The Fifa World Cup takes place in Russia, with 32 teams competing to be crowned World Champions. Brazil are considered the favourites to win the World Cup, with a 21% chance, according to a study of all teams’ relative strengths and previous performances. Predictions based on one million simulations by Gracenote -- who captures, curates and distributes in-depth sports data -- estimates percentage chance of each World Cup match being a win, draw or loss for each of the teams.