While some are uncanny, some players can feel more than hard done by with their casting choice.
Who are the wonderkids to look out for?
Dreaming of a world where the football came first.
This lot are the definition of underachievers.
A real mix of fortunes.
Not your Yamals and Doues...
If you're going to win just one trophy, might as well make it the best of the lot.
Some of 2022's biggest names won't be at this summer's tournament.
Just 10 of 736 players are still going.
These players can put themselves in the shop window.
Are Spain and France all they're made out to be?
The curse of Panini has struck some familiar names.
Could a strong World Cup boost their chances of a lucrative new deal?
Of the 1,248 players at the World Cup, which 10 earn the most?
Certain players always had the odds stacked against them. Others were victims of circumstance.
We've reached the end of our mammoth countdown.
Managerial reigns in Europe's top five leagues are shorter than ever before.
Brazil have been humbled by some World Cup minnows.
