Here is a look at the result of the opening game for England at every Cricket World Cup since 1975.
1975- England 334/4 beat India 132/3 (Lords)
1979- Australia 159/9 lost to England 160/4 (Lords)
1983- England 322/6 beat New Zealand 216 all out (Oval)
1987- West Indies 243/7 lost to England 246/8 (Gujranwala)
1992- England 248/6 beat India 211 all out (Auckland)
1996- New Zealand 239/6 beat England 228/9 (Ahmedabad)
1999- Sri Lanka 204 all out lost to England 207/2 (Lords)
2003- Zimbabwe beat England (walkover without a ball bowled)( Harare)
2007- England 209/7 lost to New Zealand 210/4 ( Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet)
2011- Netherlands 292/6 lost to England 296/4 ( Nagpur)
2015- Australia 342/9 beat England 231 all out ( Melbourne)
2019- England 311/8 beat South Africa 207 all out ( The Oval,London)