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When will a team from North America, Asia or Africa win the men’s World Cup?

In this mailbag edition of Jonathan Wilson’s newsletter, he answers questions about inverted wingers, favorite jerseys and moreSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereWe’re now a year-ish from the World Cup. The tournament is still dominated by European and South American teams. But which continent without a winner (Asia, Africa, Central and North America and, I guess, Oceania) has the best chance of lifting the trophy first?– Stacey Continue reading...

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