How World Cup 2030 would look with England and Uefa boycotting as supercomputer tips Nigeria to reach semi-final

NIGERIA will go on a historic run to the semi-finals if European nations snub the next World Cup, a supercomputer has predicted. Fifa president Gianni Infantino sent shockwaves through football when he made bombshell plans to sell shares in the sport’s biggest tournament. Victor Osimhen has been tipped to spearhead Nigeria to the World Cup semi-finals in 2030 Credit: Getty The tournament will be missing a host of leading nations if Gianni Infantino’s plan goes through Credit: Getty And Uefa responded by confirming ALL European countries – including England – will not feature at future World Cups if the Swiss millionaire, 56, gets his way. That could present smaller nations with a golden opportunity to challenge for glory. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! A supercomputer, simulated by CasinoHawks, has tipped Nigeria to enjoy a record-breaking push for the semi-finals at the 2030 World Cup. The Super Eagles, spearheaded by striker Victor Osimhen, have never reached that stage of the tournament and would become only the second African side to make the last four. Morocco achieved the feat before being knocked out by France four years ago. It has been predicted that Nigeria will fall agonisingly short of a first-ever World Cup final thanks to a defeat by Brazil. But Vinicius Jr and Co are in line to miss out on being crowned champions of the world for a sixth time. The supercomputer reckons Brazil will lose to this summer’s beaten finalists and arch enemies Argentina. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS It has been predicted that Vinicius Jr and his Brazil team-mates would agonisingly miss out on glory Credit: Getty Uruguay, who are among the SIX co-hosts, are also being tipped to book their place in the semi-finals. Uefa’s decision to boycott the tournament would also open the door for minnows to qualify for their first World Cup. Guatemala, Vietnam, Zambia, Bahrain, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Benin, Thailand, Oman, Palestine, Guinea, Tajikistan, Syria, Mozambique, Gabon, Madagascar and Equatorial Guinea are poised to debut. Fellow rookies Venezuela and Mali have even been projected to reach the last-32 before crashing out at the hands of Senegal and Ecuador respectively. The supercomputer reckons Argentina will triumph Credit: Getty Supercomputer's knockout stage predictions Last-32 Argentina beat Ivory Coast Brazil beat South Korea Morocco beat DR Congo Mexico beat Paraguay Colombia beat Panama USA beat Cameroon Japan beat Chile Senegal beat Venezuela Uruguay beat Costa Rica Peru beat Iran Egypt beat South Africa Ecuador beat Mali Nigeria beat Saudi Arabia Australia beat Tunisia Algeria beat Uzbekistan Canada beat Qatar Last-16 Argentina beat Mexico Morocco beat USA Brazil beat Colombia Japan beat Senegal Ecuador beat Egypt Uruguay beat Peru Algeria beat Australia Nigeria beat Canada Quarter-finals Argentina beat Morocco Uruguay beat Ecuador Brazil beat Japan Nigeria beat Algeria Semi-finals Argentina beat Uruguay Brazil beat Nigeria Final Argentina beat Brazil Fifa has vowed to plough on with plans to flog shares in the World Cup despite facing backlash across the globe. Concacaf and Asian Football Confederation chiefs have joined Uefa in slamming the outlandish proposal. Comment now