Who can win fifa world cup 2022?

The 2022 FIFA World Cup favorite has been bounced.

Brazil, FIFA’s No. 1-ranked side, was stunned by 2018 runner-up Croatia in a quarterfinal match decided by a penalty shootout on Friday.

The game’s opening goal wasn’t scored until stoppage time of the first extra time period courtesy of Neymar. But Croatia stayed alive with an equalizer in the 117th minute from Bruno Petković.

Then, in penalties, Brazil missed one shot and had another one saved while Croatia converted its first four attempts to pull off the upset.

So with Brazil heading home, which nation is the new favorite to win it all in Qatar?

Lionel Messi and Argentina now have the best odds to win the 2022 World Cup among the six remaining teams at +175, according to our partner, PointsBet.

Argentina nearly suffered the same fate as Brazil on Friday. La Albiceleste jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Netherlands before conceding two late goals from Wout Weghorst, with the tying score coming in the 101st minute.

After a scoreless extra time, Argentina avoided what would have been a catastrophic World Cup exit by winning the penalty shootout 4-3.

Argentina and Croatia will face off in the semifinals with a spot in the World Cup Final on the line.

Defending champion France has the second-best title odds behind Argentina at +300. Unlike Argentina, France has yet to punch its ticket to the semifinals and is far from a lock to be one of the final four teams standing. Les Bleus will have to defeat fellow European heavyweight England to keep their title defense going.

Speaking of England, the Three Lions are tied with Portugal for the third-best odds at +400. Portugal will be tasked with ending Morocco’s Cinderella run if it wants to reach the semis, where a matchup with the winner of the France-England showdown awaits.

Croatia comes in behind Portugal and England at +900, while Morocco is a longshot to hoist the World Cup trophy at +3300.

Here’s a full look at the World Cup title odds:

Argentina: +175

France: +300

England: +400

Portugal: +400

Croatia: +900

Morocco: +3300

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Argentina and France are both 10/11 to win the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday. The final brings together two of football’s heavyweight nations and two of its brightest stars – Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

Messi inspired his side’s 3-0 victory over Croatia in Tuesday’s first semi-final, scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot and producing a trademark mesmerising run that defied his 35 years to set up Julian Alvarez for the third goal – the Manchester City striker’s second of the match.

In what will be Messi’s last dance at the tournament, the team will hope to give their talismanic captain the send-off he deserves, although the challenge they face in the shape of France is huge.

Les Bleus became the first team in 20 years to reach back-to-back World Cup finals by beating Morocco 2-0 on Wednesday, Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani scoring their goals. The latter found the net with his first touch after coming on as a late substitute.

Mbappe, Olivier Giroud and Antoinne Griezmann have been in particularly scintillating form, with the last-named shining in the role of playmaker. Messi and Mbappe both have five goals, Alvarez and Giroud four apiece, so Sunday’s match will also decide the winner – or winners – of the Golden Boot.

Argentina are 9/5 to win Sunday’s final in 90 minutes, with the draw 2/1 and a France win priced at 7/4. Either side to win the game in extra time is 11/1, and either team to win on penalties is 8/1. Meanwhile, both teams to score (in 90 minutes) is evens with bet365.

Sunday December 18

Argentina vs France, Lusail Stadium (kick-off, 3pm GMT)

Brazil were given the highest chance of winning the 2022 World Cup ahead of the tournament, with an estimated probability of 15.8 percent. Eventual winners Argentina were given the second-highest chance, with 12.6 percent.

Updated: 15 December 2022

Who Will Win FIFA World Cup 2022? The FIFA World Cup 2022 is set to kick off on 21st November and as we all know, it will be hosted in Qatar. In every World Cup, there is a set of ‘favorite’ teams who are expected to do well in the tournament. These are generally the teams that exude tremendous form ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Similarly, there are also some ‘Underdog teams’ every year. In this article, we are going to talk about the favorites of FIFA World Cup 2022 and predict the winner of the much anticipated Quadrennial tournament.

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For the unversed, there are 32 participants in every FIFA World Cup. The nations are divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each and the 2 best teams qualify for the Round of 16. The tournament proceeds in a single knockout match setup from thereon.

The first match of the FIFA world cup 2022 will be played between host Qatar and Ecuador. For convenience, let us just consider that the 8 best teams across the globe qualify for the Quarter-Finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022.

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It must be emphasized here that all the teams mentioned above have already qualified for the 2022 World Cup and we are not considering the teams that are set to play in the Playoffs for Qualification (Like Portugal and Italy).

Now let us consider that out of these 8 teams, only the 4 best and most in-form teams qualify for the Semifinals.

Betting apps in the Indian market are putting out attractive offers on predicting the World Cup winner and enjoying the live matches using streaming features. Many Indian football betting apps have already predicted the winning odds and it seems that Brazil, France, and Argentina are in a neck-to-neck competition to lift the trophy this season.

Brazil was the first team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2022 (after of course the hosts Qatar). It is not unknown that they have won the most number of World Cup trophies in footballing history and are undoubtedly synonymous with the sport itself. Brazil has one of the most star-studded national squads across the globe and with the form they are currently in, Brazil will be a true force in the upcoming 2022 World Cup.

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Argentina – The only team that has been able to get the better of the Brazilian national team in recent years, is Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina. They defeated the Selecao in the final of the Copa World Cup 2021 at their home ground and created history by winning the prestigious trophy.

The current Argentina team is probably the best they had in a span of almost a decade and with the team, they are currently in, this is probably their best shot at winning the title for the 3rd time in history.

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The Spanish national squad will probably be the youngest in the tournament in terms of average age. Under the guidance of their newly appointed manager Luis Enrique, they made unimaginable improvements which are well visible in their recent performances in big tournaments, i.e, Euro 2020 and Nations League.

They lost to Italy in Euro 2020’s semi-finals through penalties and to France in the Nations League final. They will definitely be a much more perfect team by the time they kick off their FIFA World Cup 2022 campaign.

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In all of the last few competitions that England has participated in, they have been denied victory at the final phases in the most disappointing fashion. They lost to the underdogs Croatia in the Semi-final of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and to Italy in the Final of Euro 2020 despite giving a staggering performance in the entire tournament. They have the necessary strength and chemistry required to challenge the trophy.

It is hard to predict which two teams out of the above four will qualify for the finals if it does take place as Brazil, Argentina, and Spain are equally deserving of the spot. Keeping solely the recent forms in mind, we pick Argentina and Spain as the finalists.

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