Now, the Brazilian team will face Croatia on Friday (9) for a place in the semifinal of the Cup. In the last tournament, held in Russia in 2018, the team was eliminated by Belgium by 2-1 in the quarterfinals.
After losing space among bettors with the 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in the last game of group D, the French team returned to be the 2nd most highly rated to lift the trophy after beating Poland by 3-1 on Sunday (4), and also qualify for the quarterfinals of the tournament.
France will face England, who advanced with a 3-0 victory over Senegal, also on Sunday (4).
Even with the 2-1 victory over Australia on Saturday (3), the Argentina team fluctuated downwards and is now the 3rd most likely to be champion, according to bookmakers.
The last classifieds will be decided this Tuesday (6) in the confrontation between the teams of Spain and Morocco, at 12h (Brasília time), and in the match between Portugal and Switzerland, at 4pm.
Here are the matches already defined in the quarterfinals:
Croatia vs Brazil (9/12 at 12h)
Netherlands vs Argentina (9/12 at 4pm)
England v France (10/12 at 4pm).
BETS
Now, the payment for each real bet on the team commanded by Tite is multiplied by 2.9, on average. The probability of a Brazilian victory is almost double that of the French team, which is multiplied by 5.7.
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.
HISTORIC
The Brazilian men's football team collects 5 World Cup titles. Currently, it is the only five-time champion country in the tournament.
1st championship (1958) – Headed by the stars Pelé and Garrincha, the Brazilian team reached the final against the host, Sweden; the victory by the score of 5×2 is the biggest defeat in a World Cup final;
2nd championship (1962) – In the last match, against Czechoslovakia, Brazil won by 3 x 1 with goals from Zito, Vavá and Amarildo;
3rd championship (1970) – The song “Forward, Brazil” became known, also an exaltation of the military dictatorship in force at the time;
4th championship (1994) – after 24 years without a victory, he beat Italy by 3 x 2 in the penalty shootout and secured the 4th title;
5th championship (2002) – in the final against Germany, the Brazilian team won the match by 2 x 0, two goals by Ronaldo.
Source: Poder360
