At Euro 2021, Raheem Sterling scored and Kalvin Phillips assisted in a 1-0 win over Croatia.

And THAT team were 7/2 favourites to win the damn thing! Does that make 7/1 for England to win the World Cup value?

Or will we be laughing at Elliot Anderson and Anthony Gordon in five years time too?

17th June 2025

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😇 Cape Verde committed just one foul against Spain in their 0-0 draw.

🇨🇻 The Blue Sharks, as they are otherwise known, also had more possession against Spain than Arsenal did against PSG.

🇭🇷 Croatia became the lowest-ranked side to ever reach a World Cup Final when they last faced England at the tournament.

🧢 Luka Modrić is playing at his sixth World Cup and will win his 199th international cap if he plays against England, over 20 years since his debut.

🥅 Only two penalties have been given so far at the World Cup, well below the post-VAR average of 0.45 per game in international football.

🤝 Ivan Perišić is only of just three players (alongside Messi and Neymar) to have both scored and assisted at the last three World Cups.

1 point | BTTS: Yes, Ghana vs Panama ☞ Evens
💭 Panama have scored in their last five games, including twice against Brazil. A Ghana goal is almost a given. Should be odds-on.

1 point | BTTS: Yes, Uzbekistan vs Colombia ☞ 6/5
💭 The Colombians are big favourites but their games tend to be high scoring, and with their attacking prowess on show, they could be up for making this an open game.

1 point | Canada -4 corners (handicap) ☞ 10/11
💭 Canada won 9 corners in their opening game to Qatar’s 3, and there is a huge gulf in class between these sides.

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📺 TONIGHT
21:00—England vs Croatia | ITV1

📺 TOMORROW
00:00—Ghana vs Panama | ITV1
03:00—Uzbekistan vs Colombia | BBC One
17:00—Czechia vs South Africa | BBC One
20:00—Switzerland vs Bosnia | ITV1
23:00—Qatar vs Canada | ITV1