By Senior Football Betting Analyst
Clear favourite France — 4.50 New second favourite Argentina — 6.50 (was 7.50) Biggest drifter Spain — 7.00 (was 6.50)…
Biggest scalp Norway 2-1 Brazil Only shootout Switzerland 4-3 pens v Colombia Gone All three hosts + Brazil Next up…
Headline result Norway 1–4 France — Dembélé first-half hat-trick Now through (26 Jun) France, Norway, Spain, Cape Verde, Belgium, Egypt…
Headline result Argentina 2–0 Austria — Messi sets WC scoring record Now qualified (22 Jun) France, Norway, Argentina Eliminated Iraq,…
Biggest win Spain 3-0 Austria Latest winner Ramos 90+4′ (Portugal) Milestone Ronaldo — oldest scorer in WC knockout history, at…
Quarter-finals begin Thu 9 Jul (NZ: Fri 10 Jul, 8:00 AM NZST) Outright favourite France 2.80 Shortest QF price France…
Shortest price Argentina 1.18 v Cape Verde Tightest tie Australia v Egypt (2.50 the shortest side) Model’s clearest call Colombia…
Matches 6 — Groups J, K & L conclude Standout fixture Colombia v Portugal (Group K winner decider) Shortest price…
Fixtures (Matchday 2 finale) 4 matches across Groups K & L Model-best pick Croatia to beat Panama @ 1.55 Standout…
Spain win (90 min) 1.95 Spain’s record Yet to concede a goal all tournament Portugal’s hook Ronaldo — oldest scorer…
Spain win (90 min) 1.61 Head-to-head Spain unbeaten in 7 (6 wins, 1 draw) Spain conceded Just 2 goals all…
Knockouts begin South Africa v Canada — 28 June First marquee tie Brazil v Japan — 29 June Shortest favourite…
Last 16 begins Sat 4 Jul (NZ: Sun 5 Jul, 5:00 AM NZST) Ties confirmed 6 of 8 Shortest favourite…
England win (90 min) 1.90 Norway’s run First-ever WC quarter-final Haaland 7 goals; brace v Brazil NZ kick-off Sun 12…
New favourite Lionel Messi @ 3.00 (in from 4.00) Clear second Kylian Mbappé @ 4.20 Best outsider value Jonathan David…
France win (90 min) 1.56 Rematch of 2022 semi-final (France won 2-0) France’s run Six wins from six NZ kick-off…
Kick-off (NZST) 8:00 AM, 24 June — Gillette Stadium, Foxborough Odds (1X2, decimal) England 1.20 · Draw 6.50 · Ghana…
Kick-off (NZ) Sun 28 Jun, 11:30 AM NZST Venue Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Odds (1X2) 3.60 / 3.96 / 2.15…
Argentina win (90 min) 1.75 Messi 8 goals — Golden Boot leader Switzerland’s run First QF since 1954 NZ kick-off…
Argentina win (90 min) 1.18 Cape Verde WC debutants — smallest nation ever in a men’s knockout (pop. ~525,000) Key…
Final position 4th in Group G — 1 point Record 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses Goal difference −6 (4…
Current position 4th in Group G — 1 point Final group game New Zealand vs Belgium — 3:00 PM NZST,…
