With almost all the qualifiers known and the group-stage draw done, we’re taking a look at the World Cup 2022 winner odds for Qatar. Due to fears over heat problems, this year’s event will kick off on November 21 and the final will take place on December 18.
The group stage draw for soccer’s 2022 World Cup has now been completed. To assess its impact, we have calculated the relative difficulty of each team’s schedule in the Qatar 2022 groups using their three opponents’ current FIFA world ranking points.
We’re taking a look at the Canada World Cup odds to see how Les Rogues are predicted to fare in their first trip to the finals since 1986. John Herdman’s side qualified for Qatar 2022 by topping the CONCACAF pool ahead of Mexico and United States.
Canada have already qualified for the World Cup and Panama are out of contention, but the hosts will still be playing for pride. The Canal Men are unbeaten at home during this campaign and have never lost to Les Rogues in eight past meetings in front of their own fans.
Canada only need a point to qualify for the World Cup finals when hosting Jamaica but will be keen to celebrate in style in front of their own fans. These teams drew 0-0 in Kingston back in October but the Reggae Boyz have struggled when visiting the better CONCACAF teams.
Canada need one more win to book their place at the 2022 World Cup and will hope to do so at the first opportunity when they face Costa Rica. Securing a trip to Qatar looks almost certain with Canada four points clear at the top of the CONCACAF qualifying table.
The United States have never won in Mexico in World Cup qualifying but will be on the verge of qualification for Qatar 2022 if they can buck that trend. Both teams are level on 21 points and are four points clear of fourth-placed Panama with three games to go.
The Canada men’s soccer team rose to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings in February 2022, which is their highest-ever placing since the rankings were established 30 years ago in 1992. However, to truly appreciate the significance of the current team’s achievement we can look back further using another system: the World Football Elo Ratings.
Sadio Mane’s Senegal will take on Egypt and Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool derby to decide the Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs will be battle-hardened after coming through a tougher route to the final but the Lions of Teranga have been visually more impressive.
Cameroon will hope home advantage gives them the edge when they face fellow former Africa Cup of Nations champions Egypt in the second semi-final on Thursday. Both teams know what it takes to go all the way in this tournament but Cameroon have the added incentive of lifting the trophy on home soil.
Canada are enjoying a dream international break and can move even closer to qualifying for this year’s World Cup by winning in El Salvador. The Canucks are coming off triumphs over Honduras and the USA, which made it five consecutive victories for the group table toppers.
USA are under fire and under pressure after losing to Canada, but should get their World Cup campaign back on track when entertaining Honduras. Los Catrachos are bottom of the CONCACAF group after tasting defeat in six straight qualifiers and failing to score in the last couple.
Senegal will be looking to reach a second successive Africa Cup of Nations final when they face Burkina Faso. Sadio Mane and Co began the tournament as favourites in the outright betting and remain on course to justify their status after cruising through to the last four.
Canada and USA are both bang on course to qualify for this year’s World Cup finals in Qatar and a draw in Hamilton may satisfy both teams. With three automatic places up for grabs, Mexico are just behind but Panama crucially lost ground due to Thursday’s defeat at Costa Rica.