Remember — it’s not all going to go to form and there’s likely to be surprises a plenty. GROUP A: A Russian advance — or the rise of The Pharaohs? Teams: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay The hosts Russia kick off next summer’s football extravaganza with a match against Saudi Arabia-who at 1,500-1 are the joint highest priced team in the entire tournament- on 14th June at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Russia should win that and will probably need to as their next opponents Egypt will be a much tougher test — and in their final game they’ll encounter Uruguay, who came second behind Brazil in Conmebol qualification. © Sputnik / Vladimir AstapkovichThe 2018 World Cup Draw: What to Expect on Friday in the Kremlin Interesting Stat: Host nations have a good record in the World Cup- finishing in the first three on 11 occasions — and only one has exited in the first round of the competition — South Africa in 2010. Prediction: Uruguay came fourth in 2010 and reached the last 16 in 2014. They’ve got a talented and experienced squad and look the likeliest winners. For second place, there’s not too much to choose between Russia and Egypt, who should not be under-rated, but home advantage should just give the Russians the edge. GROUP B: A summer breeze for the Iberians? Teams: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco The two Iberian…