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Who Will Win the 2022 World Cup?
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South America’s Sides Are Favorites
Brazil has been the only constant in this tournament after winning their record fifth title in 2002. Meanwhile, the European side won four consecutive World Cups: Italy, Spain, Germany, and France claimed the last four trophies. Only three of them managed to qualify for this year’s tournament, with Italy being knocked out of the 2022 World Cup following a shock playoff elimination at the hands of North Macedonia.
Brazil is the favorite in Qatar, followed by Argentina, France, Spain, and England. Led by Neymar and Vinicius Jr, two of the best forwards in the world, featuring a star-studded squad. Brazil is priced at +350 to lift the trophy, according to the latest soccer odds.
South America is probably the toughest of all continents to qualify from, and Brazil did it in style. While they’ve won more World Cup titles than any other country, their reputation is still recovering from a brutal 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 semifinal game.
Argentina is also a favorite in this year’s World Cup for several reasons. First, the connection between the team’s midfield and strikers is in its prime. They are also unbeaten in 32 games; they won Copa Copa America, their first senior title since the 1993 edition of the same tournament, beating Brazil in the final.
Arguably no side will have more pressure on them in Qatar than Argentina, who is looking at one last major tournament with Lionel Messi. The Paris Saint-Germain superstar is playing incredibly this season for his club and will definitely deliver some great assists for Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, who picked up form exactly before the tournament. Argentina should easily qualify from their group, so we will include them in our soccer picks and parlays.
European Supremacy?
The reigning World Cup champion, France, chases Brazil and Argentina atop the odds board, drawn into GroupD with Denmark, Tunisia, and Australia. They are coming off a disappointing Euro 2022, which saw them blow a 3-1 lead in the final 10 minutes and lose to Switzerland in penalties in the quarterfinals. On top of that, they got hit by many important injuries.
Arguably the most important player to be ruled out for France is Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante. Adding to France’s midfield woes, Paul Pogba was also ruled out of the Qatar WorldCup. Last but not least, France forward Christopher Nkunku will miss the tournament after suffering an injury while training on Tuesday.
The curse of the defending World Cup champions might also be a factor. Four of the last five winners have been eliminated in the group stage at the following tournament, but France is too good for that. Star forward Kylian Mbappe helped the team to victory in 2018 and, since then, has only become more dangerous, making him one of the most talented players in this tournament.
The past four winners and 11 of the last 12 medalists have been from Europe. But a winter World Cup in Qatar feels like the perfect chance for this order to change. None of Europe’s giants are at their peak this month. Spain looks like they are four years away from winning the trophy, while Germany and England are stumbling toward Qatar, so if you’re betting online you shouldn’t back the European sides.
World Cup’s Dark Horses
Fatigue, injuries, and a congested pre-World Cup schedule will make for an unpredictable tournament. That’s why we must also talk about some other teams. Belgium, for example, has always been one of the best teams in the World Cup, but they are eight favorites to win the trophy, so we don’t consider them as part of this list.
If we’re talking about the African teams, Senegal is one of the dark horses to do well, but we don’t expect them to go all the way.
Following an emotional rollercoaster at Euro 2020, where they narrowly avoided tragedy and came so close to reaching the final, Denmark aims to make an impact on the global stage.
Finalists in 2018 in Russia, Croatia failed to make it past the round of 16 at Euro 2020, losing to Spain in an extra-time thriller. They have an amazing squad led by Luka Modric, and we expect them to have another deep tournament, so they are the real underdogs of this tournament.
