Our World Cup Group A Betting Predictions

As we slowly near the beginning of the 2022 World Cup, it’s time to look at each group and see how countries fare against each other. We’ll be giving our early predictions for the winners while also mentioning every club’s chances to qualify for the next round. These are our World Cup Group A betting predictions.

The Group A matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will take place between 21 and 29 November later this year. Group A is made up of Qatar, this year’s hosts, Ecuador, who finished 4th on the CONMEBOL table, Senegal, winners of the AFCON and third-round winners in the CAF, and lastly, Netherlands, the UEFA Group G winners. These matches should be entertaining ones as they will feature many world-class players. Now let’s look at the early odds and talk about the World Cup Group A betting predictions.

Qatar – Destined to Change World Football

This will be Qatar’s first-ever appearance at a World Cup since the country’s independence in 1971. As hosts, they qualified automatically. It’s also important to note that this will be the first World Cup held in the Arab world, a huge landmark in the future of football in the Middle East.

On 20Bet Sportsbook, their early odds of winning the group is 14.89. In comparison, their odds of qualifying from Group A are 5.33. They recently won the Asia Cup (AFC) in 2019 and the team is ranked 51st in the world by FIFA, as of 31 March 2022.

Ecuador’s Chances Are Looking Good – World Cup Group A Betting Predictions

The South American nation qualified for the upcoming World Cup by finishing 4th on the CONMEBOL table. By finishing 4th, Ecuador avoided the intercontinental playoff and qualified automatically. This will be the country’s fourth World Cup appearance, the last being in 2014. Their furthest finish was in 2006 when they reached the Round of 16. The early Group A betting predictions for the World Cup give Ecuador better odds than Qatar. 6.95 to win Group A and 2.00 to qualify for the next round. According to the latest rankings, Ecuador fell back to the 46th spot. Young defenders Hincapié and Estupiñán are the nation’s most valuable players currently.

Senegal is Climbing The World Rankings 

This year’s World Cup will be Senegal’s third one, their first appearance being in 2002. That’s the year when the African nation achieved its best results, by reaching the quarter-finals. FIFA imposed a one-match stadium ban for Senegal due to the fan disorder in their 31 March game against Egypt.

This means their next game will be played behind closed doors. Senegal currently ranks 20th in the world according to FIFA and also features some world-class players in the likes of Mané, Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, and Ismaïla Sarr. The majority of online sportsbooks in Germany favor them to advance from Group A. Their odds to win the group are 5.46 while a qualification has better numbers with 1.72 on 20Bet Sportsbook.

Netherlands as World Cup Group A Favorites

The Netherlands is considered the heavy hitters in their group as they have one of the best teams in the world and the number of their World Cup appearances also exceeds their opponents’ by far. This will be the country’s 11th participation in the World Cup. They last played in 2014 when they finished 3rd overall. Before that, the Dutch finished as runners-up three times as they fell short against West Germany, Argentina, and Spain respectively. The national team currently ranks 10th in the world and has some of the best players. Netherlands’ best players currently include de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong, van Dijk, Danjuma, Depay, de Vrij, and many more. We pick them as the favorites to win Group A in our World Cup betting predictions. The Netherlands’ odds of finishing atop their group is 1.4 on 20Bet Sportsbook and 1.12 for qualifying for the next round.

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