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Arsene Wenger has dared to look ahead to a collision between England and his native France, two teams he considers capable of going all the way in this World Cup.
'If all goes to plan these two favourites England and France might meet,' said Wenger, the former Arsenal boss now chief of FIFA's global football development, as England prepared for Senegal and France for Poland in the last 16.
'It's never as easy as looks on paper,' he added, noting how Argentina were pushed all the way by Australia on Saturday, but the 73-year-old expects those nations with the strongest squads to go furthest in Qatar.
Arsene Wenger has backed England and France to progress from their round of 16 fixtures and collide in the quarter finals
'The teams with the best benches have best chance of winning, France is one of them. They were young when won the World Cup and can defend it. France went through tough times last year and came here with an appetite for winning. France will be dangerous right until the very end.'
Wenger was presenting the group stage findings of his technical study group in Doha.
'The big teams have turned up,' he added. 'England one of them, outstanding in the first game, they struggled in the
