The royal is a huge football fan and believes that the Three Lions have what it takes to end their 60-year trophy drought at next year's tournament under manager Thomas Tuchel.
William - who is now patron of the FA after serving as the organisation's president for 18 years - told The Sun newspaper: "I’m still linked to the FA but as a patron rather than president now. However, I loved my time as president.
"I learned an awful lot about the football world and the England set-up. I was trying to do my bit to work out how to bring the best minds in so that England could win a World Cup.
"We’re now as close as we’ve ever been, I really do feel that. The foundations are very strong, and we’ve got good leadership with Thomas having arrived. It’s a fantastic opportunity for us."
The Prince of Wales believes that the FA is in a "stable place" and is confident that the team can be successful on the pitch.
He said: "The FA is in quite a stable place which it hasn’t always been in the past when I was involved when I was younger.
"It’s all coming together nicely. We just need the results on the pitch to go our way. We are going to see how Thomas sets up and who he picks.
"He’s only got two years so it’s a short turnaround but I am quietly confident we are in a good position."
William also revealed that his toughest task as president was to comfort England's devastated players after they had lost the Euro 2024 final to Spain.
He recalled: "That was the hardest changing room atmosphere I’ve ever had to walk into.
"They were really down. They realised they’d given it their all and they’d been on such a journey.
"It felt like the culmination should have been a successful Âvictory for them."
