Argentina’s celebrations at Wembley Stadium after the victory of the Grand Final against Italy. Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros.
100 days from the start of Qatar World Cup 2022It is good to take a look at the bookmakers to see what considerations they make on the possible winner of the contest and also where the Argentine national team is compared to the others selected.
Starting November 21, 32 teams will try to hoist the most important trophy of all. It will be the last time that will happen, as in the next edition, United States, Mexico and Canada 2026, the 48-team system will begin to be implemented.
Those led by Lionel Scalloni They rank fourth among bookmakers’ favorites, behind some European teams. Meanwhile, a South American team dominates the top 5.
It will be an exciting contest where Leone Messi, at 35 and after winning two titles with the Argentine national team, he will have the chance to make history. And finish writing the only chapter missing from your personal account. Will he be able to lift the trophy?
Argentina arrive after winning two titles in less than a year and bookmakers place them in fourth place. Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros.
The best candidate to raise the cup in Doha, according to popular betting site Bet365, is Brazil. Of green yellow the company pays a commission of 5.50 for each peso, dollar or euro invested. The team led by Tite arrives as the big favorite at the top of the South American qualifiers with a difference of six points with the second, Argentina, and world-class players.
Eder Militao, Casemiro, Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo have just had a great season with Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, winning none other than the last Champions League. Alisson Becker, Neymar and Raphina, are other proper names of the gods To scratch.
After Brazil, it appears England are the second most likely to stay with the World Cup according to this bookmaker. The British team, led by Gareth Southgate, has only one World Cup. He was champion in 1966 and was eliminated in the quarter-finals in Russia 2018. There are many young Englishmen who make them one of the favorites. In addition to having the best championship in the world. For them, Bet365 pays a fee of 6.50.
Brazil is the big favorite for bookmakers. Photo: EFE / EPA / JEON HEON-KYUN.
To complete the podium appears another European, the current world champion. France is the third favorite to win the World Cup. The UK-based betting company has set the odds at 7.00.
The team led by Didier Deschamps has a scary striker: Kylian Mbappé, Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann. Pogba, Kanté and Camavinga are other weighty proper names in the Gallic team. France’s last move to the League of Nations was not positive: they were eliminated in the group stage against Croatia.
Argentina is in fourth place for bookmakers. Bet365 pays a fee of 7.00 for the team managed by Scaloni. The Albiceleste team climbed a step; months ago the same site placed it in fifth place behind Spain.
France defends the title and is another great candidate. Photo: FRANCK FIFE / AFP.
This will perhaps be the last World Cup Leone Messi. At 35, Rosario demonstrates absolute validity with the PSG shirt and spiritually commands the national team. He is the flag of a team that has managed to rebuild itself with heavy players who immediately entered the hearts of the Argentines as drawing Martinez, skin Romero, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo DePaul and Lautaro Martínez. The two titles (Copa América and Finalissima) in less than a year widen their backs to a confident team.
The top 5 is closed by another European. The Spanish national team is the fifth favorite to raise the trophy. This bookmaker has set an odd of 9.00. The Anger will share Group E with Germany, Costa Rica and Japan. Luis Enrique relies on established players such as Sergio Busquets, César Azpilicueta, David de Gea and Jordi Alba. But he also has several young people who seem confident like Gavi and Pedri. In the last World Cup event, he was excluded from the round of 16. Their only World Cup was won in South Africa in 2010.
After the top 5, other great teams emerge that can reach the last instances with their own weight and others more relegated. For instance, Germany (with tariff of 11.00), Portugal (13.00), Holland (13.00), Belgium (15.00) and Denmark (29.00). The big absentees of Qatar 2022 will be Colombia, Italy and Chile. Another betting giant, Bwin, keeps the same top 10 selections, but with some changes. For example, place France in second place and England in third. It also relegates Portugal to ninth place, leaving Belgium as the seventh favorite.
How much do bookmakers pay?
The favorites to lift the World Cup in Qatar according to the Bet365 bookmaker.
The commissions paid by Bwin.
Source: Clarin
