THE GLOBAL GAME.

Soon 32 nations will compete to see who’s on top of the pyramid for the next four years, and Eight by Eight is on the case. The latest edition of the best football (soccer) magazine has just been published.*

The World Cup, Then and Now, Special Issue is the usual mixture of insider insight coupled with stunning design, illustration and photography. The driving force behind all this is the team of Robert Priest and Grace Lee. Same pages from the issue are shown below.

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Local team
When Fernando Baptista visited Ohio University** he mentioned that his local team, Athletic Bilbao, only signs players from the Greater Basque region. Below is my attempt to show that by looking at the starting lineup for one La Liga game. Click on the graphic for a larger version.

Choose the champions
If you want to make your own World Cup predictions, or just track all the results, download Eight by Eight’s bracket: http://bit.ly/2khDJ12

*Full transparency: I’m the infographics director.

**Fernando in Ohio: https://wp.me/p7LiLW-1O0