2022 World Cup: Del Piero names 7 countries that could win trophy

Italian football legend, Alessandro Del Piero, has named seven favourites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

They are: Argentina, Portugal, France, Spain, England, Germany, and Brazil.

Portugal have never won the tournament, while England (1966) and Spain (2010) have won it just once.

Argentina won it in 1978 and 1986, while France won it in 1998 and 2018.

However Germany lifted it four times; 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014. Brazil have emerged victorious on five occasions; 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002).

Speaking at a Web Summit Technology Conference, Del Piero said: “As in all World Cups, you have the big teams; Argentina, Portugal, France, Spain, England, Germany, Brazil.

“They have every chance of reaching the final. But also in every World Cup, there is an underdog, I’m looking forward to seeing what happens.”

Del Piero won the 2006 edition of the World Cup with Italy.