Jonathan Wilson answers your questions on the World Cup, VAR and the January transfer window
With Morocco’s performance at the last World Cup, do you see an African nation winning the tournament in the next decade? Chinoso
Honestly, no. The World Cup is a slightly odd tournament in that it’s pretty much never had a shock winner – maybe West Germany in 1954, but their subsequent performances have diminished what a surprise that felt at the time. Perhaps all that means is that we’re due a shock but there seems to be something about the magnitude of the occasion in the latter stages of the competition that ultimately benefits the elite.
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