{"id":66796,"date":"2025-10-19T17:45:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=66796"},"modified":"2025-10-19T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T19:21:39","slug":"world-cup-2026-predictions-betting-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/world-cup-2026-predictions-betting-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 Predictions: Betting Odds vs Reality Over the Last 10 Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is eight months away, but bookmakers have already declared Spain the favourites for the tournament.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Kylian Mbappe’s France, Harry Kane’s England, and Vinicius Junior’s Brazil have also been named in the list of favourites.<\/p>\n The 2022 FIFA World Cup saw a thrilling final between Argentina and France. Kylian Mbappe delivered in a once-in-a-lifetime performance, scoring a hat-trick, but it still was not enough.<\/p>\n The game finished 3-3 after extra time, and Lionel Messi’s Argentina won the penalty shootout and their third World Cup. The reigning champions, Argentina, are surprisingly not one of the top three pre-tournament favourites to defend their title in 2026.<\/p>\n The pre-tournament favourites tag this year lies with Spain, with an odds-based implied probability of 19% (via PolyMarket). Two-time winners France are in second place at 13%, closely followed by England at 13%. Record five-time winners Brazil are fourth with an implied probability of 12%.<\/p>\n Messi’s Argentina are only the sixth favourites this year at 9%, trailing Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal at 11%.<\/p>\n <\/div>\nSpain Favourites to Win 2026 World Cup, England Third<\/h2>\n
World Cup 2026 Predictions: Top 10 Favourites<\/h3>\n
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\n Team<\/strong><\/th>\n Implied Probability<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n \n Spain<\/strong><\/td>\n 19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n France<\/strong><\/td>\n 13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n England<\/strong><\/td>\n 13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Brazil<\/strong><\/td>\n 12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Portugal<\/strong><\/td>\n 11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Argentina<\/strong><\/td>\n 9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Germany<\/strong><\/td>\n 6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Netherlands<\/strong><\/td>\n 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Norway<\/strong><\/td>\n 4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Italy<\/strong><\/td>\n 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n