Jose Mourinho predicts the winners and runners-up of each World Cup group

The Russia World Cup kicks-off in just nine days time - and we can’t wait!

The opening match of Russia vs Saudi Arabia may not capture the attention of every football fan, but there is plenty to get excited about ahead of a glorious month of football.

While some nations will consider anything other than victory this summer as a disappointment, all 32 counties will just be hoping they can progress through the group stage.

Of course, only half of them can.

While some groups look fairly straight-forward to predict, it’s almost impossible to predict how the last-16 will look after the group stages.

But one man has given it a go - Jose Mourinho.

The Manchester United boss has attempted to guess the winners and runners-up of all eight groups.

JOSE MOURINHO MAKES GROUP STAGE PREDICTION

Take a look:

Group A

Winners - Uruguay
Runners-up - Russia
Eliminated - Saudi Arabia & Egypt

Group B

Winners - Spain
Runners-up - Portugal
Eliminated - Morocco & Iran

Group C

Winners - France
Runners-up - Australia
Eliminated - Peru & Denmark

Group D

Winners - Argentina
Runners-up - Nigeria
Eliminated - Iceland & Croatia

Group E

Winners - Brazil
Runners-up - Switzerland
Eliminated - Serbia & Costa Rica

Group F

Winners - Germany
Runners-up - Mexico
Eliminated - Sweden & South Korea

Group G

Winners - England
Runners-up - Belgium
Eliminated - Tunisia & Panama

Group H

Winners - Senegal
Runners-up - Poland
Eliminated - Colombia & Japan

Uruguay vs Portugal

France vs Nigeria

Brazil vs Mexico

England vs Poland

Spain vs Russia

Argentina vs Australia

Germany vs Switzerland

Senegal vs Belgium

England fans will be wishing Mourinho is right...