2026 World Cup Odds

Last updated: Feb. 12, 2024

The 2026 World Cup will begin on June 11 of that year, with matches taking place in 16 North American cities. The United States, Canada, and Mexico will all play host to the next FIFA World Cup, with the tournament set to run until July 19, 2026, when the final will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

As co-hosts of the tournament, the US, Canada, and Mexico will receive automatic berths. The first match of the World Cup will take place in Mexico City, with Mexico hosting an as-yet-unknown team.

Read below for more information about World Cup betting for the 2026 event.

Odds to win the 2026 World Cup

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2022 World Cup results

Argentina won the 2022 World Cup after coming into the tournament as one of the top favorites, at odds of +550. The brilliant play of captain Lionel Messi helped propel the team to its first World Cup title since 1986. It was the third World Cup victory overall for Argentina, which defeated France in penalty kicks in the tournament final.

Croatia defeated Morocco in the third-place match. That result for Morocco nonetheless represented the most successful World Cup run by any African nation. The United States was eliminated in the round of 16 with a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands. Canada departed after going 0-3 in group play. Mexico went 1-1-1 in group play and failed to advance.

2022 World Cup group results

Before anyone could win the cup, the qualifying 32 teams had to make it out of the group round. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage. Each team in the group played each other once for a total of three matches each during the group stage. Here’s how each group shaped up:

Group A

Netherlands

The Netherlands looked shakier than expected at times, especially considering its status as the favorite from this group, but it did enough to win Group A and advance to the round of 16, before Argentina eliminated it in the quarterfinals.

Senegal

Senegal finished second in the group and advanced to the knockout round, where it lost to England. The team still had the best winning percentage of any African nation at this World Cup.

Ecuador

Ecuador ended in fourth place in CONMEBOL to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, tying both Argentina and Brazil in the process, but it failed to make it out of group play after falling to Senegal in a pivotal final match.

Qatar

Qatar was both hosting and playing in its first World Cup. Expectations weren’t high for the team to make it out of group play, so it was no surprise to see the squad eliminated with losses in every game.

Group B

England

England came in as a heavy favorite in Group B and then showed why almost immediately, beating Iran by a hefty margin. After a draw with the US and a win over Wales, it emerged as the winner of the group, though it later lost to France in the quarterfinals.

USA

This US team got a big win over Iran to advance out of group play for the first time since 2014, but it was overwhelmed by a bigger, more experienced Netherlands team in the first match of the knockout round.

Wales

This was Wales’ first appearance in the World Cup since 1958, and the highlight will likely be tying the US late to pull even for a draw in a match it was mostly losing. Lowlights include a loss to Iran, in which the Welsh keeper was sent off by a red card just in time for the team to give up two goals in stoppage time. Then there was the 3-0 loss to England in the final match to seal the team’s fate and send Wales packing.

Iran

This was Iran’s third straight World Cup appearance as the top seed from the Asian region, but it failed to make it out of group play after being blanked in a hard fought contest against the US in the final match of the group stage.

Group C

Argentina

Unsurprisingly, Argentina won the group (despite a rocky start) and won the tournament on penalty kicks after blowing a late 2-0 lead against France in the finals.

Mexico

Mexico has appeared at every World Cup since 1994 and kept the streak alive after notching second in the CONCACAF qualifiers, but after tying Poland in the group standings it was eliminated on the basis of goal differential. A disappointing result, especially considering how close it came to moving on.

Poland

Poland advanced out of the group by the skin of its teeth, despite finishing with a 2-0 loss to Argentina in the final match of group play. The team then lost to France in the round of 16.

Saudi Arabia

As expected, Saudi Arabia was eliminated in the group stage. Still, its opening win over Argentina was the shock of the tournament and will probably make this whole thing feel like something of a success for this World Cup’s biggest underdog.

Group D

France

The 2018 winners looked good in the first two matches and won the group to move on before losing a heartbreaker in the finals against Argentina, despite a stellar three-goal performance from Kylian Mbappe.

Denmark

Denmark might be the biggest disappointment of this group, failing to move on after a surprising 1-0 loss to Australia in the final match of group play. The team was expected to at least advance to the round of 16.

Tunisia

Tunisia’s win over France was probably enough to make this feel like a moral victory, since few expected the squad to advance out of the group stage anyway. It didn’t, but going home on a win at least gives it some positive feelings to build on.

Australia

Few expected Australia to make it out of group play, but the big win over Denmark helped this overachieving team make it into the round of 16. It departed in the knockout round on a 2-1 loss to Argentina, but simply making it that far likely exceeded most fans’ hopes for the squad.

Group E

Spain

Spain ended group play tied on points with Germany but made it through on the basis of the goal differential tiebreaker. The real shocker came when it lost to Morocco in the round of 16.

Germany

Another World Cup where Germany failed to make it out of the group stage. That’s two straight, which is verging on a national disgrace for this once-mighty squad.

Japan

This Japanese team had talent and the leadership of veteran Takumi Minamino. Even in their wildest dreams, however, few fans probably expected the team to beat both Germany and Spain to win the group and move on to the knockout phase. Ultimately, Croatia eliminated Japan in the round of 16.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica was the last team to qualify for this World Cup field and began play tied with Saudi Arabia as the biggest underdog. It ultimately failed to make it out of group play, but its 1-0 victory over group winner Japan will have to do as a consolation prize.

Group F

Belgium

Belgium started out as the favorite to win this group and ended up failing to even make it to the next round. Rumors were that the team had issues with cohesion and cooperation within the squad. This disappointing result is unlikely to dispel that.

Croatia

Croatia quieted a lot of doubters in 2018 when it took second place at the World Cup, and this time it shocked people further with a win over Brazil in the quarterfinals to move on to the semis, where it lost soundly to Argentina.

Morocco

Morocco surprised a lot of people by not only advancing to the next round, but also by winning this group. It advanced all the way to the semifinals, making it further than any other African team in World Cup history, before losing to France.

Canada

For the first time in 36 years, Canada made it to a World Cup. It also got eliminated before group play even ended, thanks to losses in its first two games. But simply showing up here was something of a success.

Group G

Brazil

Brazil won its group with style and swagger, but it suffered a major upset in a loss to Croatia in the quarterfinals.

Switzerland

Switzerland beat Serbia 3-2 in its final group play match. That was good enough for second place in the group and a spot in the next round, though Portugal sent the squad home with a 6-1 drubbing.

Serbia

Serbia failed to get the win it needed most in its final group play match, and it headed home without a single victory in this World Cup.

Cameroon

Cameroon didn’t advance, but the squad did end on a high note with a shocking 1-0 upset of tournament and group favorite Brazil.

Group H

Portugal

Portugal struggled in the qualifiers and lost a shocker to South Korea in its final group match, but it still did well enough to win the group and move on. It lost to Morocco in the quarterfinals.

Uruguay

Last World Cup, Uruguay lost in the round of eight to the eventual winner, France. This year it was eliminated in group play after South Korea surged forward to snag the second spot.

Ghana

Ghana showed promise in the qualifiers after working hard to edge opponents and earn a spot in the tournament, but two losses in group play doomed it to elimination.

South Korea

South Korea came through at a clutch time to get a big win over Portugal and finish second in the group, but it lost to Brazil in the round of 16.