211 To 1: Reflections On The Road To Qatar 2022 Index

An index page for the 211 To 1 series, by its various parts, with a list of chapters.

Part One: The Beginning

Prologue: Triumph, Despair And A Whole Lot In-Between

1. Cheng Hoe-Ball: Malaysia

2. The Siege: Qatar

3. 10’000 km: Guam

4. Football In The Steppes: Mongolia

5. The Little Brazil: Timor-Leste

6. Degrees Of Caution: Sri Lanka

7. Gross National Happiness: Bhutan

8. In The Office: Macau

Part Two: The Road Broadens

9. Now Or Never: Uzbekistan

10. The Worst Place On Earth: Eritrea

11. FA Johansen: Sierra Leone

12. Sticking It Out: South Sudan

13. “Abuse Us, Criticise Us”: India

14. Freefall: Togo

15. Success And Nowhere: Botswana/Malawi

16. Enclaves And Annexations: Lesotho

17. A Lion’s Roar: Iran

18. Perpetual Crisis: Sudan

Part Three: Dreaming In Asia

19. Paragons Or Puppets: Syria

20. “I Told You So”: Australia

21. Hands Across The 38th: North Korea/South Korea

22. Sing It Out: Cambodia

23. The Second System: Hong Kong

24. The One Country: China PR

25. The Team Of Hope: Iraq

26. The Journeymen: Chinese Taipei

Part Four: Football In The Time Of COVID

27. Cinicenta: Venezuela

28. By The Year 2000: Senegal

29. Silence: COVID-19

30. 211: Anguilla

31. GOAT: Argentina

32. Reflection: Chile

33. Gol Da Alemanha: Brazil

34. Depredador: Peru

35. Statements: Ecuador/Uruguay

Part Five: Getting On With It

36. Eating Liver: Bolivia

37. Twins: Paraguay

38. “Life Does Not End Here”: Columbia

39. A Burgundy Fall: Venezuela

40. Yeah, Right!: Brazil

41. Poles Apart: Qatar/Bangladesh

42. Boom, Bust, Boom: Ireland

Part Six: March Madness

43. In The Eye Of A Hurricane: Puerto Rico

44. “We Are Not Bad Either”: Tajikistan

45. The North Remembers: Canada

46. Doped: Russia

47. The Eruption: Montserrat

48. 15%: Faroe Islands

49. The Forbidden Door: Japan

50. Expressions Of Nationhood: British/U.S. Virgin Islands

51. Lions And Eagles: England/Poland

Part Seven: The Marathon

52. “I Only Want Trophies”: Myanmar

53. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Guam/China PR

54. Withdrawn: Saint Lucia

55. The Peter Principle: Thailand

56. Swapping Horses: Chile

57. Unity: Yemen

58. “As If Your Child Has Been Taken Away”: Curaçao

59. Problematic: Indonesia

60. The Inheritors: Peru

61. El Gol Fantasma: Panama

62. “Harry Potter”: Turkmenistan

63. Wishing Upon A Golden Star: Vietnam

64. Shining Light: St Kitts and Nevis

65. Best Loser: The AFC Runners-Up

66. The Football War: El Salvador

67. Insistence On Destruction: Palestine

Part Eight: Switching Focus

68. Selling Out: Lebanon

69. The Sick Man: CAF

70. FUDELA: Ecuador

71. “France, France, France”: Jamaica

72. Application: Gibraltar

73. “I Believe That We Will Win”: USA

74. Naivety: DR Congo

75. Anti-Football: UAE

76. Twisted Vision: Saudi Arabia

77. Sliding Doors: Colombia/Chile

Part Nine: The First Qualifiers

78. The Coup: Guinea

79. “Quinto Partido”: Mexico

80. No Fear: Oman

81. Löw Point: Germany

82. Unfinished: Uganda

83. 1930: Argentina/Uruguay

84. 109: Iran

85. The Hero Twins: Honduras

86. The View From One Year Out: The Confederations

Part Ten: Deep Breaths

87. The Contender: Iraq/Syria

88. From Crisis To Crisis: Egypt

89. Opportunity Missed: Costa Rica

90. The Giant Killer: Luxembourg

91. Collapse: Ghana/South Africa

92. Green Shoots: Bolivia

93. King David: Canada

Part Eleven: All Together Now

94. 64 Years: Wales

95. The Next Goal: American Samoa

96. Near Miss: Algeria/Morocco

97. Marmite: Australia

98. The Sequel: Panama

99. The World Cup Conspiracy: South Korea

100. Failing Process: Uruguay

101. On The Brink: USA/Honduras

Part Twelve: Face-Off

102. Unranked: Cook Islands/Tonga

103. The More Things Change: Iraq/UAE

104. Fingertips: Costa Rica/Canada

105. Half And Half: The CAF Third Round

106. Exeunt: The Final CONMEBOL Matchday

107. Nightmare Fuel: Portugal/North Macedonia

108. 0.5: The OFC Tournament

109. A Brief History Of Balls In Bowls: The World Cup Draw

Part Thirteen: Intercontinental

110. Think Again: Scotland

111. Wartime: Ukraine

112. Waiting On A Miracle?: UAE/Australia

113. Dancing On The Line: Australia/Peru

114. Last One Out, Hit The Lights: Costa Rica/New Zealand

Part Fourteen: Groups Of Life, Groups Of Death

115. Four Dark Horses: Group A

116. Game For A Re-Match: Group B

117. Almost: Group C

118. High Water Mark: Group D

119. Fallen Giants: Group E

120. Time To Make Good: Group F

121. Ghosts Of World Cups Past: Group G

122. Just Glad To Be Here?: Group H

Part Fifteen: The Promised Land

123. Headlights: Matchday One

124. Let’s Try This Again: Matchday Two

125. Rise Of The Underdog: Matchday Three

126. A Soul Destroying Joy To Watch: Matchday Four

127. The Superstar Show: Matchday Five

128. Going For It: Matchday Six

129. Give Everything: Matchday Seven

130. Eff Em: Matchday Eight

131. Prayer: Matchday Nine

132. Pressure Cooker: Matchday Ten

133. The Great Escape: Matchday Eleven

134. What Is Happening: Matchday Twelve

135. At Least We Were Here: Matchday Thirteen

Part Sixteen: Descent

136. Sweet Sixteen: Matchday Fourteen

137. Goals Change Games: Matchday Fifteen

138. Coraggio: Matchday Sixteen

139. A Punch In The Face: Matchday Seventeen

140. Raised As Fighters: Matchday Eighteen

141. All The Money In My Pockets: Matchday Nineteen

Part Seventeen: Triumph, Despair And A Whole Lot In-Between

142. The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow: Matchday Twenty

143. Oft Imitated: Matchday Twenty-One

144. In Defence Of A Glorified Friendly: Matchday Twenty-Two

145. The One: Matchday Twenty-Three

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