2022 will be a memorable year for sport and, in particular, for soccer fans. In addition to the usual delights of the season, including the English FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, there’s also the quadrennial international competition organized by FIFA – the World Cup. This year’s competition will be the 22nd installment of the tournament that aims to find out which nation has the best soccer team. Over four weeks, the starting lineup will be whittled down to two finalists, and they’ll play in a match to decide the world champion.
World Cup 2022 will be staged in Qatar, which means the games will be moved from their usual summer slot of June and July to winter, with the schedule taking us from mid-November through to the middle of December. That amendment has been made to help the tournament progress in the safest way possible, avoiding the searing heat and dangerously high temperatures of Qatar in the height of summer. It will be the first World Cup to be played in winter and the first to be staged in the Arab world. The schedule will also have an impact on several leagues and competitions, including the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga.
Which team do the Las Vegas betting traders expect to be crowned champions, how can you secure a free bet on the action, and what is the easiest way to follow the matches live if you aren’t going to be at home during the winter months and on the approach to the festive period? Read on as we answer those questions with our article on what to expect from World Cup 2022.
Brazil leads the betting
Which team will win the World Cup in 2022, finishing the year on a high? That’s anyone’s guess at this stage of proceedings, and it’s looking like we could be treated to the most competitive renewal of a World Cup in a generation. We can’t be sure of the winner until a team has the trophy in their hands, but we can follow the betting clues. All major betting apps have published their World Cup outright betting odds, and all are in agreement on the team to beat. Every bookie accepting odds on World Cup 2022 has Brazil as the favorites.
That doesn’t mean the Samba Boys will lift the trophy, of course, and we have seen many teams cause an upset by winning the World Cup in the past. It’s also fair to say that Brazil hasn’t been anywhere near their best in recent World Cups, failing to win even the one staged in Rio. That gives football fans and sports bettors a choice to make – do they follow the bookies and back Brazil or oppose the traders and go for a team at bigger odds? The choice is yours, but there are plenty of teams that are more than capable of coming out on top this winter.
One such team that looks good enough to challenge in Italy. The bookies have written off the Italians and have a nice price attached to their chances, despite being the current European champions. Italy beat England at Wembley in the final last year, and their young, talented squad has matured and improved since then.
How to get a free bet
All major sports betting apps offer new customers a welcome bonus-free bet. This is given when you create an , make your first deposit of cash using a debit card and gamble on a selection with odds of 2.0 or greater. The free bet will be added to your balance when your qualifying bet has been settled. Look for a bookie offering a welcome bonus that suits you.
Watch games on your smartphone
If you can’t attend the World Cup in Qatar later this year and will be out of the house during some matches, making it impossible to watch on television, you can take advantage of the live streaming apps offered by bookmakers. These streams are live, HD quality, and legal, and because bookies offer them, they also feature in-play betting and up-to-date stats.