The Weirdest World Cup Betting Lines

A sports tournament that is as big as the World Cup is ought to have some weird betting lines. We say some because, at this stage, a lot of things are possible as well. In this article, we listed some of the weirdest betting lines for the 2022 World Cup.

It doesn’t matter where you live, by now the news of the World Cup probably reached you as well. Every single online sportsbook site in the UK covers the tournament with many betting markets available. But such tournaments tend to have some weird betting lines as well. After all, these have a higher risk-higher payout ratio than most categories. If you want some serious betting tips, check out our ultimate World Cup betting guide complete with odds and predictions.

Outright Winners – The Weirdest World Cup Betting Lines

The outright winner betting line is the most popular betting category for the World Cup. It includes the odds and chances for all of the teams that made it into the final 32. But in some cases, online sportsbook sites in the UK include some strange things.

Ukraine, Peru, Scotland, New Zealand, and the United Arab Emirates all have the odds to win the World Cup in this betting market. The weirdest thing about this is not their odds but the fact these countries didn’t even qualify for the final in Qatar.

Unqualified Teams Have Better Chances to Win

On 888sport, Ukraine have odds of 100/1 to win the tournament, the best odds out of the non-qualified teams. The funniest thing is their chances are better than that of Ecuador, Wales, Cameroon, Canada, Ghana, Japan, Morocco, and many more. Peru, who lost the intercontinental playoffs against Australia, have odds of 250/1 to win the World Cup. This puts them ahead of Qatar, South Korea, and Australia, who took their spot in the final earlier this year.

Scotland are almost at the bottom of the favourites with odds of 400/1. Do not worry because they’re still favoured over Costa Rica, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. New Zealand and the UAE close out the list with odds of 500/1 each. What makes this weird World Cup betting line even weirder is that the Kiwis haven’t played in the final since 2010 and the UAE since 1990. This is truly the definition of living in the past.

How Impossible Is a First-Time Winner This Year?

This betting line is only weird because a new champion emerges rarely. It’s entirely possible, but there is very little chance for it to happen. Especially with this year’s strongest teams, who already won at least one World Cup before. The previous first-time winners were Spain in 2010, before that the French took the trophy in 1998. First-time winners were even rarer in older times. Argentina in 1978, England in 1966, Brazil in 1958, West Germany in 1954, Italy in 1934, and Uruguay in 1930.

Winning before might’ve been easier since there were fewer teams in the final. With the 32-team format and powerhouses as title favourites, things seem impossible. On 888sport, the odds for a first-time winner are 23/10. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal all have odds of 14/1 to win it all so they’re the first ones in this category. With so many categories, this is no doubt one of the weirdest World Cup betting lines.

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