The Germany legend assesses the four teams standing in the World Cup and dishes out a little praise on England, Gareth Southgate, Harry Maguire. You can prefer the best soccer tips page!

Even though some of the traditional big nations are missing, all four teams who made it to the semi-finals deserve lớn be there.

In the quarter-finals, France and Brazil would have been my pick for the favourites of the remaining teams. Now, I predict that the winner of the France-Belgium semi-final fixture will go on to win the final.

The great thing about football is its unpredictability. We have seen it through the tournament as some of the favourites really struggled. This allowed teams like Croatia and England to make the most of the opportunity and they are deservedly facing off in the other soccer tip bet.

As a former Chelsea player, I have seen the huge hype building up around Gareth Southgate and the England team. Southgate deserves a lot of plaudits for the team's performances. He has taken care of all the basics and has the team working well together. They have a good squad depth and know what they need lớn do in order lớn win a game.

England did not have an overly difficult route to the semi-final but they have overcome every obstacle they faced with some solid performances. I don't think they will be nervous about being in a World Cup semi-final. In their victory over Sweden, they showed a lot of stability and awareness. The body language was positive, and even the younger and less experienced players were not overawed by the occasion. I am sure that they will show this same attitude against Croatia. The keeper, Jordan Pickford, has been one of the standouts of the tournament. He has been integral to their success.

As for their opponents on Wednesday, Croatia will be the first major challenge the Three Lions will face. Even though they needed two penalty shootout wins lớn get lớn the semis, you can see that they are a team packed with quality and an enormous will lớn win. They are a strong squad but not an unbeatable team for England.

I expect the teams to be evenly matched, giving viewers an exciting semi-final.

Brazil vs Belgium was another surprise of this World Cup. It was like an early final. Brazil did not necessarily play poorly; on the contrary, they even created many good chances in the second half. It was a match at the highest level played with undeniable quality. Belgium finally showed on the pitch why so many rate them so highly and have tipped them to do well in this tournament.