World Cup 2022 starts on November 20 and will feature 32 teams fighting for the title of the best national team in the world.
This is definitely the most-watched sports event in the world besides the Olympic games, but it can compete with it when it comes to the number of viewers.
England managed to get a spot among the top 32 teams.
You can find an online casino where they are the favourites, but most of the bookmakers are on the side of Brazil that came to Qatar ready to take the title.
But, even if they are the favourite, in 50% of the World Cups, the top team didn’t win.
This might be the case this year, considering that every strong team had its ups and downs in the top European leagues.
Englading is also coming ready, with most of the players available to start.
There are a few injury concerns, but they passed the fitness and medical check, so there shouldn’t be any issues when it starts.
England Successes
They had great success in recent years, reaching the finals in Euro 2020 and the semi-finals in the last World Cup.
But, they are definitely eager to win any title with the national team, and this might be their opportunity in Brazil, Argentina, Germany, or Portugal, don’t stop them.
These are some of the favourites that will definitely provide some great matches for football fans.
It’s been over 50 years since they won the World Cup title, which happened in 1966 but even though it may seem like a while ago, remember that it is played once every 4 years.
They are always close to victory, which is why they are very motivated for this one.
Group Stage
Everyone is saying that England got the easiest group out of the favorite teams.
They will play against Iran, USA, and Wales.
None of them will be a great threat to the UK team, but you can’t be sure when it comes to national competition because the playstyle is much different than what we can see in the Premier League.
The biggest challenge will definitely be Iran which has a unique playstyle that England players are not used to.
They played against Wales multiple times, and their biggest player is Gareth Bale who has outstanding performances with the national team. If they find a way to stop him, it will definitely be an easy match.
The US team always goes under the radar because their league isn’t among the best leagues in the world. Nowadays, things changed a lot because MLS became much more popular over the years which brings new faces to the soccer community.
There are some very interesting faces like Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic, that are both playing on a world-class level.
Expectations
If you ask the captain, Harry Kane, he would tell you that they have a great chance to win this year even if statistics are not on their side.
They have a very experienced team with a great leader, and most of their friendly matches resulted in a win.
He compared England which played the Cup 15 years ago and the team they have today and mentioned that they were almost scared to say that they have great chances.
Nowadays, that isn’t the case, and with a lot of young but experienced players, the first step will be to be 1st in the group stage.
Considering that the tournament ends in less than a month, everything will depend on the players’ conditioning and how they can adapt to the weather.
Weather will definitely be their biggest enemy because it can get pretty hot in Qatar which is why there was a lot of speculation about the location of the World Cup.
There are a few studies that show how countries from warmer regions will perform better. This will definitely be the case in Qatar.
