FIFA World Cup 2018: 5 Records that might be broken

#2 The longest gap between winning two World Cups

Uruguay won the Jules Rimet trophy at 1950 World Cup

Italy holds the present record for the longest gap between winning two World Cups. The Azzuris hold this record at a difference of 44 years, having won the 1938 and 1982 editions.

The contenders for this record are Uruguay and England. Uruguay hasn't won the Cup since the 1950 edition, and England since the 1966 edition. Moreover, none of them managed to reach the finals of the tournament since their last triumph.

Looking at the current England squad, none of the players have played more than 60 matches and scored more than 15 goals. Meanwhile, the Uruguay squad boasts four players with more than 100 appearances, and Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani has scored 50 and 47 goals respectively.

England doesn't seem to be a favourite to win this year's trophy but Uruguay could go home with the title. A lot of it would depend on Maxi Perreira, Diego Godin, Christian Rodriguez, Edinson Cavani, and Luis Suarez to make sure they do so regardless of the unusual record.