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2022 FIFA World Cup Tips & Betting Predictions

Bettingpro.com.au writers provide you with free 2022 World Cup predictions and the very best betting tips for the finals, live from Qatar. Our World Cup tips, match previews and best bets include free soccer tips for every game of the tournament from the opening fixture of the Group stages through to the World Cup Final. Our betting advice includes the latest 2022 World Cup odds, World Cup 2022 tips and the best value selections.

WORLD CUP 2022 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Host Country Qatar
Dates November 21-December 18, 2022
Teams 32
Venues 8
Prize Money $700 million total

WORLD CUP 2022 BEST BOOKMAKERS

Bookmakers offers World Cup betting odds and markets for all games throughout the tournament from the Group stages to the Final. You can also bet on several futures markets including the tournament winner, Group winners, Top Goalscorer and much more.

If you are looking for the best bookmaker for World Cup betting then there are plenty of options to choose from in Australia. Are you looking for competitive soccer odds? Is it special offers on the big games that you want to take advantage of? Do you want to place soccer multibets on World Cup matches? It is important to choose the right bookie to suit your betting requirements.

We have ranked the best bookmakers for betting on the 2022 World Cup and you can read more about them in our reviews HERE.

2022 WORLD CUP TEAMS, GROUPS & RESULTS

A total of 32 teams qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals. Australia have landed with reigning champions France in Group D, alongside Denmark and Tunisia, while record-time five-time winners Brazil have a potentially tricky Group H with Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon.

FIFA WORLD CUP SQUADS

Spain and Germany were drawn in the ‘Group Of Death’ with Japan and Costa Rica, while hosts Qatar are paired with Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands in Group A.

Read on below for every group at the 2022 World Cup.

GROUP A

Pos Team G W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 🇳🇱 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
2 🇸🇳 Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 🇪🇨 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 🇶🇦 Qatar 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0

 

GROUP B

Pos Team G W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
2 🇺🇸 USA 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3 🇮🇷 Iran 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1

GROUP C

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇦🇷 Argentina 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
2 🇵🇱 Poland 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 🇲🇽 Mexico 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 4
4 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

GROUP D

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇫🇷 France 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
2 🇦🇺 Australia 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 6
3 🇹🇳 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 🇩🇰 Denmark 3 0 1 2 2 3 -2 1

GROUP E

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇯🇵 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
2 🇪🇸 Spain 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 4
3 🇩🇪 Germany 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 3 11 -8 3

GROUP F

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇭🇷 Croatia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
2 🇲🇦 Morocco 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3 🇧🇪 Belgium 3 1 1 1 1 2 -1 4
4 🇨🇦 Canada 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 0

GROUP G

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇧🇷 Brazil 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
2 🇨🇭 Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 🇨🇲 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 🇷🇸 Serbia 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3 1

GROUP H

Position Team G W D L GF GA GD Points
1 🇵🇹 Portugal 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
2 🇰🇷 South Korea 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 4
3 🇺🇾 Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 🇬🇭 Ghana 3 1 1 1 5 7 -2 3

2022 WORLD CUP SCHEDULE, DATES & TIMES

The 2022 World Cup kicks off on Monday November 21 with Senegal facing the Netherlands, followed by hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador.

The group stage will run until Saturday December 3, with arguably the biggest match of the group phase taking place on Monday November 28 when Spain clash with Germany.

Australia begin their campaign on Group D against France on Wednesday November 23 at 6.00am before a favourable 9.00pm Saturday night kick-off on November 26 against Tunisia. The Socceroos finish their group stage with a 2.00am clash with Denmark on Thursday December 1.

The knockout stage begins on Sunday December 4, with the World Cup final held on Monday December 19 (AEDT).

GROUP A MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Mon, Nov. 21 Qatar vs. Ecuador 03:00 Al Bayt
Tue, Nov. 22 Senegal vs. Netherlands 03:00 Al Thumama
Sat, Nov. 26 Qatar vs. Senegal 00:00 Al Thumama
Sat, Nov. 26 Netherlands vs. Ecuador 03:00 Khalifa Int’l
Wed, Nov. 30 Netherlands vs. Qatar 02:00 Al Bayt
Wed, Nov. 30 Ecuador vs. Senegal 02:00 Khalifa Int’l

GROUP B MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Tue, Nov. 22 England vs. Iran 00:00 Khalifa Int’l
Tue, Nov. 22 USA vs. Wales 06:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Fri, Nov. 25 Wales vs. Iran 21:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Sat, Nov. 26 England vs. USA 06:00 Al Bayt
Wed, Nov. 30 Wales vs. England 06:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Wed, Nov. 30 Iran vs. USA 06:00 Al Thumama

GROUP C MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Tues, Nov. 22 Argentina vs. Saudi Arabia 09:00 Lusail
Wed, Nov. 23 Mexico vs. Poland 03:00 Stadium 974
Sun, Nov. 27 Poland vs. Saudi Arabia 00:00 Education City
Sun, Nov. 27 Argentina vs. Mexico 06:00 Lusail
Thur, Dec. 1 Poland vs. Argentina 06:00 Stadium 974
Thur, Dec. 1 Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico 06:00 Lusail

GROUP D MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Wed, Nov. 23 Denmark vs. Tunisia 00:00 Education City
Wed, Nov. 23 France vs. Australia 06:00 Al Janoub
Sat, Nov. 26 Tunisia vs. Australia 21:00 Al Janoub
Sun, Nov. 27 France vs. Denmark 03:00 Stadium 974
Thur, Dec. 1 Tunisia vs. France 02:00 Education City
Thur, Dec. 1 Australia vs. Denmark 02:00 Al Janoub

GROUP E MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Thur, Nov. 24 Germany vs. Japan 00:00 Khalifa Int’l
Thur, Nov. 24 Spain vs. Costa Rica 03:00 Al Thumama
Sun, Nov. 27 Japan vs. Costa Rica 21:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Mon, Nov. 28 Spain vs. Germany 06:00 Al Bayt
Fri, Dec. 2 Japan vs. Spain 06:00 Khalifa Int’l
Fri, Dec. 2 Costa Rica vs. Germany 06:00 Al Bayt

GROUP F MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Wed, Nov. 23 Morocco vs. Croatia 21:00 Al Bayt
Thur, Nov. 24 Belgium vs. Canada 06:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Mon, Nov. 28 Belgium vs. Morocco 00:00 Al Thumama
Mon, Nov. 28 Croatia vs. Canada 03:00 Khalifa Int’l
Fri, Dec. 2 Croatia vs. Belgium 02:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Fri, Dec. 2 Canada vs. Morocco 02:00 Al Thumama

GROUP G MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Thurs, Nov. 24 Switzerland vs. Cameroon 21:00 Al Janoub
Fri, Nov. 25 Brazil vs. Serbia 06:00 Lusail
Mon, Nov. 28 Cameroon vs. Serbia 21:00 Al Janoub
Tue, Nov. 29 Brazil vs. Switzerland 03:00 Stadium 974
Sat, Dec. 3 Cameroon vs. Brazil 06:00 Lusail
Sat, Dec. 3 Serbia vs. Switzerland 06:00 Stadium 974

GROUP H MATCH SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Fri, Nov. 25 Uruguay vs. South Korea 00:00 Education City
Fri, Nov. 25 Portugal vs. Ghana 03:00 Stadium 974
Tue, Nov. 29 South Korea vs. Ghana 00:00 Education City
Tue, Nov. 29 Portugal vs. Uruguay 06:00 Lusail
Sat, Dec. 3 South Korea vs. Portugal 02:00 Education City
Sat, Dec. 3 Ghana vs. Uruguay 02:00 Al Janoub

WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16 SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Sun, Dec. 4 Netherlands vs USA 02:00 Khalifa Int’l
Sun, Dec. 4 Argentina vs Australia 06:00 Ahmad Bin Ali
Mon, Dec. 5 France vs Poland 02:00 Al Thumama
Mon, Dec. 5 England vs Senegal 06:00 Al Bayt
Tue, Dec. 6 Japan vs Croatia 02:00 Al Janoub
Tue, Dec. 6 Brazil vs South Korea 06:00 Stadium 974
Wed, Dec. 7 Morocco vs Spain 02:00 Education City
Wed, Dec. 7 Portugal vs Switzerland 06:00 Lusail

WORLD CUP QUARTER-FINAL SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Sat, Dec. 10 Croatia vs Brazil 02:00 Education City
Sat, Dec. 10 Netherlands vs Argentina 06:00 Lusail
Sun, Dec. 11 Morocco vs Portugal 02:00 Al Thumama
Sun, Dec. 11 England vs France 06:00 Al Bayt

WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Wed, Dec. 14 Argentina vs Croatia 06:00 Lusail
Thur, Dec. 15 France vs Morocco 06:00 Al Bayt

WORLD CUP THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Sun, Dec. 18 Croatia vs Morocco 02:00 Khalifa Int’l

WORLD CUP FINAL SCHEDULE

Date Match Time (AEDT) Stadium
Mon, Dec. 19 Argentina vs France 02:00 Lusail

WORLD CUP STADIUMS & VENUES

A total of eight venues will be used at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The 80,000 capacity Lusail Iconic Stadium will host the World Cup final.

Stadium City Capacity
Lusail Iconic Stadium Lusail 80,000
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor 65,000
Ras Abu Aboud Stadium Doha 40,000
Al Thumama Stadium Doha 40,000
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan 45,350
Al Rayyan Stadium Al Rayyan 44,740
Khalifa International Stadium Al Rayyan 40,000
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah 40,000

FIFA WORLD CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS

Brazil are the record five-time champions and the only nation to have qualified for every single World Cup since the inaugural competition in 1930.

Only eight countries have won the World Cup. Italy and Germany have four each, reigning champions France have two title, alongside Argentina and Uruguay, while Spain and England have won the silverware on one occasion.

Year Winner Runners-up Hosts
2018 France Croatia Russia
2014 Germany Argentina Brazil
2010 Spain Netherlands South Africa
2006 Italy France Germany
2002 Brazil Germany South Korea & Japan
1998 France Brazil France
1994 Brazil Italy United States
1990 West Germany Argentina Italy
1986 Argentina West Germany Mexico
1982 Italy West Germany Spain
1978 Argentina Netherlands Argentina
1974 West Germany Netherlands West Germany
1970 Brazil Italy Mexico
1966 England West Germany England
1962 Brazil Czechoslovakia Chile
1958 Brazil Sweden Sweden
1954 West Germany Hungary Switzerland
1950 Uruguay Brazil Brazil
1938 Italy Hungary France
1934 Italy Czechoslovakia Italy
1930 Uruguay Argentina Uruguay

FIFA WORLD CUP BETTING MARKETS

Betting on the World Cup is huge and the 2022 finals will be no different. Backing the winning nation is just one of the number of ways you can punt throughout the 2022 World Cup and the opportunity to bet on soccer has never been greater.

A rundown of some of the types of bets you can place on outright and tournament bets on the World Cup is below:

World Cup Winner: Back the team you think will be crowned champions by winning the World Cup Final. You can bet on this market before the World Cup qualifying gets underway and throughout the tournament as odds fluctuate from round to round. This is a popular selection in soccer multibet tips.

Name The Finalists or To Reach The Final: Get some extra value on your tournament winner selection by combining them with another team in the Name The Finalists markets. Your two selection will need to contest the World Cup Final for your bet to be a winning one. Alternatively, you can add some insurance to your predictions for the tournament winner by backing a team in the To Reach The Final market. If your team make it to the decider, you will win regardless of the outcome of the final itself.

Group Winners: Once the group stage draw is done, you can bet on who will win each of the groups (or who will qualify from them). This is a popular market to combine selections into a multi and add to the odds.

World Cup Top Goalscorer: Predict who will finish the competition as the leading goalscorer in the World Cup and be awarded the Golden Boot. Will you go for a big name from one of the leading contenders to win the tournament? Or will one of the unknown quantities who could be this year’s surprise package just like James Rodriguez was in 2014?

WORLD CUP BETTING: HOW TO BET ON WORLD CUP MATCHES

Betting on World Cup matches is more varied than ever before with a variety of betting markets available to choose from for each game.

A rundown of some of the types of bets you can place on 2018 World Cup games is below:

Match Betting: Simply back the result, whether you think it will be a home win, an away win or a draw.

Correct Score: Predict the correct score in the game. The odds on getting the score prediction right offers extremely good value.

HalfTime / FullTime: This option allows you to bet on who you think will be leading the game at both halftime and fulltime. There are many possibilities that can occur in any match, particularly as a draw is an option.

Team A/Team A

Team A/Team B

Team A/Draw

Team B/Team B

Team B/Team A

Team B/Draw

Draw/Draw

Draw/Team A

Draw/Team B

Over/Under Total Goals: Bet on whether you think there will be more or less than 2.5 goals in the game. If it ends 1-1, then it is under 2.5 goals. If it ends 3-2, then it is over 2.5 goals. Other totals are available – usually 0.5, 1.5, 3.5 and 4.5.

First Goalscorer / Anytime Goalscorer / Last Goalscorer: Predict who will get the first goal of the game, who will score at any stage during the game or who will get the last goal score during the match. These are three of the most popular markets.

Both Teams To Score: If you think both teams will find the back of the net in the game, then this is the bet for you.

Handicap Betting: Bookmakers offer you the chance to bet on the result of the game but where one team starts with a handicap (usually one or two goals). If you think a team will win, and do so comfortably by sticking several goals past the opposition, this is the option for you to increase the price.