World Cup 2026 Central

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France Favorite to Win 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup has reached the finish line, with the United States, Mexico and Canada ending their stints as co-host for the first 48-team field in the event.

Spain beat Argentina to close out the World Cup futures odds market, as well. Spain won 1-0 in overtime in the July 19 final, held in East Rutherford, N.J.

(Feature image: Claudia Greco/Imagn Images/Reuters)

World Cup Match Betting Results

The World Cup held 104 matches across 39 days, and we kept track of key betting results throughout. That includes the championship match, which got in-depth coverage in our Spain vs. Argentina Odds Report.

There were 72 group-stage matches, followed by 32 matches in the Knockout Stage, which consisted of the Rounds of 32/16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place and the Championship.

World Cup Knockout Results

Check back daily for updates on Knockout Stage results.

Favorites-Underdogs-Draws Moneyline: 18-5-9
Favorites-Underdogs To Advance: 24-8
Over-Under: 16-16
Both Teams to Score: 16-16
Penalty Kick Goals: 8-for-11
Own Goals: 2

Final
Spain 1, Argentina 0, overtime (Under; total 2.5)

Semifinals
Spain (+200) 2, France 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Argentina (+180) 2, England 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Third-Place Game
England (+300) 6, France 4 (Over; total 3.5)

Quarterfinals
France (-175) 2, Morocco 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Spain (-160) 2, Belgium 1 (Over; total 2.5)
England (-110) 2, Norway 1, overtime (Draw +260/Under; total 2.5, tied 1-1 after regulation)
Argentina (-145) 3, Switzerland 1, overtime (Draw +240/Under; total 2.5, tied 1-1 after regulation)

Round of 16
Morocco (-135) 3, Canada 0 (Over; total 2.5)
France (-475) 1, Paraguay 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Norway (+333) 2, Brazil 1 (Over; total 2.5)
England (+165) 3, Mexico 2 (Over; total 2.5)

Spain (-105) 1, Portugal 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Belgium (+180) 4, USA 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Argentina (-300) 3, Egypt 2 (Over; total 2.5)
Switzerland 0, Colombia 0, overtime (Draw +210/Under; total 2.5/Switzerland wins penalty-kick shootout 4-3)

Round of 32
Canada (-150) 1, South Africa 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Brazil (-135) 2, Japan 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Paraguay 1, Germany 1, overtime (Draw +400/Paraguay wins penalty-kick shootout 4-3/Under; total 2.5)
Morocco 1, Netherlands 1, overtime (Draw +210/Morocco wins penalty-kick shootout 3-2/Under; total 2.5)

Norway (+110) 2, Ivory Coast 1 (Over; total 2.5)
France (-325) 3, Sweden 0 (Over; total 3.5)
Mexico (-110) 2, Ecuador 0 (Over; total 1.5)

England (-325) 2, Congo 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Belgium 3, Senegal 2, overtime (Draw +225/Over; total 2.5)
USA (-275) 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Spain (-350) 3, Austria 0 (Over; total 2.5)
Portugal (-145) 2, Croatia 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Switzerland (-105) 2, Algeria 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Egypt 1, Australia 1, overtime (Draw +180/Egypt wins penalty kick shootout 4-2/Under; total 2.5)
Argentina 3, Cape Verde 2, overtime (Draw +340/Under; total 2.5, tied 1-1 after regulation)
Colombia (-235) 1, Ghana 0 (Under; total 2.5)

World Cup Group Results

Favorites-Underdogs: 47-6
Draws: 19
Over-Under: 38-34
Both Teams to Score Yes-No: 39-33
Penalty Kick Goals: 8-for-11
Own Goals: 12

Match 3 (June 24-27)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (-275) 3 vs. Qatar 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Switzerland (+135) 2, Canada 1 (Over; total 2.5
Morocco (-550) 4, Haiti 2 (Over; total 2.5)
Brazil (-325) 3, Scotland 0 (Over; total 2.5)
Mexico (-110) 3, Czechia 0 (Over; total 2.5)
South Africa (+425) 1, South Korea 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Ivory Coast (-600) 2, Curacao 0 (Under; total 3.5)
Ecuador (+380) 2, Germany 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Japan (-118) 1, Sweden 1 (Under; total 2.5)
Netherlands (-1100) 3, Tunisia 1 (Over; total 3.5)
Paraguay 0, Australia 0 (Draw +125/Under; total 1.5)
Turkey (+260) 3, USA 2 (Over; total 2.5)

France (-150) 4, Norway 1 (Over; total 3.5)
Senegal (-475) 5, vs. Iraq 0 (Over; total 3.5)
Cape Verde 0, Saudi Arabia 0 (Draw +220/Under; total 2.5)
Spain (-145) 1, Uruguay 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Egypt 1, Iran 1 (Draw +160/Under; total 2.5)
Belgium (-500) 5, New Zealand 1 (Over; total 3.5)

Croatia (-115) 2, Ghana 1 (Over; total 2.5)
England (-650) 2, Panama 0 (Under; total 3.5)
Colombia 0, Portugal 0 (Draw +260/Under; total 2.5)
Congo DR (-145) 3, Uzbekistan 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Austria 3, Algeria 3 (Draw +110/Over; total 2.5)
Argentina (-700) 3, Jordan 1 (Over; total 3.5)

Match 2 (June 18-23)
Czechia 1, South Africa 1 (Draw +250/Under; total 2.5)
Switzerland (-185) 4, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Canada (-325) 6, Qatar 0 (Over; total 2.5)
Mexico (-135) 1, South Korea 0 (Under; total 2.5)

USA (-165) 2, Australia 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Morocco (+145) 1, Scotland 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Brazil (-900) 3, Haiti 0 (Under; total 3.5)
Paraguay (+270) 1, Turkey 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Netherland (-150) 5, Sweden 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Germany (-200) 2, Ivory Coast 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Ecuador 0, Curacao 0 (Draw +825/Under; total 2.5)
Japan (-185) 4, Tunisia 0 (Over; total 2.5)

Spain (-1100) 4, Saudi Arabia 0 (Over; total 3.5)
Belgium 0, Iran 0 (Draw +380/Under; total 2.5)
Uruguay 2, Cape Verde 2 (Draw +320/Over; total 2.5)
Egypt (-175) 3, New Zealand 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Argentina (-220) 2, Austria 0 (Under; total 2.5)
France (-1100) 3, Iraq 0 (Under; total 3.5)
Norway (+110) 3, Senegal 2 (Over; total 2.5)
Algeria (-190) 2, Jordan 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Portugal (-700) 5, vs. Uzbekistan 0 (Over; total 3.5)
England 0, Ghana 0 (Draw +625/Under; total 2.5)
Croatia (-200) 1, Panama 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Colombia (-190) 1, Congo DR 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Match 1 (June 11-17)
Mexico (-250) 2, South Africa 0 (Under; total 2.5)
South Korea (+160) 2, Czechia 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Canada 1, Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 (Draw +240/Under; total 2.5)
USA (+105) 4, Paraguay 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Qatar 1, Switzerland 1 (Draw +550/Under; total 2.5)
Brazil 1, Morocco 1 (Draw +260/Under; total 2.5)
Scotland (-190) 1, Haiti 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Australia (+400) 2, Turkey 0 (Under; total 2.5)

Germany (-2500) 7, Curacao 1 (Over; total 3.5)
Netherlands 2, Japan 2 (Draw +250/Over; total 2.5)
Ivory Coast 1 (+225), Ecuador 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Sweden 5 (-110), Tunisia 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Spain 0, Cape Verde 0 (Draw +1050/Under; total 2.5)
Belgium 1, Egypt 1 (Draw +300/Under; total 2.5)
Saudi Arabia 1, Uruguay 1 (Draw +333/Under; total 2.5)
Iran 2, New Zealand 2 (Draw +230/Over; total 2.5)

France (-220) 3, Senegal 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Norway (-475) 4, Iraq 1 (Over; total 2.5)
Argentina (-225) 3, Algeria 0 (Over; total 2.5)
Austria (-275) 3, Jordan 1 (Over; total 2.5)

Portugal 1, Congo DR 1 (Draw +450/Under; total 2.5)
England (-145) 4, Croatia 2 (Over; total 2.5)
Ghana (+130) 1, Panama 0 (Under; total 2.5)
Colombia (-275) 3, Uzbekistan 1 (Over; total 2.5)

2030 World Cup Futures Odds

DraftKings Sportsbook's 2030 opening World Cup futures odds, posted on July 19:

• Spain +500
• France +600
• England +900
• Portugal +1000
• Germany +1100
• Brazil +1100
• Argentina +1100
• Netherlands +2000
• Norway +2200
• Belgium +2200
• Italy +2500
• Colombia +3000

All others +3500 or longer.

World Cup Last 7 Champions

2026: Spain
2022: Argentina
2018: France
2014: Germany
2010: Spain
2006: Italy
2002: Brazil

World Cup All-Time Champions

Brazil (5)
Germany (4), Italy (4)
Argentina (3), France (2), Uruguay (2)
England (1), Spain (2)

World Cup Tournament Format

Teams: 48 Nations
Groups: 12 (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L)

World Cup Game Format

Group: Round Robin
Knockout Round of 32: Field cut from 48 to 32 teams (16 Matches)
Knockout Round of 16: Winners from Round of 32 (Eight Matches)
Quarterfinals: Four Matches
Semifinals: Two Matches
Third Place: One Match
Championship: One Match

Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson