Manchester City the World Cup kings, followed by Madrid, Barcelona

Gab Marcotti and the FC crew debate whether Spain's lack of a clinical No. 9 will prove detrimental to their hopes of winning another World Cup. The FC crew discuss how Neymar's health factors into Brazil's chances to win the World Cup after his goal against Croatia in his return from injury. The FC crew talk about England's attacking threat, but are far more worried of their defensive woes ahead of the World Cup. ESPN Craig Burley and Stevie Nicol are not hitting the panic button on Germany after yet another friendly defeat to Austria. Manchester City ruled the Premier League in 2017-18 and now they're taking over the world. ESPN FC has crunched the numbers and Pep Guardiola's men are out in front with 16 players going to Russia. Champions League winners Real Madrid are next on the list, with Cristiano Ronaldo looking to add the World Cup to the Euro 2016 title he helped Portugal land, and are followed by plenty more European heavyweights; Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United are among those sending more than...