Dele’s got the power

IT’S an even-money shot that the 2018 World Cup winners are kicking off their campaign today. England play tomorrow.

Abandon all hope. Try the ‘England top scorer’ market instead.

If this boot race was being run over 10 games you’d lump on Harry Kane at 11/10. But it’s not.

In fact it’s long odds-on England will get five or fewer bites of the cherry.

No England top scorer in the last five World Cups has netted more than two goals.

Matthew ‘Whoopsie’ Upson shared the three-way top-scorer tie in 2010 with ONE. Never played for England again.

Take two unlikely Lions to top-score at big odds

Dele Alli’s reputation as a creator shouldn’t disguise the quality that saw him grab 37 goals in the last two seasons – with a particularly high success rate against elite club defences.

Get on at 10/1 (888sport). He’s big, bold and still just 22 – a piece of cutting edge football technology.

Gary Cahill is more of a tram museum exhibit, but has a key role in the set-piece plots. If he gets the first-game nod, take 100/1 (Lads, Fred, Coral). Stick it in the mixer! Last time: Winners at 5/2, 5/1 and 19/20