World Cup Group B Odds, Predictions, and Best Bet

England, the United States, Wales and Iran are in Group B for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. England are the favorites to win this group, but they struggled in the Nations League. The average FIFA world ranking for them is the highest of any group.

England are the favorites to win the group. Who will join them? Find out in our World Cup picks, predictions and betting preview for Group B.

England lost to Italy in Euro 2020 final. They were relegated from the Nations League after failing to win any of their six group matches. Gareth Southgate has been criticized for playing three central defenders. England has lost several key players to injury. England is a threat to repeat their semifinal run from 2018 World Cup. However, they are not a sure thing to get out of the group stage.

Harry Maguire is the player to watch for England. The Manchester United defender is a liability at the back.

The United States are in Group B at the World Cup. They haven't scored a goal in their last three matches and haven’t had a non-penalty goal from a striker in last five. There are questions on defense, too, with Aaron Long and Tim Ream being the main contenders. Most of the team is healthy for the tournament, including Gio Reyna, Weston McKennie, Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic.

Gio Reyna is the son of American legend Claudio Reyn a. He is an attacking midfielder who can both score and set up goals.

Wales are playing in their first World Cup since 1958. They qualified via a playoff win against Ukraine. Wales have lost four of their last five matches in the Nations League. Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has played just one match for Nottingham Forest since August. Joe Allen is injured and Ethan Ampadu will play in his place.

Gareth Bale is a proven winner who steps up in the biggest moments. His goal against Ukraine ended Wales' World Cup drought.

Iran are expected to be in the tournament. Carlos Queiroz's team is built to defend en masse. They have scored exactly one goal in each of their last four matches and allowed just three. Their first match is against England. They are ranked 20th in FIFA rankings. England is ranked second. Iran's first game is a friendly against Senegal.

Sardar Azmoun has 41 goals in 65 matches for his nation. He spoke out against the Iranian government via Instagram in October.

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Iran are expected to finish last in Group B. They have a difficult group with England, Wales and an American team. Iran have failed to qualify from the group stage in each of the last five World Cups. They scored just two goals in the 2018 World Cup. Their goal line for the tournament is just 2.5.