With the World Cup kicking off on Sunday when hosts Qatar take on Ecuador (6pm SA time), our football writers select their favourites to claim the honours in the much-anticipated tournament.
This could be the World Cup for young players to shine following several top players who have been ruled out by injuries. Players like Jude Bellingham [England], Jamal Musiala [Germany], Takefusa Kubo [Japan], Gavi [Spain], Nuno Mendes [Portugal], Enzo Fernandez [Argentina], Aurelien Tchouameni [France] and Josko Gvardiol [Croatia] are some of the players who are likely to shine.Senegal. From all the African teams in the World Cup, Senegal have enough depth.Brazil.
But the likes of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo, Barcelona’s Raphinha, Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus and Tottenham Hotspur’s Richarlison will be leading the attack in Qatar.France. No team has been able to retain the World Cup title since 1962 and the fact that they will be without Presnel Kimpembe and Christopher Nkunku may see them struggle in this competition.
The Netherlands. The team’s coach Louis van Gaal has put together a system that makes all his players tick, which is hard to do in international football. Outside of Brazil, they are the most settled team and they can go all the way.Belgium. This is the last chance for the Belgian golden generation of Eden Hazard, Kevin de Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku to win the World Cup. There’s a feeling they will choke again.
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