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World Cup favourites' competition starts bring very different results

World Cup favourites' competition starts bring very different results
France 24 Thursday 18 June 2026, 10:38 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Two favourites made their entry into the World Cup on June 18, with two very different results. While Portugal did less well than expected, drawing with DR Congo, England had a great start, beating Croatia 4 to 2 and cementing its status as favourite of the competition. Keywords for this article

Two favourites made their entry into the World Cup on June 18, with two very different results. While Portugal did less well than expected, drawing with DR Congo, England had a great start, beating Croatia 4 to 2 and cementing its status as favourite of the competition. Keywords for this article
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