The Sam on Sport Podcast

Sam, Graeme and James are back now that the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage has ended to review what has gone down and look forward to what may come next.As ever, the Sports4Cast algorithm will be used to provide guidance about the likelihood of who may progress. If you want to have a look at doing this yourself you can access it on the website below:FIFA World Cup Predictions & Analysis | Sports4CastSam's book on the World Cup, 'The World At Their Feet: A History of the World Cup through the lens of the 2026 tournament,' is available on Amazon now: The World At Their Feet: A History of the World Cup through the lens of the 2026 tournament: Amazon.co.uk: Bales, Sam: 9798199569248: Books

Sam, Graeme and James are back, this time reviewing the events of the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far. This episode covers all the action from how the big guns have done to the shocks that have occurred and those that have disappointed. There is even time for a chat about the race for the Golden Boot and some of our own personal favourite moments so far.As ever, we use the Sports4Cast algorithm to look at how the tournament is opening up. If you would like to access the prediction tool you can do so here:FIFA World Cup Predictions & Analysis | Sports4CastIf you are enjoying this content, please also take a look at Sam's book, 'The World At Their Feet,' which goes through the history of the FIFA World Cup through the lens of this current tournament. It is available in both paperback and digital formats. The World At Their Feet: A History of the World Cup through the lens of the 2026 tournament: Amazon.co.uk: Bales, Sam: 9798199569248: Books

Sam, Graeme and James are back once more, continuing to preview the different groups at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This time the groups covered are A, C and L which include Scotland, England, Brazil, Morocco, Croatia and hosts Mexico.As before, for each side there will be discussion about their history at the World Cup before looking at current form, qualification and chances at the tournament, as predicted by the Sports4Cast algorithm which can be found here: ⁠FIFA World Cup 2026 Predictions & Analysis - Sports4Cast | Sports Data Analytics - Predictions & Insights⁠As talked about previously, Sam's book on the World Cup, 'The World At Their Feet: A History of the World Cup through the lens of the 2026 tournament', is out now and available in paperback, on Kindle and via PDF. See links below.The World At Their Feet: A History of the World Cup through the lens of the 2026 tournament eBook : Bales, Sam: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle StoreThe World At Their FeetAs always, we hope you enjoy and, if you do, please feel free to share widely.

Sam, Graeme and James are back once more, continuing to preview the different groups at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This time the groups covered are B, J and K which include Argentina, Portugal, Colombia and hosts Canada.As before, for each side there will be discussion about their history at the World Cup before looking at current form, qualification and chances at the tournament, as predicted by the Sports4Cast algorithm which can be found here: FIFA World Cup 2026 Predictions & Analysis - Sports4Cast | Sports Data Analytics - Predictions & InsightsAs always, we hope you enjoy and, if you do, please feel free to share widely.

Sam, Graeme and James are back with the second episode of the Sam On Sport podcast, this time previewing World Cup groups D, G and H which include the likes of Spain, Uruguay, Belgium and the hosts USA.As with the first episode, we will look at the history of each side at the World Cup before chatting about their current form and using the Football4Cast algorithm to assess their chances,You can find the link to the predictor tool here: FIFA World Cup 2026 Predictions & Analysis - Sports4Cast | Sports Data Analytics - Predictions & InsightsWe hope you enjoy and, if you do, please share far and wide!

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Sam On Sport Podcast. Prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, I have teamed up with Graeme and James from the Football4Cast for a four episode mini-series to preview the tournament.Expanded for the first time to 48 teams, we will break the tournament down into the quadrants of the draw so that we can look at likely routes through to the semi-finals using the Football4Cast algorithm. We will also provide some history for each team, look at some legendary players and bring you up-to-date with qualifying performances and players to look out for.In this first episode we will be looking at groups E, F and I which include France, Germany and the Netherlands amongst others,If you want to use the Football4Cast widget to see how the draw might play out, you can access it here: FIFA World Cup 2026 Predictions & Analysis - Sports4Cast | Sports Data Analytics - Predictions & InsightsWe hope that you enjoy the show and please spread the word if you do!