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World Cup 2022 Outright Odds: Argentina Favourites Ahead of France vs Morocco

Argentina cruised through a comfortable victory over Croatia in their semi-final match, defeating them by three goals to nil. With that in mind, Los Albicelestes are now the bookies’ favourites to win the FIFA World Cup. Ahead of France’s clash with Morocco tonight, we would like to point out the updated World Cup outright odds.

Odds

With Lionel Messi’s help, Argentina booked a spot in the FIFA World Cup final for the second time in the last three editions of this competition. Although Los Albicelestes are the favourites right now, it’s important to point out that this could change, depending on who wins the other semifinal fixture. France and Morocco will go head-to-head this evening, and if Les Bleus come out on top, they’ll be the new favourites. However, Argentina will still get to be favourites if Morocco defeats France tonight. That said, to get the best value from your World Cup outright bet, let’s compare the odds from different bookmakers.

Ladbrokes

Best Odds From Ladbrokes 

Argentina

5/6

Best Odds From Ladbrokes 

France

5/6

Best Odds From Ladbrokes 

Morocco

11/1

Paddy Power

Best Odds From Paddy Power 

Argentina 

5/6

Best Odds From Paddy Power 

France

13/10

Best Odds From Paddy Power 

Morocco

11/1

Coral

Best Odds From Coral

Argentina

5/6

Best Odds From Coral 

France

6/5

Best Odds From Coral 

Morocco

11/1

Lionel MESSI of Argentina during the FIFA World Cup 2022, Semi Final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium on December 13, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Anthony Dibon/Icon Sport)

Argentina

Interestingly, Argentina’s FIFA World Cup campaign got off to a rocky start; as they suffered a disappointing loss to Saudi Arabia, in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. However, Los Albicelestes have bounced back in style since then, winning five matches in a row, and keeping three clean sheets in the process. Taking Argentina’s impressive 3:0 victory over Croatia into consideration, Argentina can be backed at 5/6 to win the World Cup.

France

On the other hand, France have been one of the best teams in this tournament so far. Les Bleus kicked off their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 4:1 win over Australia, and they’ve scored two or more goals in all but one of their games so far. However, the French will have to go through Morocco in order to reach the final; and scoring against the Atlas Lions is easier said than done. Morocco have managed to keep clean sheets against Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Portugal in this competition. On that note, you can bet on France to win the World Cup at 13/10

Morocco

Unlike the other teams, Morocco came into this tournament as massive underdogs. However, they managed to come out on top in a group that contained Belgium and Croatia. What’s more? The Atlas Lions have had by far the best defense in this competition; they’ve conceded just one goal so far, and even that was an own goal. Despite their fairy tale run however, Morocco are priced at a massive 11/1 to win this competition. If their defense can continue to hold out, it’ll be interesting to see how far they’ll go.

Our FIFA World Cup Outright Prediction

Taking everything into account, our World Cup winner prediction for this tournament goes to Argentina. Lionel Scaloni’s men are coming off five consecutive wins, scoring at least two goals in all of those games. Unlike France and Morocco, Los Albicelestes have already secured a place in the final, and they only need to win one more match. Considering Argentina also have an extra day of rest, we believe they’re worth a speculative punt.


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