There is no bigger global sporting event than the FIFA World Cup, and bettors looking for the 2026 World Cup winner betting odds have come to the right place! There has been plenty of movement in the outright market as we make our way towards the event. The road to Qatar starts right here! Get on board with this comprehensive overview of the 32 candidates odds of lifting the most prestigious soccer trophy.
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2026 World Cup Outright Winners Odds
| Country |  |
|---|---|
| France | 6.50 |
| Brazil | 6.50 |
| England | 7.50 |
| Argentina | 9.00 |
| Spain | 10.00 |
| Germany | 11.00 |
| Portugal | 14.00 |
| Netherlands | 17.00 |
| Italy | 23.00 |
| Belgium | 34.00 |
| USA | 34.00 |
| Uruguay | 34.00 |
| Mexico | 51.00 |
| Croatia | 67.00 |
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
The 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup gets underway on November 21st and runs until December 18th, 2022. The games will be spread across five host cities, with the standard format of 32 teams still used, before the format switches to 48 teams in 2026.
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During the qualification stages, countries are organized by their confederation representative: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA.
The Asian (AFC) and African (CAF) are the next confederations to hold their qualification games, starting on March 26, 2020, and March 23, 2020, respectively.
South America’s tournament starts in October.
Soccer World Cup Futures 2026
Brazil and France have firmed into outright favouritism according to three of the sportsbooks above due to their recent performances, and as there is no sign of a ‘group of death,’ the top guns should have no problem progressing into the second round of the tournament. From there, it can often be anyone’s guess as to who will go deep in the tournament, as even the best teams can be just a poor penalty shootout away from a disastrous exit.
While we had a glimpse of each team during the recent international break, the results had only a minor impact on the odds. It would be unwise to read too much into these results leading into the tournament. Another round of friendlies commence in soon, and teams should hopefully be approaching their best at that time.
Previous World Cup Winners
2014 World Champions Germany were the big favourites when the 2018 World Cup draw was released. Although few teams in the world should trouble the Germans, their path to the latter stages of the tournament didn’t end well – They were knocked out in the group stages, finishing 22nd overall.
Remarkably, there have been six instances of a host nation winning the World Cup out of the twenty tournaments held to date, not bad odds if you’re a Qatar fan! History will indicate that the favourites are always a good chance (seven wins), while only one team outside the top ten seeds has ever won the World Cup (Italy 1982). Below we list all twenty victors and their pre-tournament ranking at the time to help you in your quest to select a winner for the 2022 edition.
1930 World Cup in Uruguay
- Favourites: Uruguay (1)
- Champions: Uruguay (1)
- Runner-up: Argentina (2)
1934 World Cup in Italy
- Favourites: Italy (1)
- Champions: Italy (1)
- Runner-up: Czechoslovakia (6)
1938 World Cup in France
- Favourites: Italy (1)
- Champions: Italy (1)
- Runner-up: Hungary (3)
1950 World Cup in Brazil
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions: Uruguay (9)
- Runner-up: Brazil (1)
1954 World Cup in Switzerland
- Favourites: Hungary (1)
- Champions: West Germany (5)
- Runner-up: Hungary (1)
1958 World Cup in Sweden
- Favourites: Hungary (1)
- Champions: Brazil (3)
- Runner-up: Sweden (7)
1962 World Cup in Chile
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions: Brazil (1)
- Runner-up: Czechoslovakia (4)
1966 World Cup in England
- Favourites: England (1)
- Champions: England (1)
- Runner-up: West Germany (6)
1970 World Cup in Mexico
- Favourites: England (1)
- Champions: Brazil (2)
- Runner-up: Italy (3)
1974 World Cup in West Germany
- Favourites: West Germany (1)
- Champions: West Germany (1)
- Runner-up: Netherlands (10)
1978 World Cup in Argentina
- Favourites: West Germany (1)
- Champions: Argentina (4)
- Runner-up: Netherlands (2)
1982 World Cup in Spain
- Favourites: West Germany (1)
- Champions: Italy (12)
- Runner-up: West Germany (1)
1986 World Cup in Mexico
- Favourites: England (1)
- Champions: Argentina (9)
- Runner-up: West Germany (5)
1990 World Cup in Italy
- Favourites: Italy (1)
- Champions: West Germany (4)
- Runner-up: Argentina (16)
1994 World Cup in the USA
- Favourites: Germany (1)
- Champions: Brazil (4)
- Runner-up: Italy (3)
1998 World Cup in France
- Favourites: France/Brazil
- Champions: France
- Runner-up: Brazil
2002 World Cup in Japan / South Korea
- Favourites: France (1)
- Champions: Brazil (9)
- Runner-up: Germany (12)
2006 World Cup in Germany
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions: Italy (8)
- Runner-up: France (4)
2010 World Cup in South Africa
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions: Spain (2)
- Runner-up: Netherlands (3)
2014 World Cup in Brazil
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions: Germany (3)
- Runner-up: Argentina (4)
2018 World Cup in Russia
- Favourites: Brazil (2)
- Champions: France (7)
- Runner-up: Croatia (18)
2022 World Cup in Qatar
- Favourites: Brazil (1)
- Champions:
- Runner-up:
