England is going to take the World Cup ¡ª besting Brazil in a tight final after narrowly defeating Portugal.
Unless markets fail.
It¡¯s hard not to reach that conclusion after contemplating England¡¯s imposing $1.3 billion-plus roster. It¡¯s the richest in the competition, roughly 80 times as valuable as the home team, Qatar, at the very bottom of the pile. If England¡¯s scoring abilities are proportional to the money its players are worth, it should have disposed of Iran in the opener by 21-to-1.
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