Who are the favorites for the 2022 World Cup? France and Argentina climb as England fall

Following the euphoric giddiness of a 6-2 win over Iran, England were brought down to earth with a lackluster draw against the United States. This saw them drop a few places in the list of favorites for the World Cup, although they are now almost certainly through to the knockout stages.

Why not take a look at all of the current betting top 10, then? We literally couldn't think of any reason not to, and so we did. Teams are ranked according to the best odds currently available on oddschecker.com

1) BrazilStill up there, right? Always there or almost. It's Brazil! Carnival, Sex, Pelé! But when it comes to the World Cup, they've been really underwhelming for a few decades now. Since Ronaldo's Redemption in 2002, they've only made it past the quarter-finals once and given what happened next on that occasion, they'd probably prefer not to have.

Still the only non-Europeans to triumph since Diego Maradona coached Argentina to glory in 1986 and right now they once again look the most likely to break that cycle of European dominance having taken a beating. start with a 2-0 win over Serbia thanks to Richarlison's second-half brace.

Already this year they have won three games 4-0, another couple 5-1 and yet another 3-0. And the teams they beat aren't joke teams either. Chile, Paraguay, South Korea, Tunisia and Ghana are among those carried away by Tite, the one with a distinct Premier League flavor with your Alissons, your Thiago Silvas, your Casemiros and the Richarlisons of this world all key characters.

Come through South American qualifying, winning 14 and drawing three of their 17 games (scoring 40 goals and conceding just five) and so far clear they've never even bothered to replay the match against Argentina which was abandoned when Brazilian health officials stormed the pitch demanding that four Argentine players be isolated for breaking Covid rules.

2) France Holders and possessors of a legendaryly absurd strength in depth - even with the absence of N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema - with the added bonus that the draw hints at the strong possibility of a round of 16 clash with Argentina.

After briefly looking set to go to France for a bit falling behind an Australian squad apparently made up entirely of Scottish Premiership players and former Scottish Premiership players, Kylian Mbappe then arrived and the Didier Deschamps team went absolutely Victory 4-1. Then Mbappe turned it on again to go down Denmark. They are among the second favorites and to be fair, their second XI would be around sixth favorite and their third XI would be dark horses.

We're still not sure if France is a team we'd want to support as they're highly valued, and while their upward move in betting was inevitable after such a great opening win, it There is now a higher chance than before that it will be Argentina stalking in the last 16, with impressive England bewildering the most likely quarter-final opponents. That's potentially two of the current top four before they even reach the semi-finals.

3) SpainIt seems kind of old-fashioned to think of Spain as a serious contender these days. It's kind of a team that rose to amazing prominence and widespread acceptance as the best in the world and then suddenly was no more, really, never short of good players or anything.

Last year's Euro semi-final was never really convincing, but hinted at a return to major form after a great run. And handing Costa Rica an absurd 7-0 beating is, we think all can agree, a very good start to the tournament. Especially after what happened to Argentina, but especially after what happened to Germany. If Spain can beat the Germans on Sunday, 7-0 or otherwise, then it's another early exit for the Germans.

Spain, meanwhile, rightfully overtakes all of the fanciful teams that made good starts in the tournament and joins the three that obviously haven't.

4) Argentina Messi's last chance at the Big Dance. Argentina has a great place...