GROUP B
GUINEA
“Syli Nationale” had a convincing qualifying campaign to get into the finals but then imploded in the World Cup preliminaries between September and November, firing coach Didier Six in the process.
The taciturn Frenchman likely contributed to his own demise, but the country’s cause was not helped by a military coup in September that had Guinea briefly banned from hosting any football, thereby impacting their hopes of a credible tilt at World Cup qualification.
Guinea used to
