Everyone loves an underdog, and for this issue we've told two of the year's most unlikely success stories: village club Mjallby becoming champions of Sweden and Cape Verde qualifying for their first-ever World Cup. You'd have got long odds on Morocco triumphing at the recent Under-20 World Cup too, and we take a closer look at their shock win as well.
It was when the two Lionels -- coach Scaloni and star player Messi -- began to put together a project that would give Argentina arguably their most successful national team of all time. In 2019, they were eliminated in the semifinals of the Copa América at the hands of eventual champions Brazil, but the side was starting to come together, and the signs were promising.