The German sports news agency SID has published its forecast of the results of the World Cup, which will open today at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
The agency recalls the words of Russian President Vladimir Putin that he expects a "worthy performance" of the national team at the World Cup 2018, and notes that it will be extremely difficult for Russian players to fulfill this task. And although they were in the easiest, according to experts, the group together with the teams of Uruguay, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the forecast authors predict that the Russians will leave the tournament in the 1/8 finals.
According to experts, the world champion in 2018 will be the team of France.
After reaching the final at the last European Championships, which took place at their homes, the French ripe for a world title, they argue.
In the attack of the French unlimited potential, the quality of defense will grow in the course of the tournament. Exit the finals German experts also predict the Spanish national team. In their opinion, the most important for the Spaniards will be a match against Portugal in the group tournament. If they win, they will later become a dangerous opponent for any team.
German team SID experts predict the release of the semifinals. They had the impression that the team lacked the unity and pressure that it had in 2014. In addition, the scandal around two players of the national team - Mesuta Ozila and Ilkaya Gundogana.
To reach the semifinals will also succeed and the Brazilian national team. Especially since Neimar completely recovered from the injury received in the game of the Champions League against the "Real".
In addition, the Brazilians grew team spirit, which this time will help them avoid the fiasco of 2014.
For the teams of Argentina, England, Portugal and Belgium, the championship will end in the quarterfinals. As for the British, the experts note the level of play of talented young players, but they think that they do not have enough experience to win the World Cup. In the case of the Portuguese team, experts predict that this time again everything will depend on Cristiano Ronaldo, who may not have enough support in the team.