Simply predict the eight group winners and runners-up followed by who will win each of the following knockout ties to be in with a chance.

Brazil and Germany head to Russia as favourites and have also been the best backed nations by entrants so far, with England attracting nine per cent of support to lift the trophy.

That suggests that there’s more optimism around than the odds of EFL sponsor Sky Bet suggest, with Gareth Southgate’s men 16/1 for a repeat of the 1966 success.

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