{"id":231360,"date":"2026-03-03T18:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/100-days-out-from-world-cup-favorites-to-win-tournament-groups\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:11:13","slug":"100-days-out-from-world-cup-favorites-to-win-tournament-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/100-days-out-from-world-cup-favorites-to-win-tournament-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"100 days out from World Cup: Favorites to win tournament, groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The countdown to the World Cup is at 100 days. North America is set to host soccer&#8217;s most-anticipated event, with matches taking place across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Spain, the 2010 World Cup champion, is the favorite on <a href=\"https:\/\/about.thescore.bet\/sportsbook-redirect\/?%24canonical_url=%2Fsport%2Fsoccer%2Forganization%2Finternational%2Fcompetition%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026&amp;campaign=thescore_content&amp;customer_campaign=article&amp;%7Echannel=thescore-content&amp;tags=3489707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theScore Bet<\/a>. England, a perennial contender that hasn&#8217;t won the title since 1966, follows close behind. Brazil, France, and Argentina round out the top five on the oddsboard. Notably, Argentina beat France in a thrilling penalty shootout in the previous World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is a long shot at +5000 to win it all, but it&#8217;s the favorite to emerge from a relatively easy group. Meanwhile, Canada is even further down at +10000 and has the third-best odds to win its group.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/about.thescore.bet\/sportsbook-redirect\/?%24canonical_url=%2Fsport%2Fsoccer%2Forganization%2Finternational%2Fcompetition%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026&amp;campaign=thescore_content&amp;customer_campaign=article&amp;%7Echannel=thescore-content&amp;tags=3489707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA World Cup odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8<\/td>\n<td>+450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>England \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f<\/td>\n<td>+550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazil \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7<\/td>\n<td>+700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7<\/td>\n<td>+700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Argentina \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7<\/td>\n<td>+800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9<\/td>\n<td>+1000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea<\/td>\n<td>+1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Netherlands \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1<\/td>\n<td>+2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4<\/td>\n<td>+2800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Italy \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9<\/td>\n<td>+3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uruguay \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfe<\/td>\n<td>+3300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea<\/td>\n<td>+4000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colombia \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4<\/td>\n<td>+4000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd<\/td>\n<td>+5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/td>\n<td>+5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ecuador \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8<\/td>\n<td>+8000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morocco \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6<\/td>\n<td>+8000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded<\/td>\n<td>+8000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/td>\n<td>+10000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf7<\/td>\n<td>+10000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/about.thescore.bet\/sportsbook-redirect\/?%24canonical_url=%2Fsport%2Fsoccer%2Forganization%2Finternational%2Fcompetition%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026&amp;campaign=thescore_content&amp;customer_campaign=article&amp;%7Echannel=thescore-content&amp;tags=3489707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out all of the 2026 World Cup odds available on theScore Bet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Spain has received the most bets to win the World Cup on <a href=\"https:\/\/about.thescore.bet\/sportsbook-redirect\/?%24canonical_url=%2Fsport%2Fsoccer%2Forganization%2Finternational%2Fcompetition%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026&amp;campaign=thescore_content&amp;customer_campaign=article&amp;%7Echannel=thescore-content&amp;tags=3489707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theScore Bet<\/a>, while Brazil has garnered the most handle (money wagered), followed by Spain and Portugal. Brazil hasn&#8217;t won the event since 2002. Cristiano Ronaldo, now 41 years old, will make a record-breaking sixth World Cup appearance for Portugal, which is still looking for its first championship.<\/p>\n<p>France, the 2018 champions and finalists in the last two tournaments, and England have earned the second- and third-most bets, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>At age 38, Lionel Messi is expected to play for Argentina in what&#8217;s likely to be the final World Cup for him and Ronaldo. However, Argentina isn&#8217;t drawing much attention, falling outside the top five in both bets and handle.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 48 qualifying teams, 32 will advance from the group stage to the knockout round. Below, we present each nation&#8217;s odds of winning its respective group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jump to:<\/strong> <a href=\"#a\">Group A<\/a> | <a href=\"#b\">Group B <\/a>| <a href=\"#c\">Group C <\/a>| <a href=\"#d\">Group D<\/a> | <a href=\"#e\">Group E<\/a> | <a href=\"#f\">Group F<\/a> | <a href=\"#g\">Group G<\/a> | <a href=\"#h\">Group H<\/a> | <a href=\"#i\">Group I<\/a> | <a href=\"#i\">Group J <\/a>| <a href=\"#k\">Group K<\/a> | <a href=\"#l\">Group L<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"a\" name=\"a\">Group A<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>+110<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UEFA Path D Winner<\/td>\n<td>+180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Korea Republic<\/td>\n<td>+425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Africa<\/td>\n<td>+1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>UEFA Playoff D:<\/strong> Denmark, North Macedonia, Czechia, Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"b\" name=\"b\">Group B<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>UEFA Path A Winner<\/td>\n<td>+105<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>+135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>+550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Qatar<\/td>\n<td>+2500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>UEFA Playoff A: <\/strong>Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"c\" name=\"c\">Group C<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<td>+340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scotland<\/td>\n<td>+1200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Haiti<\/td>\n<td>+10000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3><a id=\"d\" name=\"d\">Group D<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>+125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UEFA Path C Winner<\/td>\n<td>+250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Paraguay<\/td>\n<td>+300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>+650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>UEFA Playoff C:<\/strong> Turkey, Romania, Slovakia, Kosovo<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"e\" name=\"e\">Group E<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>-225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ecuador<\/td>\n<td>+300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ivory Coast<\/td>\n<td>+700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Curacao<\/td>\n<td>+10000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3><a id=\"f\" name=\"f\">Group F<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>-140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>+350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UEFA Path B Winner<\/td>\n<td>+500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tunisia<\/td>\n<td>+750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>UEFA Playoff B:<\/strong> Ukraine, Sweden, Poland, Albania<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/about.thescore.bet\/sportsbook-redirect\/?%24canonical_url=%2Fsport%2Fsoccer%2Forganization%2Finternational%2Fcompetition%2Ffifa-world-cup-2026&amp;campaign=thescore_content&amp;customer_campaign=article&amp;%7Echannel=thescore-content&amp;tags=3489707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out all of the 2026 World Cup odds available on theScore Bet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><a id=\"g\" name=\"g\">Group G<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odsd<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>-275<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Egypt<\/td>\n<td>+500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iran<\/td>\n<td>+700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>+2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3><a id=\"h\" name=\"h\">Group H<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>-500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uruguay<\/td>\n<td>+450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<td>+2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cape Verde<\/td>\n<td>+5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3><a id=\"i\" name=\"i\">Group I<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>-190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td>+250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Senegal<\/td>\n<td>+700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intercontinental Playoff 2 Winner<\/td>\n<td>+2500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Intercontinental Playoff 2:<\/strong> Iraq, Bolivia, or Suriname<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"j\" name=\"j\">Group J<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>-300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>+500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Algeria<\/td>\n<td>+600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jordan<\/td>\n<td>+5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3><a id=\"k\" name=\"k\">Group K<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>-200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colombia<\/td>\n<td>+230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intercontinental Playoff 1 Winner<\/td>\n<td>+1100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uzbekistan<\/td>\n<td>+2500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Intercontinental Playoff 1:<\/strong> DR Congo, Jamaica, or New Caledonia<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"l\" name=\"l\">Group L<\/a><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<th>Odds<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>England<\/td>\n<td>-350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>+350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ghana<\/td>\n<td>+1300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panama<\/td>\n<td>+5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jump to:<\/strong> <a href=\"#a\">Group A<\/a> | <a href=\"#b\">Group B <\/a>| <a href=\"#c\">Group C <\/a>| <a href=\"#d\">Group D<\/a> | <a href=\"#e\">Group E<\/a> | <a href=\"#f\">Group F<\/a> | <a href=\"#g\">Group G<\/a> | <a href=\"#h\">Group H<\/a> | <a href=\"#i\">Group I<\/a> | <a href=\"#i\">Group J <\/a>| <a href=\"#k\">Group K<\/a> | <a href=\"#l\">Group L<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>US: Must be 21+. 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England, a perennial contender that hasn&#8217;t won the title since 1966, follows close [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231360","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}