The 2022 World Cup decision will be played between Lionel Messi’s Argentina and Kylian Mbappé’s France this Sunday, 18, at the Lusail stadium. Current world champions, the French are looking for the third championship in the second consecutive edition. While the Argentines struggle to end a 36-year drought without a world title.
The sports betting industry can serve as a gauge of favoritism among finalist teams. France’s victory over Morocco, by 2-0, further increased favoritism. With little difference, the Albiceleste appears highly rated after the triumph over the Croatians, by 3 to 0. This means that, for bettors, the 2022 champion is still not certain.
The last match of the 2022 Cup should also feature a private match between two PSG teammates: Mbappé x Messi. The two stars fight for the top scorer in the competition, as well as for the status of Best Player in the Cup. At the age of 23, Mbappé has already achieved historic feats for his country, while the experienced Argentine is participating in his last World Cup, with the chance to be champion for the first time.
In the semifinal, the French eliminated the Moroccans with 2 goals. Left-back Theo Hernández and striker Kolo Muani scored. On Tuesday, the 13th, the Argentines’ match featured goals from Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.
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Now, the payment for each real invested in France is multiplied by 1.8 on average. The Argentine probability yields twice the amount invested. In the online sports betting segment, the logic is as follows: the more favorite the team is – according to the companies’ algorithm -, the smaller the prize for the bettor.
In this way, the probability that the event occurs (the so-called odds) changes over the course of the games. The lower the odd, the greater the chance of the result happening.
Poder360 compiles daily the most quoted selections to win the World Cup in 5 betting sites: SportingBet, Betano, Bet365, Betfair and Betway.
