Qualification for the FIFA 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada is hurtling towards the final stages and there are still plenty of places up for grabs.
Read on as we show you the latest outright betting for the tournament, before looking at which teams have qualified and assessing who is most likely to emerge victorious.
World Cup 2026 – Betting
The 2026 World Cup is guaranteed to spark a worldwide betting frenzy. It will also generate plenty of activity on social sportsbooks such as Fliff, which is reimagining sports predictions.
Fans will enjoy using the Fliff promo code when placing bets on different World Cup odds markets as they try and predict the various outcomes during the prestigious tournament.
With that in mind, players can gain insights into which teams are most likely to win the 2026 World Cup by studying the latest outright odds.
- Spain – 4/1
- England – 13/2
- France – 13/2
- Brazil – 7/1
- Argentina – 8/1
- Portugal – 10/1
- Germany – 12/1
- Netherlands – 20/1
- Italy – 25/1
- Uruguay – 33/1
- United States – 40/1
- Belgium – 40/1
- Norway – 40/1
- Colombia – 40/1
- Mexico – 50/1
- Croatia – 66/1
- Denmark – 66/1
- Senegal – 66/1
- Morocco – 80/1
- Japan – 80/1
- Switzerland – 80/1
- Ecuador – 100/1
- Canada – 100/1
- Sweden – 100/1
- Serbia – 100/1
- Austria – 100/1
- Ukraine – 150/1
- Paraguay – 150/1
- Turkey – 150/1
- Bar – 200/1
World Cup 2026 – Qualified Teams
Host nations
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
Asia
- Australia
- Iran
- Japan
- Jordan
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- South Korea
- Uzbekistan
North & Central America
- TBC
- TBC
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Oceania
- New Zealand
South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
Africa
- Algeria
- Cape Verde
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Morocco
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tunisia
Europe
- England
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
- TBC
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The final two of 48 places will be determined by intercontinental play-off matches in March.
World Cup 2026 – Tournament Preview
The final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from Europe and South America. European nations have won 12 titles, while South American nations have won 10.
Teams from those continents inevitably dominate the outright betting and punters would be well advised to focus on those regions when searching for a potential winner.
Reigning champions Argentina will be desperate to defend the title having won it for the third time at Qatar 2022. However, that will be easier said than done.
Italy (1934 & 1938) and Brazil (1958 & 1962) are the only nations who have recorded back-to-back successes in the World Cup.
England will be a popular pick with sports bettors having qualified with two games to spare, but they make limited appeal as a betting proposition.
Their only previous success in a major tournament was on hone soil in the 1966 World Cup and they will likely flatter to deceive again next summer.
Brazil, Germany, France, Portugal and Belgium should all make deep runs in the tournament and could lift the trophy if the produce their best form.
However, they will all find it difficult to stop Spain, who are bidding to add the World Cup title to the European Championship crown they won last summer.
They are unbeaten during the qualifiers and look a good bet to progress to next summer’s tournament with an unblemished record. Spain were a class apart at Euro 2024 and are strongly fancied to cement their legacy by being crowned as world champions in New Jersey on July 19.
About the author: Paul Yarden
Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…