After the first round of fixtures in the 2022 World Cup, we have now managed to cast our eyes over every single team in this year’s tournament. Some have flopped, here’s looking at you Germany and Argentina, and some have shined, but what effect has that had on the odds?
We’ve taken a look at how Betfred are pricing up the key markets.
Brazil were pre-tournament favourites and that position hasn’t changed after their 2-0 win over Serbia. In fact, they have shortened slightly to 5/2 as other nations that could have taken the crown have crumbled.
Spain are into second favourites at 13/2 after their astonishing 7-0 win over Costa Rica, but tougher tests will come for them, even if they did look impressive on first viewing. Meanwhile England have also moved up the pecking order, to 13/2 - now joint-second favourites.
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Gareth Southgate’s men scored six against Iran, and a similar performance against the USA on Friday night will guarantee their place in the last 16. Portugal are into 12/1 having won their first match 3-2 against Ghana, but the biggest fallers are Argentina and Germany.
Lionel Messi and co shockingly lost to Saudi Arabia and the side that were second favourites to lift the trophy are now one loss from elimination. Their 8/1 price, now fifth favourites, shows the true impact of that defeat. Meanwhile Germany, who still have to play Spain, are a whopping 25/1 to lift the World Cup, after they lost 2-1 to Japan.
Saudi Arabia to go all the way is now 250/1, if you think the shock result against Argentina wasn’t a fluke.
After the first round of fixtures, six players have managed to bag two goals and lead the way in the race for the Golden Boot. One of those, Richarlison, has shot up the betting list and is now the 9/2 favourite to win the top goalscorer award. Given how dominant Brazil were, and how clinical he was as the number nine - that makes a lot of sense.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe is 6/1 having scored once, Olivier Giroud is into 9/1 after his brace, while Cristiano Ronaldo (10/1) and Lionel Messi (11/1) are off the mark with a penalty apiece.
Ferran Torres has been cut to 12/1 after he scored twice in Spain’s romp - including one penalty, which proves he is the designated taker for Luis Enrique’s side. Meanwhile, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka are now both 16/1, even though the Arsenal man leads that particular duel 2-0 at this moment in time.
Ecuador’s Enner Valencia is 33/1 with two goals to his name, while Iran’s Mehdi Taremi, having scored twice against England, is a long 100/1 with Wales and USA to play in the group stage. They’ll need to win at least one of those games to progress, but maybe he only needs three matches.
This follows the same path as the winners. Brazil are 6/4 favourites while England and Spain are there at 3/1. Meanwhile, France appear to offer some value at 10/3 given the talent their squad possess. If you believe Argentina can recover from their shock start, they are 9/2, while Portugal are 5/1.
A Brazil vs England final is currently priced at 12/1, the same price as Brazil vs France. Or, you can get Brazil vs Portugal at 16/1. Basically, Brazil are really good, and if you think they won’t reach the final, you can get some great odds. An Argentina vs France final by comparison, is 28/1.
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