Brazil and France Maintain Top World Cup Favorites Status

• Heading into their last group match against Cameroon as heavy favorites, Brazil is the current favorite to win the 2022 World Cup with +250 odds.
• Even with a surprising group stage loss to Tunisia, France is still the second favorite with +500 odds to win the World Cup as defending champions.

QATAR – The 2022 FIFA World Cup is almost past the group stage, with Brazil and France still being the two favorites to win the entire tournament.

Current World Cup Odds

• Brazil +250
• France +500

Pre-tournament World Cup Odds

• Brazil +300
• France +650

Betting on Brazil to Win World Cup

Brazil has cruised through three games, going 3-0 SU and outscoring their opponents by three goals to none. As the favorite since before the tournament began, Brazil has shown legal sportsbooks that they deserve the top spot and could return to their former World Cup winning ways.

Even though they have not won or played in the final match for the World Cup since 2002, their talent heading into this tournament was overwhelming. Brazil is yet to play their last Group G match and will face Cameroon on Friday. Even before the match, Brazil has qualified for the knockout round of 16, and a win or draw against Cameroon will lock in first place for the group.

While Neymar is not expected to play in the final group match due to his ankle sprain, there should not be too much concern for Brazil’s future odds over the injury. The 30-year-old is expected to make his return if Brazil continues and could return for the knockout stage.

Betting on France to Win World Cup

France entered the tournament as the second favorite to win but struggled in their recent loss to Tunisia during their last match of the group stage. Legal World Cup betting sites still have France as the second favorite with +500 odds, leaving room for value on other teams to win the tournament with longer odds.

Entering the match between France and Tunisia, France had -260 odds to win but could not find the back of the net a single time. France was playing with an incentive in this game, as they could have locked in the Group D title with a draw or a win against Tunisia.

Even though they allowed the upset to take place, France still ended up taking the group following a one-point victory from Australia over Denmark. France’s odds did not move much after their surprising loss after playing as the defending World Cup Champions.

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