In this World Cup Preview, we break down everything you need to know ahead of the tournament, including our World Cup predictions, outright winner picks, dark horses, group stage analysis, Golden Boot contenders, and the biggest talking points with former England goalkeeper, David James, as well as esteemed broadcasters, Julien Laurens and Dan Bardell.

Will Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Germany, Spain or Portugal lift the trophy? Which underdogs could shock the world?

In this video:

✅ World Cup Winner Predictions

✅ Group-by-Group Preview

✅ Golden Boot Predictions

✅ Dark Horse Teams

✅ Players to Watch

✅ Controversy Corner

✅ England's squad analysed

👇 Let us know your World Cup winner prediction in the comments!

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0:00:11 - Introduction to the World Cup Preview

0:00:46 - Discussion on the 48-team tournament structure

0:01:13 - World Cup winner predictions

0:04:39 - Golden Boot contenders

0:05:55 - England's squad analysis and Thomas Tuchel's approach

0:07:01 - Debate on Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham

0:10:35 - Japan as dark horses

0:12:00 - Managing the team: Comparisons to the Capello era

0:13:28 - Argentina's chances as reigning champions

0:16:35 - Portugal, Messi, and Ronaldo's final tournament narrative

0:19:30 - Neymar and Brazil's squad selection

0:21:21 - Controversy Corner: England squad omissions

0:25:18 - France squad and Didier Deschamps

0:28:29 - Historical controversies and the Frank Lampard disallowed goal

0:32:30 - The debate surrounding the new halftime show format

0:37:35 - Rapid-fire group-by-group score predictions

0:52:52 - Final Golden Boot picks

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