We’re sure everyone who’s left the house at least once has probably heard of the FIFA World Cup. For those of you who are new, The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious football competition in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event on the planet. Until now, 17 countries have hosted the World Cup, including Brazil, France, and Germany. This year, Qatar is hosting this prestigious tournament. After a preliminary competition, the 32 qualified men’s national football teams compete to become world champions. Read more to see the World Cup Group B odds and also take a look at the World Cup Favorites 2022 to see who is most likely to win.
To better understand the World Cup Group B predictions, let’s see who’s played and will be playing tonight. The four teams are England, Iran, Wales, and the USA, all super strong teams who’ve shown what they can do in this World Cup and in the past. England reached the semifinals in the 2018 World Cup and then the final of Euro 2020 – only to be beaten by Italy on penalties. The USA barely makes it to the 2022 World Cup after almost losing to Costa Rica in regionals. They haven’t joined the World Cup since 2014 in Brazil. Thirdly, Iran is the no. 1 ranked national team from the region and based on their latest performance; they’re expected to make a mark and maybe change the World Cup Group B odds. And finally, Wales last World Cup appearance was in Sweden in 1958.
The England team came to this tournament after suffering a massive defeat in the Euro 2020 final against Italy. Southgate’s players were favorites to win the trophy, but they failed when it mattered most. In the last world cup, they got eliminated in the semifinals, which, at the time, was a huge success. Regardless, it seems the Brits are having enough of their underperformance, and for a good reason. Years have passed since the last time the World Cup Group B odds tipped in their favor.
Next up in the World Cup Group B is the USA. They’re clearly the underdog in this competition thanks to their sub-par performance at qualification. The USA fought Costa Rica on a goal difference to ensure a spot for Qatar in 2022. The team has plenty of new energetic faces to stand next to historically great teams, but the lack of experience might see them exit the competition earlier than fans would expect. Still, as Gregg Berhalter hoped, Christian Pulisic brought his world-class talent into the USA vs Iran World Cup match. On the offense, the USA has excelled with flying colors since they scored 21 goals during qualifications. Who knows, maybe the match againts Iran will change the World Cup Group B odds in their favor.
In the past few years, Iran has transformed into the best football squad in the Asian region. After qualifying for their third World Cup, the world has understood the “Persian Lions” should not be messed with. They lost only once during qualifications, edging out South Korea, who are also part of this tournament. Group B is a tough place to be right now for Iran, but it seems that after their meeting with Wales on Friday. Iran has baffled fans of the squad for their amazing performance up until now, but their World Cup Group B odds didn’t turn to their favor after the match against USA on the 29th of November.
As winners in the European playoff, the last spot in the world cup Group B was reserved for Wales. After winning in the European playoff, Wales was invited last to the World Cup party. But this doesn’t mean they don’t have the potential to change the World Cup Group B odds. For those that don’t remember The World Cup in 1958, Wales reached the quarterfinals. Lately, though, the only merit that goes to the Welsh squad is because they got to the semifinals at the European Cup in 2016. Six years later, the squad clearly has more experience and they might be a worthy opponent for any team in Group B. Who knows? They might even change the World Cup Group B odds in their favor.
Since the start of the tournament, bookmakers have agreed that Group B is one of the most contested groups in the tournament. Even though England are strong favorites to finish first, second place is anyone’s guess. Here we will list the World Cup Group B odds valid in November 2022.
| Team | World Cup Group B 2022 Winner | To Qualify |
|---|---|---|
| England | -300 | -2000 |
| USA | +550 | +102 |
| Wales | +600 | +112 |
| Iran | +2000 | +422 |
