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- England are now third favourites to win World Cup as bookies shorten their odds after yesterday's win
- Bukayo Saka goes from 100/1 to 20/1 for Golden Boot after brace
- Other specials for World Cup include 7/4 that VAR will overrule a goal in this year's World Cup Final
England are now third favourites to win World Cup as bookies shorten their odds after yesterday's win
After a massive performance in their opening game of the 2022 World Cup, bookies now make England the 7/1 third favourites to win the tournament.
Gareth Southgate's men have gone from 10/1 fifth favourites to win the World Cup to third favourites following the 6-2 win over Iran on Monday.
Paddy Power have just Brazil and Argentina ahead of England in the World Cup winner market as the tournament continues this week.
| World Cup 2022 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 10/3 | 23.1% |
| Argentina
|
5/1 | 16.7% |
| England | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| France
|
8/1 | 11.1% |
| Spain | 10/1 | 9.1% |
France have drifted out to fourth favourites to win back-to-back World Cup's and this may partly due to be down to injuries.
Karim Benzema and Christopher Nkunku have both dropped out of the squad following training injuries.
Bukayo Saka goes from 100/1 to 20/1 for Golden Boot after brace
Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka scored a brace in the 6-2 victory over Iran and was even taken off with 20 minutes to go before he could grab another.
Those two goals made bookmakers instantly cut his odds from 100/1 to just 20/1 to win the Golden Boot as he is joint top scorer at the moment.
Ecuador's Enner Valencia and Iran's Mehdi Taremi both also bagged a brace in their opening World Cup games, with Taremi's of course coming against England.
FIFA World Cup Betting (Odds, Contenders, History)
Other specials for World Cup include 7/4 that VAR will overrule a goal in this year's World Cup Final
It's 7/4 that VAR will overrule a goal in the World Cup Final next month as the tournament is finally underway.
We've already seen some questionable VAR decisions at this World Cup including some dubious penalties being awarded.
VAR was used in the 2018 World Cup Final where France beat Croatia 4-2 in Moscow, Russia.
France's second goal in the final came from a penalty that was awarded due to a VAR decision for handball.
