World Cup 2022 Group F Matchday 1 Betting Preview
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Group F gets under way at the Qatar World Cup on Wednesday and we take a look at the two matches from a betting angle.

A quick look at the latest Outright Betting which sees Brazil trading as 33/10 favourites ahead of Argentina at 5/1, England are 8/1 after their convincing first round victory over Iran.

Zoning in on the Group F Winner we find Belgium trading at 6/10 ahead of Croatia 9/4, Morocco are 9/1 and you can get 12/1 on Canada.

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MOROCCO v CROATIA

MOROCCO

Morocco came through the African qualifying stages with ease keeping up a 100% record in the group stages before a convincing 5-2 aggregate win over DR Congo in the playoff.  Morocco took part in the AFCON finals this year where they were beaten in the quarter-finals by Egypt.

Morocco warmed up for this tournament with a 3-0 victory over Georgia last week and they are now on a 7 match unbeaten streak.

 

CROATIA

Croatia lost just 1 of their 10 qualification matches and booked their spot in the final by topping the group with 7 wins and 2 draws making up their 10 games.  Their last major Championship was Euro 2021 where they went out in the round of 16 to Spain.

Croatia played Saudi Arabia in a friendly last week edging the contest 1-0.

 

HEAD-TO-HEAD

These sides have never met in a competitive football match

 

BETTING – Click here to bet

Morocco 29/10

Draw 9/4

Croatia 11/10

 

Suggested Bet:  Morocco win at 29/10

The majority of punters feel that Senegal are the pick of the Africa teams, but I am in the Morocco camp.  They have had an excellent build up to the World Cup and I think they can stun Croatia in the opener.

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BELGIUM v CANADA

BELGIUM

Belgium finished top of their qualification group with 6 wins and 2 draws in 8 matches.  A lot was expected from them in Euro 2021 and they started promisingly before going out to Italy in the quarters.

Belgium played a warm-up game against Egypt last week losing 2-1 and despite been a friendly, Belgium were trading at 9/20 favourites to win the game before it kicked off.

 

CANADA

Canada topped their qualification group ahead of Mexico, USA and Costa Rica winning just over 50% of their matches.

The Canadians have played two friendly matches in recent weeks beating Japan 2-1 and drawing 2-2 with Bahrain.

 

HEAD-TO-HEAD

These sides have yet to meet in an International match.

 

BETTING – Click here to bet

Belgium 8/15

Draw 7/2

Canada 11/2

 

Suggested Bet:  Correct Score, 2-0 Belgium at 13/2

I think that Canada can give a good account of themselves here, but at the end of the day Belgium will be too strong.  Nothing stands out for me in the traditional betting markets that I play so I am going to go for a rare Correct Score pick here.

 

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Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change

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