Diego in wonderland
It’s somehow appropriate that Diego Maradona, the most unpredictable and controversial manager in the draw, should see his Argentina side cast in a group which includes Nigeria, South Korea and Greece, three teams where you just don’t know what you’re going to get. The Super Eagles, a.k.a. Nigeria, …

Anybody who thought FIFA was somehow surreptitiously punishing France by not making it a top seed following Thierry Henry’s “Hand of Gaul” shenanigans may conclude that Lady Luck speaks French. In most World Cups, the top seeds consist of seven heavyweights plus the host nation (unless the host nation is …