Sports-desk staff pick World Cup winner, heroic underdog and tournament flops
Sports journalists from The Bolton News provide their predictions for the upcoming World Cup, favoring Spain as the potential winner. They also discuss England's prospects and identify teams like Germany as potential early exits.
Why it matters
It captures the speculative nature of sports journalism and the cultural anticipation surrounding major international football tournaments.
EVERY football fan has a theory on how the World Cup finals are going to pan out – whether Thomas Tuchel’s side will stride to victory Stateside or fall victim to Montezuma’s Revenge.
The content is purely speculative sports commentary with no political or social agenda.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in