England have been backed to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup by a supercomputer which has also predicted that Brazil will win the tournament.
The Three Lions' prospects have been calculated by the algorithm, which has been devised by BetVictor, to predict their chances of coming out on top in the tournament which begins on Sunday. England begin their campaign in Group B a group which they have been given a 45% chance of topping with a 73% chance of qualification.
Gareth Southgate's side are among the favourites to win the tournament in Qatar and have been given an 8% chance of emerging victorious. This means that they will be one of the front-runners when the tournament reaches its latter stages, with only Brazil (14%), Belgium (13%), and Argentina (10%) ahead of them.