2022 FIFA World Cup best bets, bracket picks, odds, draw, top predictions: Soccer expert fades France in Qatar

France is the third favorite to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The USMNT is making its return at the tournament after missing out on the 2018 edition. Brandt Sutton has been SportsLine's top soccer editor for more than five years. He has analyzed the FIFA 2022 World cup bracket and revealed his top picks, predictions and knockout bracket. He's been on a roll with his best bets, going 148-112-1 over his last 261 soccer picks this year.

Sutton is fading France in 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He thinks they will struggle without Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante. Sutton likes Belgium, who are +1600 longshots in the 2022 FIFA World Cups. Belgium has advanced one stage further in each of their last three World cups. They are the No. 2 team in FIFA rankings and have the most experienced squad. They have a tournament-high of eight players with at least 90 caps. SportsLine's other FIFA 2018 World cup picks are available at Sportsline.com. It's not possible to back-to-back World Championships since Brazil in 1958-62.

Sutton has revealed his best bets to win the 2022 World Cup. He also revealed how far the USMNT, Brazil and Spain will advance in Qatar. Sutton is high on a dark horse team that has a shot at being this year's Croatia.