World Cup: Piers Morgan Names England and One Other Nation That Can Win

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His passion for sports extends further than football, as he has covered several sports for GMS, including Boxing, Tennis, and Wrestling. Sign in to your GiveMeSport account Piers Morgan has claimed only one nation can stop England in their pursuit of a first World Cup win since 1966, and believes history will be made in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

There are a record 48 teams participating this year, but only a handful of nations are seen as favourites to go all the way and lift the iconic trophy. And with good reason. Only seven of this year's qualified countries have ever won the World Cup, showing how rare a new winner is.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a well-known friend of Morgan, is looking to deliver Portugal's first-ever success in the competition. It would mark his place in the history books and further cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats. But Piers doesn't think CR7 will be getting his hands on the trophy this year.

Instead, the British journalist and media personality believes there are only two teams in with a chance of winning the World Cup. Firstly, he's backed Thomas Tuchel's England to be there until the very end, with only one nation capable of pipping the Three Lions to the post.

England start their campaign against Croatia on Wednesday night before facing Panama and Ghana in the remaining group games. The 2018 semi-finalists are viewed as strong contenders, as Tuchel has many incredible players at his disposal.

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But Morgan thinks Carlo Ancelotti and Brazil can spoil the party and extend his country's 60 years of hurt. The 62-year-old gave his bold prediction on X, saying:

"No country has ever won it with a foreign manager, but this is the year that ends. England or Brazil will win, and Tuchel or Ancelotti will make history."

He's right; no manager has ever won the World Cup while managing a country he wasn't born in. It's an incredible statistic, but one Ancelotti and Tuchel could break if they go all the way this year.

Morgan did admit he would 'love' to see Portugal and Ronaldo finally lift the trophy if England weren't to go all the way. He said: "If England don’t win then I’d love to see Portugal win it."

However, he still believes Brazil are 'dangerous' and even said they are 'best suited to the conditions'. He continued: "But Brazil have an amazing squad, a great manager, are best suited to the conditions, and nobody is talking about them much… dangerous!"

The South Americans would be delighted to escape their opening game with a point against Morocco. Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant goal to rescue a 1-1 draw after being put to the sword in the opening 20 minutes. The Selecao still have fixtures against Haiti and Scotland to come.

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