Manchester United Coach Jose Mourinho has predicted how each World Cup group will finish, with the Portuguese coming up with some fascinating conclusions.

Mourinho was chatting with ‘Russia Today‘, for whom he will be working as a pundit during the event.

Curiously, he’s backing England to come out on top in Group G, at the expense of the heavily-backed Belgium.

However, he wasn’t so assured about his own nation, backing them only to advance to the knockout stages in second place behind fellow Iberians Spain in Group B.

“I’ll show later that I’m totally Portuguese but they will end second in the group,” he admitted.

In Group A, he threw his weight behind Uruguay, describing them as a team that has “experience, top players and the right mentality” to succeed. Behind them, he plumped for hosts Russia, rather than Mo Salah’s Egypt.

The 55-year-old opted for a surprise in Group C, claiming that Australia will advance behind France, with Denmark to finish bottom of the group.

Unsurprisingly, Germany, Argentina and Brazil were all backed to top their groups, with Mexico, Nigeria and Switzerland tipped to follow them.

There was more than a hint of emotion in Mourinho’s selections as he discussed Group E, with him saying: “I would like Matic to go on a vacation, so Switzerland to finish second. I am sorry Nemanja, but you need a holiday.”

Lastly, Senegal was given the nod in Group H, carefully followed by Poland.

Mourinho’s predictions in full:

Group A: 1. Uruguay, 2. Russia, 3. Egypt, 4. Saudi Arabia

Group B: 1. Spain, 2. Portugal, 3. Morocco, 4. Iran

Group C: 1. France, 2. Australia, 3. Peru, 4. Denmark

Group D: 1. Argentina, 2. Nigeria, 3. Iceland, 4. Croatia

Group E: 1. Brazil, 2. Switzerland, 3. Serbia, 4. Costa Rica

Group F: 1. Germany, 2. Mexico, 3. Sweden, 4. South Korea

Group G: 1. England, 2. Belgium, 3. Panama, 4. Tunisia

Group H: 1. Senegal, 2. Poland, 3. Colombia, 4. Japan


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