France, the current champion, is fighting for the third consecutive championship for the 2nd year in a row. Already Argentina battle to break the fast of 36 years without winning the tournament.
The sports betting market can work as a “parameter” of favoritism among finalist national teams. The French victory over the Moroccans, by 2 to 0, this Wednesday (14), made “Los Bleus” appear as the possible winner of the tournament. Right behind, come the Argentines with little difference, who defeated the Croatians on Tuesday (13), by 3 to 0. Therefore, for bettors, the champion team of 2022 is still uncertain.
The final dispute should attract attention to two stars: Kylian Mbappé, on the French side, and Lionel Messi, from Argentina. The two are highlights of this tournament, due to the fact that the 22-year-old French player has already achieved historic feats with the national team’s jersey. On the other hand, the 35-year-old Argentine star is playing his last Cup, with the chance of being world champion for the 1st time.
In the semifinal, the French beat the Moroccans with 2 goals. Left-back Theo Hernández and striker Kolo Muani enshrined the French victory. On Tuesday (13), the Argentines' game featured goals from Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez.
BETS
Now, the payment for each real (R$) bet on the French national team is multiplied by 1.8, on average. Already the probability of the Argentine victory yields 2 times the money invested.
In the online sports betting market, the logic is as follows: the more favorite the national team is –according to the companies' algorithm–, the smaller the prize for the bettor.
As a result, the probability of the event happening (the so-called odds) fluctuates over the course of the matches. The lower the odd, the greater the chance of the result coming true.
Poder360 compiles daily the most quoted selections to win the World Cup in 5 betting sites: SportingBet, Betano, Bet365, Betfair and Betway.
Source: Poder360
