The Favourites · Nation to Glory

Take England to Glory

“burdened favourites”

The press pack calls England sixty years of hurt, annually renewed, and files them as burdened favourites. The bookmakers put them in the favourites at 6/1 – 12/1.

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The bookmakers

The Favourites — 6/1 – 12/1

The federation's target

The semi-finals, minimum

Your spine, as your predecessor's notes describe it

In goal, Seaman, but the moustache is aspirational. At the back, Terry Butcher, but with fewer bandages. Running midfield, Gascoigne, but with sensible decisions (mostly). Up front, Shearer, but the celebration uses both arms.

One World Cup, forty-odd decisions, no second leg. Pick the shape, name the squad, make the calls from the touchline, and see how far England can go. Free to play, one sitting, no sign-up.

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The Favourites · 6/1 – 12/1

ArgentinaBrazilFranceEnglandSpainGermanyPortugalNetherlands

The Contenders · 16/1 – 40/1

ItalyBelgiumCroatiaUruguayMoroccoColombiaUSAMexicoJapanSwitzerlandDenmarkSenegal

The Dark Horses · 66/1 – 150/1

NorwayAustriaUkraineTurkeySwedenPolandSerbiaSouth KoreaAustraliaIranEcuadorNigeriaEgyptAlgeriaScotlandHungaryCzechiaGreeceIvory CoastCanada

The Outsiders · 250/1 – 500/1

WalesPeruChileParaguayTunisiaCameroonGhanaMaliCosta RicaQatarSaudi ArabiaSlovakiaSloveniaRomaniaIrelandNorth MacedoniaBosnia & HerzegovinaGeorgiaFinlandIceland

The Improbables · 1000/1 and drifting

AlbaniaNorthern IrelandIraqUAEUzbekistanJordanBurkina FasoDR CongoSouth AfricaCape VerdePanamaJamaicaHondurasEl SalvadorVenezuelaBoliviaNew ZealandChinaOmanHaiti