Supercomputer forecasts England's tournament and Brazil-Belgium final.

A supercomputer that also predicted Brazil's victory in the competition has backed England to advance to the World Cup semifinals.

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The system developed by BetVictor has been used to calculate the Three Lions' possibilities to predict their odds of winning the competition, which starts on Sunday.

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England starts their campaign in Group B, where odds makers have given them a 45% probability of winning and a 73% chance of qualifying.

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The odds makers have given Gareth Southgate's team an 8% chance of winning the competition in Qatar. They rank them among the favorites.

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Only Brazil (14%), Belgium (13%), and Argentina (10%) will be ahead of them when the tournament's later rounds begin, making them one of the favorites.

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Surprisingly, the model even projected that Southgate's team will defeat the reigning world champions on penalties, 3-2, after a 1-1 draw, to advance to the semifinals after

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defeating France in the quarterfinal stage. But this streak is expected to stop against Belgium, with a 2-0 victory predicted over the Red Devils, who are led by

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Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City. As the second-ranked team in the world, Belgium is expected to get to the final, where they will likely lose against Brazil's superior strength.

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