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/intro30/?source=video_youtube_theathleticfc Watch our latest uploads here 👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9HdRjQJ0mH6bJW9MeLavdgTi-vMbJtrg&si=uKJJXdcnzAYGWiJo 💻 🎧 Watch the Tifo Football Podcast here https://www.youtube.com/@tifo-podcast 📬 Sign up for The Athletic FC Newsletter here for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAthleticFC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theathleticfc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theathleticfc Listen to The Athletic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4ojTuK7gwy3ZdQdB9 Subscribe to The Athletic FC newsletter for free: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/the-athletic-fc/ Follow The Athletic's Premier League WhatsApp Channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va4OzCyKwqSbZb1pna0K ------------ Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom