Swiss banking giant UBS has predicted the winner of the World Cup 2018 — and England is set to do better than expected
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- UBS has used statistical modelling to forecast the outcome of the 2018 World Cup, which starts in Russia on June 14.
- Reigning champions Germany are set to retain their title in 2018, with a 24% chance of winning the tournament, according to UBS.
- Brazil, Spain, and, surprisingly, England are the next most favoured teams in UBS' model.
- At other end of the scale it is bad news for Panama, Egypt, Tunisia, Costa Rica, and Saudi Arabia, all of whom the bank's analysts say have literally zero chance of being crowned champions.
- You can see all of Business Insider's World Cup coverage here.
LONDON — Every four years, the world watches in awe as 32 teams from around the globe take part in the FIFA World Cup, perhaps the biggest sporting occasion on the planet.
The World Cup comes replete with a number of storied traditions — England fans wildly overestimating their team's chances of victory, a German win on penalties, and at least one lowly minnow nation shocking us all by performing well, to name just a few.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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