2022 World Cup: England ranked 10th in list of most likely winners, France 6th

The recent round of international fixtures was a bit of a horror show for England.

If anything, that’s being kind to the Three Lions. Gareth Southgate’s side were woeful in their four UEFA Nations League games, failing to record a single victory or a goal from open play.

England were beaten 1-0 by Hungary away from home in their first match, before dull draws with Germany and Italy.

To finish things off, Southgate’s men were thrashed 4-0 by Hungary on home soil, a result which had fans inside Molineux calling for the manager to be sacked.

All in all, it’s been two weeks to forget for England and they now only have two more games before the start of their 2022 World Cup campaign on November 21st.

Not exactly the best preparation, is it?

As a result of England’s dismal showings over the past fortnight or so, the folks over at The Guardian have placed them 10th on a list ranking all 32 World Cup teams by their chances of lifting the Jules Rimet trophy in December.

Let’s take at look at how they’ve ordered the qualified nations…

32. Saudi Arabia

31. Australia

30. Qatar

29. Costa Rica

28. South Korea

27. Ghana

26. Ecuador

25. Japan

If any of these teams win the World Cup later this year, it’ll be the greatest footballing story ever told. Had Japan not been drawn in the same group as Germany and Spain, we’d tip them to reach the last-16, as there is quality in their team. Sadly, they face an early exit like the rest of the countries behind them. Will any of them be able to prove us all wrong?

24. Tunisia

23. Iran

22. Cameroon

21. Morocco

20. USA

19. Mexico

18. Poland

17. Wales

Like the first eight, none of these nations are going to actually lift the trophy, barring a miracle. However, we can see a number of them reaching the