BBC got screwed for the Quarters...

On 28/06/2026 at 12:44, Mack. said:

Africa - 9 of 10 qualified - 5 in 2nd place/4 in 3rd
South America - 5 of 6 qualified - 3 in 1st place/2 in 3rd
Europe - 13 of 16 qualified - 7 in 1st place/4 in 2nd/2 in 3rd
North/Central America - 3 of 6 qualified - 2 in 1st place/1 in 2nd
Asia - 2 of 9 qualified - 2 in 2nd place
Oceania - 0 of 1 qualified

Comparing this to the number we had at the last World Cup:

Africa - 9 vs 5 (+4)

Asia - 2 vs 6 (-4)

North America - 3 vs 4 (-1)

South America - 5 vs 4 (+1)

Europe - 13 vs 13 (=)

Oceania - 0 vs 0 (=)

So it's mainly Africa that have benefitted from the 48-team setup at the expense of Asia.

And if they still do 'rankings' based on overall points, this would be the list for the eliminated teams I think!

33. Iran (3pts, 0)

34. South Korea (3pts, -1)

35. Turkiye (3pts, -2)

36. Scotland (3pts, -3)

37. Uruguay (2pts, -1)

38. Saudi Arabia (2pts, -4)

39. Czechia (1pt, -4)

40. New Zealand (1pt, -6)

41. Qatar (1pt, -8, 2 goals)

42. Curacao (1pt, -8, 1 goal)

43. Panama (0pts, -4)

44. Jordan (0pts, -5)

45. Haiti (0pts, -6)

46. Uzbekistan (0pts, -9)

47. Tunisia (0pts, -10)

48. Iraq (0pts, -11)

Odds: (Coral)

France 13-5f

Argentina 7-2

England 7-1

Spain 7-1

Brazil 10-1

Portugal 11-1

Morocco 20-1

USA 25-1

Colombia 33-1

Mexico 33-1

Norway 33-1

Belgium 40-1

Switzerland 66-1

Canada 100-1

Croatia 100-1

Senegal 100-1

Ecuador 125-1

Ivory Coast 150-1

Australia 200-1

Paraguay 200-1

Sweden 200-1

Austria 250-1

Egypt 250-1

Algeria 300-1

Ghana 400-1

Bosnia-Herzegovina 500-1

Cape Verde 500-1

DR Congo 500-1

Joint with Spain how odd

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by Henessy Lake

England are always among the favourites in the betting at major tournaments. It feels like it may just be a thing in England itself and not in the World/Europe in general.

41 minutes ago, Houdini said:

England are always among the favourites in the betting at major tournaments. It feels like it may just be a thing in England itself and not in the World/Europe in general.

Just as an experiment I tried to search for betting websites outside of England and came across this one from Italy and the order of favourites seems to be similar, so maybe it's not just an English thing. The past 60 years have taught them nothing obviously 🤣

https://www.snai.it/scommesse/quote/calcio/mondiale-2026

Disgusting:

https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/30/dutch-fa-report-online-racist-abuse-oranje-trio-morocco-defeat

The World Cup is like the General Election. If you fail you're out.

Odds: (Coral)

France 15-8f

Argentina 4-1

England 7-1

Spain 7-1

Brazil 11-1

Portugal 11-1

Morocco 20-1

Mexico 25-1

Norway 25-1

USA 25-1

Colombia 28-1

Belgium 50-1

Switzerland 66-1

Senegal 100-1