How to win the World Cup (as a smaller nation)

Welcome to The Athletic FC's YouTube channel, where best-in-class journalism meets video. On July 19th, one team will win the World Cup. But who? It'll almost definitely be a big team... France, Spain, England... Unless? What if a small team manages to win it all? How would they do it? JJ Bull finds the answers to all these questions and more. ------------ Timestamps: 00:00 How to win the World Cup (as a small team) 00:19 Step 1: Stop the other team from scoring 04:43 Step 2: Score more than the other team 06:26 Step 3: Be amazing at set pieces 08:51 The World Cup Winning Check List 9:09 Step 4: The Secret Sauce #worldcup2026 #worldcup #football ------------ Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/checkout2/int... Watch our latest uploads here 👉    • Latest Videos   💻 🎧 Watch the Tifo Football Podcast here    / @tifo-podcast   📬 Sign up for The Athletic FC Newsletter here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/news... Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter:   / theathleticfc   Facebook:   / theathleticfc   Instagram:   / theathleticfc   TikTok:   / theathleticfc   Listen to The Athletic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4o... Subscribe to The Athletic FC newsletter for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/news... Follow The Athletic's Premier League WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4O... ------------ Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom