FIFA World Cup Betting Guide for Casual Soccer Fans

This year's World Cup takes place in Qatar. The tournament begins on Sunday with Qatar taking on Ecuador. Here is a betting guide for all of the key storylines set for this year’s World cup.

Team USA missed the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The team is made up of young players who play in some of the world's top leagues. It is the 11th World cup for the U.S. and the first in 1930 in Uruguay. Sportsbooks are not predicting the team to win the World Championship.

The traditional world powers are the favorites at FanDuel. Brazil is the overall favorite at +320, Argentina is second at -550, Spain at +750 and France at 1,750. England is +800 to win its second World Cup, Germany is -1000.

It could be the final World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo is in a dispute with his club team, Manchester United. Messi is still one of the best players in the world. He led Argentina to a Copa America title in 2021.

Neymar is one of the favorites for the World Cup. He has a chance to overtake Pele's record of 77 international goals. France has Karim Benzema and Kylian Mpabbe. Harry Kane scored the most goals in Russia.

The Golden Boot is the award for the player who scores the most goals in the tournament. Messi is favorite for this award at +750. Neymar is second at -1000, while Mpabbe is +1100, Kevin De Bruyne +1400 and Benzema +1500 are the other favorites.