The World cup final will be played between France and Croatia on Sunday 15th while perennial losers and bookmakers’ dream England play Belgium in the best of the losers 3rd place play-off on Saturday 14th. Please see below for information about the fixtures, betting odds available on selected bets and some recommended bets.
World Cup Final – France vs Croatia
Match day: Sunday 15th July
Kick-off: 18:00 (UTC+3)
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Match Betting - 1x2
*France @ 1.83
Draw @ 3.20
Croatia @ 5.0
To win the World Cup outright
*France are 1.44 and Croatia are 2.75
Head to head
Head to head is: France Won 3, Croatia Won 0, Drawn 2
| 2011 Friendly | France 0 Croatia 0 |
|---|---|
| 2004 Euro Champs | Croatia 2 France 2 |
| 2000 Friendly | Croatia 0 France 2 |
| 1999 Friendly | France 3 Croatia 0 |
| 1998 World Cup | France 2 Croatia 1 |
World Cup Results
| France | Croatia |
|---|---|
|
Group Stage Round of 16 Quarter Final Semi Final |
Group Stage Round of 16 Quarter Final Semi-final |
The bookmakers make France favorites to win the World Cup and to win this fixture which is fair given France’s performances, their record against Croatia and the best team nearly always wins the World Cup. Given Croatia’s great team performances along with their star individual performances especially from Modric and Rakitic, Croatia will no doubt make it difficult for France but we go for a France win in 90 minutes.
Selected markets, odds and recommended
Match Result and both teams to score – *France @ 5.00, Draw @ 4.50 Croatia @ 10.00
Correct Score - France to win 1-0 @ 5.00, *2-1 @ 9.50, 2-0 @ 7.00, 3-2 @ 41.00
Correct Score - Croatia to win to 1-0 @ 9.00, 2-1 @ 17.00, 2-0 @ 23.00, 3-2 @ 61.00
Correct Score - Draw 0-0 @ 6.00, 1-1 @ 6.00, 2-2 @ 21.00
Double Result – *France / France @ 2.87, Draw / France @ 4.40
Double Result – Croatia / Croatia @ 8.00, Draw / Croatia @ 9.50
Double Result – Draw / Draw @ 4.00
Handicap – Croatia -1 goals win @ 12.00, Draw @ 6.50, Lose @ 1.14
Handicap – France -1 goals win @ 3.75, *Draw @ 3.30, Lose @ 1.83
To win in Extra Time – France @ 9.00, *Croatia @ 21.00
To win on Penalties – France @ 8.50, Croatia @ 10.00
Match to go to penalties – Yes @ 5.50 No @ 1.12
Total goals – France Under 1.5 @ 1.44 / *Over 1.5 @ 2.62
Total goals – Croatia Under 1.5 @ 1.17 / Over 1.5 @ 4.50
To win to nil - *France to Win to 0 - @ 2.60
To win to nil - Croatia to Win to 0 - @ 6.00
First half betting – *France @ 2.70, Draw @ 1.75 Croatia @ 5.50
Special Bet - Griezmann to score first @ 5.00, last @ 5.00, anytime @ 2.87
Special Bet - Mandzukic to score first @ 8.50, last @ 8.50, anytime @ 4.00
Semi-final Losers 3rd place Play-off – Belgium vs England
Match day: Saturday 14th June
Kick off: 17:00 (UTC+3)
Stadium: St. Petersberg Stadium
Match Betting - 1x2
Belgium @ 2.15
Draw @ 3.60
England @ 3.20
Head to head
Head to head is: Belgium Won 3, England Won 15, Drawn 4
| 2018 World Cup | England 0 Belgium 1 |
|---|---|
| 2012 Friendly | England 1 Belgium 0 |
| 1999 Friendly | England 2 Belgium 1 |
| 1998 King Hassan II Cup | Belgium 0 England 0 (Belgium 4-3 on penalties) |
| 1990 World Cup | England 1 Belgium 0 |
| 1980 Euro Champs | Belgium 1 England 1 |
| 1970 Friendly | Belgium 1 England 3 |
| 1964 Friendly | England 2 Belgium 2 |
| 1954 World Cup | England 4 Belgium 4 |
| 1952 Friendly | England 5 Belgium 0 |
| 1950 Friendly | Belgium 1 England 4 |
These two teams should have made it to the final and so are punished by playing a non-important waste of time fixture which nobody wants to play in. However, two players do want to play – Kane for England and Lukaku for Belgium because they are both trying to win the “Golden Boot” – the award for highest goal scorer so although both teams will no doubt repeat their selections for the group stage game both Kane and Lukaku will probably start.
Selected markets, odds and recommended
Match Result and both teams to score – Belgium @ 3.50 Draw @ 4.00 England @ 5.00
Correct Score - Belgium to win *1-0 @ 10.00, 2-1 @ 8.50, 2-0 @ 12.00, 3-0 @ 19.00, 3-2 @ 21.00
Correct Score - England to win to 1-0 @ 12.00, 2-1 @ 11.00, 2-0 @ 17.00, 3-2 @ 26.00
Double Result – *Belgium / Belgium @ 3.25, Draw / Belgium @ 5.50
Double Result – England / England @ 4.80, Draw / England @ 7.00
Double Result – Draw / Draw @ 5.80
To win in Extra Time – Belgium @ 12.00 England @ 19.00
To win on Penalties – Belgium @ 11.00 England @ 11.00
Match to go to penalties – Yes @ 5.00
Handicap – Belgium -1 goals win @ 3.80, *-1 goals draw @ 4.20, -1 goals lose @ 1.61
Handicap – England -1 goals win @ 6.00, -1 goals draw @ 5.00, -1 goals lose @ 1.30
Total match goals – Under 2.5 @ 2.20 Over 2.5 @ 1.61
First half betting – *Belgium @ 2.62, Draw @ 2.15 England @ 3.60
First Goal – *Belgium @ 1.73, No goal @ 13.00 England @ 2.15
To win to nil - *Belgium to win to 0 – @ 4.00
To win to nil - England to win to 0 - @ 6.50
Anytime own goal – No @ 1.06 Yes @ 8.00
Special bet - Lukaku to score first @ 5.00, last @ 5.00, anytime @ 2.10
Special bet - Kane to score first @ 4.20 last @ 4.20, anytime @1.85
Final Word
Now the World Cup Soccer betting is over we will turn our attention to the up-coming Premier League season and the other European soccer leagues, the new UEFA Nations League (see our Betting Guide for more information about this new tournament) and the European Championships qualifying. We will also be posting more information about gambling, gambling strategies and tips through the year so please re-visit and check out our gambling guides for detailed information about gambling and specific events as they happen throughout the year. Good luck!
