netherlands were straight up robbed in the 1970s. It’s very unfortunate that those 2 back to back finals were literally against the host countries of those World Cups. I heard rumors that Germany intentionally sabotaged the Dutch players the night before by having one of them getting arrested. 1978 was the most rigged World Cup just like the 2022 one. Argentina had the refs on their side that whole tournament and the Argentina fans that day were hell of crazy that day in the final against Netherlands. Imagine if the Netherlands had won on their homeland with all those crazy people around them. It be a miracle if they managed to get back to their hotels in on piece. The Dutch should have 2 world cups rn tbh. They’d definitely have one now had Robben just chipped his shot against casillas instead of shooting in down in the middle.

Perú no va a ganar ni una Copa América de acá hasta que me muera 💀

POR Dream

If you like this video pls read my comment because I made the longest essay i will talk about and yes I am a nerd For me in ofc - New Zealand of course Asia - Saudi Arabia because their development and I believe that Ronaldo jr could play for Saudi because Ronaldo May live in Saudi for 5 years (maybe not) and Saudi give him 15b+ to play for them or atleast once also I am not joking about 15b because Saudi made the spending max for every club is 17b also Saudi has good economy btw (ya 1b is low for a club in Saudi because most is rich, I can’t believe I am saying this but 1b is a lot like a lot for a human like what you wanna buy with 1b, Fun? Eh there’s nothing super fun in this world beside religion books and things you do in your religion but wait you can buy man united ouch oh yay trash untied? Or maybe a good team) Africa - It’s Morocco because wait S##T I spend 25 minutes writing and why I think too much

I would place Canada above US/Mexico (and Russia for Europe) and here is why : - They are much more oriented towards European sports and European culture than the USA. - They are economically and demographically growing at a faster pace. Global warming means a lot of icy/permafrost land will turn into arable land, which will result in Canada and Russia becoming the two wealthiest nations in the world within 100 to 200 years. This will also help in developing football. - They are improving a lot football wise, and only recently created their own professional league, despite Toronto and Montréal playing in MLS.

Japan 🇯🇵 Croatia 🇭🇷 Ukraine 🇺🇦 Portugal 🇵🇹 Morocco 🇲🇦 Senegal 🇸🇳 Egypt 🇪🇬 Canada 🇨🇦 Colombia 🇨🇴 Australia 🇦🇺 (just because they play in AFC, doesn’t make them Asian 😀).

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

New Nations that could qualify for FIFA World Cup: Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Syria 🇸🇾 Mali 🇲🇱 Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Venezuela 🇻🇪 Georgia 🇬🇪 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 Guatemala 🇬🇹

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

Nations that haven't been to a FIFA World Cup since 2010, but could return one day: Norway 🇸🇯 Austria 🇦🇹 Romania 🇷🇴 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Turkey 🇹🇷

@encorefootball

4 ай бұрын

Nations who haven't been to the World Cup since 2010: Jamaica 🇯🇲 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ireland 🇮🇪 South Africa 🇿🇦 New Zealand 🇳🇿 El Salvador 🇸🇻 Iraq 🇮🇶 DR Congo 🇨🇩 Czech Republic 🇨🇿

Hi into the fray I’m American association football/soccer isn’t as popular here as it probably deserves is probably because in US sports a lot of fans value athletes jumping high like 30”-40” inches/ 70 cm high which I know it’s quite ridiculous and freakish and also a lot of points 20+ points in most sports and in basketball 100+ points aka sports on steroids also football/soccer is seen his as low scoring and boring which I don’t understand just slightly more exciting that golf to the eyes of and American sports fan also about baseball here in the states not that popular like it once was in terms of popularity it essentially like Cricket 🏏 which to most they don’t see the beauty also what happened to the AFCON video

@intothefray12

3 ай бұрын

Great point on the scoring argument, it definitely hampers football in the US. Sadly the AFCON video has been taken down as it was accidentally shadow banned by KZread, I may upload again at a later date. Thanks for watching!

Your videos are a far cry from other so called football experts

@intothefray12

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Africa has produced a World Cup winner, BTW. France. 😂

@VileTorture

4 ай бұрын

Can that award also be given to the Caribbean Islands?

🇲🇽🇲🇽

Nah, I'd put Ecuador over Chile and Peru, the rise of Ecuadorian football is inmense, before the 2000s they had 0 wc qualifications and 0 international titles (club level) and now they have 4 wc apps and always thru direct qualification spots and 8 continental titles as well, their youth developing system is also one of the best in South America just behind Argentina and Brazil, right now they have probably one of the youngest team in South America full of young talents playing in Europe. All this compared to the dark ages that Chile and Peru are going thru rn I would have chosen Ecuador over them

@BC-th3mx

4 ай бұрын

0 WC QFs and only once gone past 1st round, only 1 SF in CA as host. No Ecuadorean has finished top scorer of a big 5 EU league/CL or top assists - Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru have all achieved these things and have gone further in WCs/CAs, they've consistently had better players and are far more likely. No Ecuadorean player has ever been the top player at a top club

@balsis_ch6217

4 ай бұрын

@@BC-th3mx The context of the video which is talking about future events is what makes me talk about current trends, currently Chile, Peru, and Paraguay are shadows of their former glory days, I never said that historically Ecuador was better and there is no reason why I would be mentioning retired players to make a point just like you did because again, it's irrelevant for the context of the video.

@BC-th3mx

4 ай бұрын

@@balsis_ch6217 Ñame the current Ecuadorian player who’s a top player at a top club then, because everything you wrote is irrelevant nonsense

@balsis_ch6217

4 ай бұрын

@@BC-th3mx Caicedo at Chelsea, Hincapie at Leverkusen, Pacho at Frankfurt, Estupiñan at Brighton. And if only current players are relevant then Peru, Chile, and Paraguay have no top players in top club besides Almirón and Enciso. Your point truly is irrelevant my guy

@BC-th3mx

4 ай бұрын

And I never said they were better now that’s also irrelevant, the video is about who can win a WC in the future, not who’s doing slightly better in the beginning of qualifiers. You don’t win trophies in qualifiers so they’re irrelevant too