FIFA have reported the last world positioning of each universal group in front of the World Cup.
Just a single country inside the best 10 has neglected to fit the bill for this present summer's tournament, with Chile in ninth in spite of their failure to book their place in Russia.
Yet, how might the World Cup complete if comes about were altogether down to the FIFA World Ranking? That is, the group positioned higher dependably crushes a lower positioned country when meeting on the pitch.
GROUP STAGE
Group A
1. Uruguay (17) - progress to knockout round 2. Egypt (46) - progress to knockout round 3. Russia (66) 4. Saudi Arabia (67)
Group B
1. Portugal (4) - progress to knockout round 2. Spain (8) - progress to knockout round 3. Iran (36) 4. Morocco (42)
Group C
1. France (7) - progress to knockout round 2. Peru (11) - progress to knockout round 3. Denmark (12) 4. Australia (40)
Group D
1. Argentina (5) - progress to knockout round 2. Croatia (18) - progress to knockout round 3. Iceland (22) 4. Nigeria (47)
Group E
1. Brazil (2) - progress to knockout round 2. Switzerland (6) - progress to knockout round 3. Costa Rica (25) 4. Serbia (35)
Group F
1. Germany (1) - progress to knockout round 2. Mexico (15) - progress to knockout round 3. Sweden (23) 4. South Korea (61)
Group G
1. Belgium (3) - progress to knockout round 2. England (13) - progress to knockout round 3. Tunisia (14) 5. Panama (55)
Group H
1. Poland (10) - progress to knockout round 2. Colombia (16) - progress to knockout round 3. Senegal (28) 4. Japan (60)
ROUND OF 16
Spain (8) v Uruguay (17) - Spain progress to quarter-finals
Portugal (4) v Egypt (46) - Portugal progress to quarter-finals
France (7) v Croatia (18) - France progress to quarter-finals
Argentina (5) v Peru (11) - Argentina progress to quarter-finals
Brazil (2) v Mexico (15) - Brazil progress to quarter-finals
Germany (1) v Switzerland (6) - Germany progress to quarter-finals
Belgium (3) v Colombia (16) - Belgium progress to quarter-finals
England (13) v Poland (10) - Poland progress to quarter-finals
QUARTER-FINAL
Spain (8) v France (7) - France progress to semi-finals
Portugal (4) v Argentina (5) - Portugal progress to semi-finals
Brazil (2) v Belgium (3) - Brazil progress to semi-finals
Germany (1) v Poland (10) - Germany progress to semi-finals
SEMI-FINAL
France (7) v Brazil (2) - Brazil progress to final
Portugal (4) v Germany (1) - Germany progress to final
THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF
Portugal (4) v France (7) - Portugal win
FINAL
Brazil (2) v Germany (1) - Germany win
FULL STANDINGS
Fourth: France Third: Portugal Runners-up: Brazil Winners: Germany
Also, there you have it; Germany will win the World Cup (no curve balls there) and England won't make it past the primary knockout round (even less shocks with that one).
Gratefully football isn't so straightforward and even the least positioned group could go the distance and lift that most well known of donning trophies.
All things considered, that doesn't change the reality England likely won't move beyond the main knockout round…