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Playing in the World Cup doesn’t mean you have to score goals.
Let’s take a look at the odds that teams are expected to score the most, then the least, starting May 27 on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Most successful team
Spain: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 in total)
France: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 in total)
Brazil: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 in total)
England: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 in total)
Argentina: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 in total)
Germany: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 in total)
Portugal: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 in total)
What you need to know: In 16 appearances at the World Cup (this will be its 17th), Spain has scored 108 goals, an average of 6.75 goals per tournament. At the 2022 World Cup, the Spaniards scored nine goals in the group stage, but failed to find the net in the round of 16, where they lost to Morocco on penalties. France and Brazil scored six and three goals respectively in the group stage in 2022, and France scored 10 more in the knockout stage to finish with the best 16 goals in the tournament. In 2018, Belgium led the way with 16 goals, and in the three World Cups that took place from 2006 to 2014, Germany scored the most goals in all three (14, 16 and 18 goals). Spain has never led the tournament in most goals scored. Brazil has scored the most World Cup goals all-time (237), followed by Germany (232), Argentina (152), France (136), Italy (128), Spain (108) and England (104).
Lowest rated team
Curaçao: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 in total)
Haiti: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 in total)
Cape Verde: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 in total)
Jordan: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 in total)
Iraq: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 in total)
Uzbekistan: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 in total)
New Zealand: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 in total)
Panama: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 in total)
What you need to know: Curaçao will make its first participation in the World Cup in 2026. It will be Haiti’s second participation, after that of 1974. That year, the Haitians scored twice in the group stage. Cape Verde and Jordan, like Curaçao, will play their first World Cup.
