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England and South Africa face off in the Rugby World Cup Final in Yokohama on Saturday. Who will win the Webb Ellis Cup in Japan? This article contains our England vs South Africa betting preview, with free predictions, betting tips, enhanced odds, exclusive offers and no deposit bonuses to use on the 2019 RWC Final!

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England have dominated the All Blacks, a team who defeated South Africa earlier this tournament

England enter this clash on the back of an outstanding semi-final win against New Zealand. They beat the All Blacks 19-7 in the semi-final with one of the most sensational performances in Rugby World Cup history. Eddie Jones' men were 10-0 up at half time and despite gifting the All Blacks their only points of the game just before the hour mark (which made it 13-7). In the pool stage, England beat Tonga (35-3), USA (45-7) and Argentina (39-10) while their game against France was cancelled. Then, they booked their semi final place with a 40-16 victory over Australia in the quarter finals. The Roses look rock solid in defense as they have shipped just four tries and 43 points in five matches thus far.
England have selected the same team for the Yokohama final The only omission will be Willi Heinz, who suffered a hamstring injury after coming on as a 63rd-minute replacement against the Kiwis last weekend. In his place arrives Saracens scrum-half Ben Spencer. Captain Owen Farrell, Jonny May and Kyle Sinckler all passed fit to play. Anthony Watson was able to finish the semi-final demolition of New Zealand but he received regular treatment during the game for an unspecified knock.

England Starting Line-up

15. Elliot Daly, 14. Anthony Watson, 13. Manu Tuilagi, 12. Owen Farrell (captain), 11. Jonny May, 10. George Ford, 9. Ben Youngs; 1. Mako Vunipola, 2. Jamie George, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Maro Itoje, 5. Courtney Lawes, 6. Tom Curry, 7. Sam Underhill, 8. Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16. Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17. Joe Marler, 18. Dan Cole, 19. George Kruis, 20. Mark Wilson, 21. Ben Spencer, 22. Henry Slade, 23. Jonathan Joseph

South Africa are the best defensive team in the tournament, having conceded just four tries so far

South Africa overcame Wales 19-16 in a dramatic semi-final on Sunday. It was an ugly victory though, with their emphasis on kicking for territory forcing penalties against their opponents. Prior to that, the Springboks succumbed 23-13 to New Zealand in their tournament opener and then beat all of Namibia (57-3), Italy (49-3), Canada (66-7) and Japan (26-3) by a minimum of 23 points in each. No team have ever lost a pool match and gone on to win the global showpiece.
The Springboks make just one change to their semi-final team with speedy wing Cheslin Kolbe returning, after recovering from his ankle injury, in place of Sbu Nkosi. Tendai Mtawarira, Mbongeni Mbonambi and Frans Malherbe will start in the front row, with Lood de Jager and Eben Etzebeth behind them. Siya Kolisi will make his 50th Test appearance for South Africa. This will be the last Test in charge for Erasmus before moving upstairs to a directorial role.

South Africa Starting Line-up

15. Willie Le Roux, 14. Cheslin Kolbe, 13. Lukhanyo Am, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Makazole Mapimpi, 10. Handre Pollard, 9. Faf de Klerk; 1. Tendai Mtawarira, 2. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 3. Frans Malherbe, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 5. Lood de Jager, 6. Siya Kolisi (captain), 7. Pieter-Steph Du Toit, 8. Duane Vermeulen

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Replacements: 16. Malcolm Marx, 17. Steven Kitshoff, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. RG Snyman, 20. Franco Mostert, 21. Francois Louw, 22. Herschel Jantjies, 23. Frans Steyn
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England vs South Africa H2H

This is a repeat of the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final in Paris, which the Springboks won 15-6. These two sides have met on 42 previous occasions at Test level, with South Africa boasting 25 wins to England's 15. Since both coaches have been in charge, the current head-to-heads read two wins a piece. England have won three of their past five Test matches against South Africa, including the two most recent, in Cape Town (June 2018) and at Twickenham (November 2018).

• Nov 2018 @ Twickenham - England 12-11 South Africa (Tries 0-1)
• Jun 2018 @ Cape Town - South Africa 10–25 England (Tries 1-1)
• Jun 2018 @ Bloemfontein - South Africa 23–12 England (Tries 2-2)
• Jun 2018 @ Johannesburg - South Africa 42–39 England (Tries 5-5)
• Nov 2016 @ Twickenham - England 37-21 South Africa (Tries 4-2)

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The 2018 World Cup is nearly upon us. And, with it, another edition of the England World Cup circus is springing into life.

Will England win the World Cup? Well, you can already guess my answer to that one.

A more interesting question – to a degenerate gambler like yours truly – is, “What are the odds on England to win the World Cup?” Do they offer good value? If not, how else may we profit from the Three Lions?

Patriotism be damned, we want to make money, damnit!

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Before we get stuck in, I’ll point you towards some of our other World Cup 2018 content.

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Our fantasy savant, James, wrote an excellent piece on McDonald’s Fantasy World Cup, and how it differs from standard Fantasy Premier League. Click on the image below to check that out.

Elsewhere, I’ve written a breakdown of all the World Cup 2018 betting terminology you need to know. I’ve also ranked all 32 teams in the competition in my Pre-Tournament World Cup 2018 Power Rankings.

Right. Let’s get cracking.

What Are The Odds For England To Win the World Cup?

The odds on England to win the World Cup vary from bookie to bookie, as you might expect.

William Hill are our bookmakers of choice here at Full 90 Football (and, if you’d like to sign up with them, we’d highly encourage you do so here). They currently have their England World Cup odds to win at 16/1.

Regarding the other bookies, it’s a similar story across the board. Bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power and Skybet all also have their England World Cup 2018 odds at 16/1.

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Ladbrokes are the only major bookie to have them lower, at 14/1. A few have them slightly higher, at 18/1, including Betfred, Coral and 888 Sport.

Regardless of the actual World Cup outright winner odds, all of the bookies actually have England ranked in the same position; as the 7th-most likely team to win the World Cup.

The teams around them? Here are the consensus top 10 outright winner rankings, along with William Hill’s odds:

1. Brazil – 4/1
2. Germany – 9/2
3. France – 11/2
4. Spain – 6/1
5. Argentina – 9/1
6. Belgium – 11/1
7. England – 16/1
8. Portugal – 25/1
9. Uruguay – 25/1
10. Croatia – 28/1

(Note: some bookies have France and Spain swapped around.)

As you can see, there’s a pretty clear top six. England may rank seventh, but there’s a considerable gap between them and sixth-placed Belgium in the betting odds.

Interestingly, there’s also a big drop-off after England. Portugal, Uruguay and Croatia are all considered to have similar chances at winning the World Cup. Those chances are, apparently, considerably worse than England’s.

Personally, I think that’s ridiculous. Portugal won Euro 2016. England haven’t won a tournament since the World Cup in 1966. Ronaldo is a considerably better player than anyone in the England World Cup squad (yes, even Harry Kane), and the rest of the team isn’t exactly poor.

It’s not like Uruguay or Croatia are scrubs, either.

Uruguay have three bona fide superstars in Cavani, Godín and Suárez. Croatia have a nice, well-rounded squad which, again, I would argue has more top-level talent than England’s. Admittedly, they also have Dejan Lovren. Perhaps that factored into the bookies’ thought process.

Anyway, the bookies have made their decision, and the odds for England to win the World Cup are 16/1.

For the record, I don’t think the odds themselves are bad. I just disagree that there should be such a significant gap between England and the teams behind them.

Will England Win The World Cup?

Will England win the World Cup? Almost certainly not. Their odds of 16/1 imply that if the exact same tournament was played 16 times, England could win it once. I’m not convinced about that either.

How far could they get?

Well, the seeding of the World Cup groups has been somewhat kind to England.

If they finish second in Group G, behind Belgium, then they would play the winners of Group H; either Colombia, Poland or Senegal. The odds for England to win the World Cup are higher than any of those teams, and they’d probably be favoured in a one-off match against them too. For the record I think Colombia would beat them, but I’m simply looking at the bookies’ perspective.

In this case, they would reach the World Cup quarter-finals, and play… Germany, in all likelihood. Ah.

Let’s say Germany’s midfield suffers a bout of severe lasagna-related food poisoning, and England beat them. They would then go through to the semi-finals, where they’d probably meet… either Argentina or Spain. Hmm.

The other side of the bracket would have a final four of Brazil, Belgium, France and Uruguay. Bearing the matchups in mind, I’d have Brazil meeting England in the final. Eesh.

(You can create your own bracket on the FIFA World Cup 2018 website here, by the way.)

Is this route to victory impossible? Technically no… but it’s incredibly unlikely.

How Should You Bet on England?

I would strongly advise against taking the straight bet on England to win the World Cup. 16/1 odds are nice, but they’re not nice enough for my tastes.

If you’re desperate to bet on England winning the World Cup, then do so round by round.

The odds on England to win Group G are 6/5 at William Hill. Belgium are clear favourites, but – based on the England World Cup qualifiers – they could certainly pull this off.

The odds on England to simply qualify from Group G are 1/8. The bookies don’t want to take any bets on this, and I wouldn’t advise making one at those prohibitive odds. I much prefer the bet on them winning the group.

Too many factors are in play to speculate on the knockout round odds. That being said, after the first knockout round game (probably against Colombia, if England finish second in the group, or Poland if they win it), England would be underdogs each round thereafter.

From that point forward – again, if you’re determined to bet on England to win – you’d get good odds from betting on each game individually.

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England World Cup Odds – Other

England World Cup History

My top England World Cup betting tip is Harry Kane for top goalscorer, at 16/1.

Here are the top 10 favourites for World Cup 2018 top goalscorer:

1. Griezmann 9/1
2. Messi 9/1
3. Neymar 9/1
4. Ronaldo 12/1
5. Jesus 14/1
6. Werner 14/1
7. Kane 16/1
8. Aguero 16/1
9. Muller 16/1
10. Costa 18/1

As you can see, there are three clear favourites, but Harry Kane is right in the middle of the chasing pack.

This award is always a difficult one to predict, which is why the top goalscorer odds are all so good.

I don’t think England will make it past the quarter finals – at most – in the 2018 World Cup. That being said, if Kane is in good form, he doesn’t need many games. If he gets a hat trick – against Panama, say – then he could easily get to five, even six goals in five games. That’s generally enough to get you into top scorer contention.

To be clear, I’d much rather take Griezmann or Neymar for top goalscorer. If you’re looking to bet on England in some capacity, however, this is the one to take.

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There are also a variety of specific England markets you can take (check out William Hill’s list here).

Intriguingly, you can get Harry Kane to be England’s top goalscorer at 11/10. The odds might be significantly worse, but that’s a far safer bet than taking him as the World Cup top scorer.

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Another nice bet is “Total Group Points – Exact”. With this, you’re effectively predicting the results of the England World Cup fixtures in Group G. It’s not a bet you’re likely to win, but it’s a fun one nonetheless! If you fancy England to beat Panama and Tunisia, but lose to Belgium – for example – you can get six points at 9/4.

Finally, regular readers will know that I love a good over/under bet (get an explanation of what that actually means, along with other World Cup betting terms, here).

The over/under for England Group G goals has been set at 5.5.

As usual, the bookies have put this right on the money. An easy prediction (and one I’m guessing the bookies have made) is that England score three against Panama, and two against Tunisia. That leaves Belgium as the deciding game for the bet.

England could beat up handily on Panama, and – if they get four against the Hats (not their official nickname) – the bet’s basically over. I also think England will score against Belgium; they’re coached by Roberto Martinez, for God’s sake. I’m taking over 5.5 goals, at 10/11.

England World Cup Betting Tips – Summary

So, here are my England World Cup betting tips (to varying degrees):

• Don’t bet on England as outright winners. Take them round by round.
• Harry Kane as top goalscorer – 16/1
• Harry Kane as England’s top scorer – 11/10
• England to get six points in Group G – 9/4
• Or, England to get seven points (i.e. if they draw against Belgium) – 11/4
• England to score over 5.5 goals in Group G – 10/11

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I’ll be posting plenty more World Cup betting tips as the tournament goes on. Stay tuned to the Full 90 Football Twitter and Facebook channels to get those hot off the press.

Finally, don’t forget that Full 90 Football will be at the 2018 Russia World Cup! I’ve got World Cup tickets for two group games in Kaliningrad, and I’ll be travelling to Moscow and St. Petersburg too. Follow my adventures on the website, on the aforementioned social media accounts, and our Instagram.