World Cup 2018 winner betting odds, tips and predictions: England second favourites to triumph in Russia

Standard Sport29 June 2018

England now know their first knockout stage opponents after Thursday's defeat to Belgium, but what does this mean football: is it coming home or not?

Well, there's no Germany to throw a spanner in the works this time and the second-placed finish means the Three Lions have a considerably easier route to the latter stages.

With Colombia up in the last 16, they would then face Sweden or Switzerland and then Spain, Russia, Croatia or Denmark in the semi-finals.

Well, there's no Germany to throw a spanner in the works this time but the first-placed finish means the Three Lions have a considerably harder route to the latter stages.

Japan await in the last 16, then it's Mexico or Brazil in the quarter-finals and France, Argentina, Portugal or Uruguay in the semi-finals.

England were 8/1 heading into the game and now find themselves at 7/1. But how does that rack up compared to their rivals?

World Cup odd via Betfair

Brazil 7/2
Spain 7/2
England 7/1
Belgium 7/1
France 15/2
Croatia 12/1
Argentina 14/1
Uruguay 22/1
Colombia 22/1
Portugal 25/1

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