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World Cup 2022 Betting Preview & Predictions

• World Cup 2022 Winner: Brazil @ 9/2 with Betway Sports
• World Cup 2022 Winner: Argentina @ 13/2 with BetUK

With the draw for the group stage of World Cup 2022 in Qatar having been concluded, now is a good time to have a look at the leading contenders and latest World Cup 2022 betting odds for the finals.

When is the 2022 World Cup?

The finals are scheduled to take place from 20 November to 18 December 2022, with this being the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world. The first game is the hosts Qatar vs Ecuador on Sunday 20 Nov, 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/London).

Where is the 2022 World Cup?

The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar. The location, climate and the fact that the tournament will be held at around the midpoint of the domestic seasons in most countries around the world means that there are a number of additional factors at play in these finals compared to those previously.

Brazil World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 9/2 Betway

Brazil are the early favourites at 9/2 with Betway Sports and it’s easy to see why after they came through qualification in CONMEBOL unbeaten in their 17 matches, having scored 40 goals and conceded just five.

There’s also now great depth available to coach Tite, they look strong in every department and there’s now far less reliance on Neymar to lead the line and to act as the talisman than was previously the case.

Brazil rarely encounters any significant obstacles navigating the group stage at World Cup finals and a draw that sees them up against Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G is one that should present relatively few problems.

France World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 7/1 Parimatch

Second favourites are the defending champions, France, at 13/2 with Betway.

The French have been drawn in Group D, alongside the AFC/CONMEBOL play-off winners (either Australia, UAE or Peru), Denmark and Tunisia. It’s a group they should have little trouble qualifying from, although the Danes are a very decent team as they showed at Euro 2020.

Like the Brazilians, France coach Didier Deschamps has a tremendous number of players to select from. They came through qualification at a canter, and will want to make up for their showing at Euro 2020, where they were eliminated by Switzerland in the last 16 in a penalty shoot-out.

Much, of course, will be expected of Kylian Mbappe, if France are to retain the trophy.

England World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 17/2 BetUK

Next up in the World Cup 2022 betting odds lists are England, who can be backed at odds of 17/2 with BetUK.

England have been drawn in Group B, alongside Iran, USA and the winners of the UEFA Path A play-offs (Wales, Scotland or Ukraine). On paper that looks a relatively benign group, but it’s one with definite banana skin potential for Gareth Southgate’s team.

The defence against quality opposition remains a question for England, as does the lack of any reliable striker should the ever-prolific Harry Kane be unavailable.

Spain World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 8/1 BetUK

Spain are available at 8/1 with BetUK which looks a little on the short side given that they have been drawn in Group E alongside the winners of the CONCACAF/OFC play-off (either Costa Rica or New Zealand), Germany and Japan.

Spain were semi-finalists at Euro 2020, going out on penalties to eventual winners Italy. They qualified for Qatar comfortably enough and there is plenty of young talent at the disposal of coach Luis Enrique.

Germany World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 10/1 BetUK

Germany, who are 11/1 with SpreadEx, are a definite threat to Spain for top spot.

After a last 16 exit at Euro 2020, Germany had few problems coming through their World Cup qualifying group, although they didn’t face any major challenge. There’s a good mix of youth and experience available to Hansi Flick, and it never pays to underestimate the Germans.

Argentina World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 13/2 BetUK

Argentina have shorted from 10/1 into at best priced 13/2 chance with BetUK and after years of struggling to find the right formation to accommodate their wealth of talented players, they finally seem to have hit upon a winning formula.

Argentina were unbeaten in qualifying (at the time of writing, they are undefeated in 31 matches) and conceded just eight goals in doing so, having tightened up considerably defensively. The draw in Group C doesn’t look too taxing either, with Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland the teams they need to overcome.

Lionel Messi might be in the twilight of his career, but this Argentina squad might just be capable of securing the World Cup victory that has eluded him to date.

Belgium World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 17/1 BetUK

Belgium can be backed at best odds of 17/1 at the BetUK sportsbook.

They should certainly come through Group F largely unscathed, with Canada, Morocco and Croatia their opponents, but the Red Devils have always fallen just short at the major tournaments with their “Golden Generation” and, now that many of those players are at the veteran stage, it’s difficult to believe that they can go all the way in Qatar.

Portugal World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 16/1 888sport

Portugal have arguably been dealt the toughest overall draw in Group H, where they will be up against Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.
That’s certainly not an easy route to the last 16, but Portugal are on offer at 16/1 with 888sport.

They missed out on automatic qualification after finishing runners-up to Serbia, but made amends in the play-offs with home wins over Turkey and North Macedonia (who had helpfully eliminated the European champions, Italy).

Cristiano Ronaldo might be edging towards 38 by the time of the finals, but there’s plenty of younger talent in the Portuguese ranks too. If they can come through the groups stage, there will be few teams who will want to face them in the knockout stage.

Netherlands World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 14/1 Betway

The last of leading contenders according to the bookmakers are the Netherlands, who are a 14/1 shot with Betway.

They’ve been drawn in Group A, with the hosts Qatar, Ecuador and Senegal. It’s not the easiest of groups to come through and the Dutch, for all their talent, could be vulnerable to an early exit.

Japan World Cup 2022 Betting Odds – 300/1 SpreadEx

Japan are another team that’s capable of competing on their day and can make things difficult.

World Cup 2022 Betting Predictions:

• World Cup 2022 Winner: Brazil @ 9/2 with Betway Sports
• World Cup 2022 Winner: Argentina @ 13/2 with BetUK

* 2022 World Cup betting odds quoted correct at the time of last update. Subject to changes.

Previous World Cup Winners

• Uruguay 1930: Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2
• Italy 1934: Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 (ET)
• France 1938: Italy beat Hungary 4-2
• Brazil 1950: Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1
• Switzerland 1954: West Germany beat Hungary 3-2
• Sweden 1958: Brazil beat Sweden 5-2
• Chile 1962: Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1
• England 1966: England beat West Germany 4-2 (ET)
• Mexico 1970: Brazil beat Italy 4-1​
• West Germany 1974: West Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1
• Argentina 1978: Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-1 (ET)
• Spain 1982: Italy beat West Germany 3-1
• Mexico 1986: Argentina beat West Germany 3-2
• Italy 1990: West Germany beat Argentina 1-0
• USA 1994: Brazil beat Italy 0-0 (3-2 on penalties)
• France 1998: France beat Brazil 3-0
• Japan 2002: Brazil beat Germany 2-0
• Germany 2006: Italy beat France 1-1 (5-3 on penalties)
• South Africa 2010: Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 (ET)
• Brazil 2014: Germany beat Argentina 1-0 (ET)
• Russia 2018: France beat Croatia 4-2
• Qatar 2022: Argentina beat France 3-3 (4-2 on penalties)

Most World Cup Wins

• Brazil – 5
• Germany/West Germany – 4
• Italy – 4
• Argentina – 2
• France – 2
• Uruguay – 2
• Spain – 1
• England – 1