If you’ve sat through every match at the World Cup, first, well done (you really lasted the whole of Ghana versus Panama?) and second, your name is probably Gianni Infantino.If you’re a mere mortal at home watching on television, though, and you’ve tuned in a few minutes before kick-off for every match, you’ve also sat through every national anthem. That’s 54 minutes and 39 seconds of players singing out of tune, fans crying and lots of trumpet.Some anthems are average ditties made great by how heartily the team’s fans sing it (hello, the United States and Scotland), some are musical tour de forces (hey, Brazil), and some are neither of the above and offer a good moment for a pre-match trip to the fridge/toilet.Of course, this is entirely subjective, but there is logic to what makes a good national anthem. We’re looking for stirring, passionate songs that the players and fans engage with, that aren’t played too long at the tournament and, regardless of your nationality, make you want to stand up and yell: “YES, I love you, Curacao!”A point of order – Italy may not have necessarily won the World Cup if they had qualified, but they certainly would have won the World Cup of national anthems.Anyway, to the list!48. EnglandLet’s have an honest conversation about England’s national anthem. It’s dreadful. The music drones on unforgivingly and the lyrics, unlike every other anthem in this list, are about one old bloke. And it’s not even David Attenborough. If you’re a religious monarchist who enjoys banal, aimless music, go nuts for this. If you can’t stand stuffy, ceremonial nonsense, join my non-existent campaign for a new anthem that actually has the slightest relevance to most of the country’s population.Length at tournament: 42 seconds