{"id":85551,"date":"2026-06-16T19:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/85551\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:56:10","slug":"world-cup-futures-spain-switzerland-netherlands-see-odds-to-win-group-shift-after-opening-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/85551\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup futures: Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands see odds to win group shift after opening matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One unfavorable result can produce a major shift in odds for group winners in the World Cup. That became evident over the first five days of the 2026 tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Several favorites to win their groups settled for draws in their opening matches, which created changes in their odds. The biggest modification occurred with Switzerland, who squandered a late lead and settled for a 1-1 draw with Qatar in their first Group B contest after an own goal during stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland entered the 2026 World Cup as -135 favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook to finish atop the group. Their odds moved to +110 following the draw, and their status as the favorite is unstable. Canada played to a 1-1 draw with Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, which slightly moved their odds at the sportsbook from +170 to +165.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=fanduel&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">Bet on World Cup futures at FanDuel, where new users get $350 in bonus bets if they wager $5 for 7 days:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ODDS TO WIN GROUP B<\/p>\n<p>TEAM<\/p>\n<p>PRE-TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n<p>AFTER FIRST MATCH<\/p>\n<p>Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>-125<\/p>\n<p>+110<\/p>\n<p>Canada<\/p>\n<p>+170<\/p>\n<p>+165<\/p>\n<p>Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina<\/p>\n<p>+500<\/p>\n<p>+440<\/p>\n<p>Qatar<\/p>\n<p>+4000<\/p>\n<p>+2700<\/p>\n<p>Another team that still is favored to win its group but now have plus odds by virtue of a tournament-opening draw is the Netherlands. The Dutch, who were priced at -130 to place first in Group F at FanDuel before the World Cup began, are now at +120 as they battled Japan to a 2-2 draw in their first match.<\/p>\n<p>Forward Crysencio Summerville gave the Netherlands a 2-1 lead in the 64th minute with a shot that caromed off the post and into the net, but the Japanese answered when Koki Ogawa&#8217;s header in the 88th minute deflected off teammate Daichi Kamada and past Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.<\/p>\n<p>The draw didn&#8217;t significantly change Japan&#8217;s odds to win the group, however. They were priced at +250 at FanDuel prior to the start of the World Cup and currently are +220.<\/p>\n<p>ODDS TO WIN GROUP F<\/p>\n<p>TEAM<\/p>\n<p>PRE-TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n<p>AFTER FIRST MATCH<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>-130<\/p>\n<p>+120<\/p>\n<p>Japan<\/p>\n<p>+250<\/p>\n<p>+220<\/p>\n<p>Sweden<\/p>\n<p>+460<\/p>\n<p>+230<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n<p>+1400<\/p>\n<p>+8000<\/p>\n<p>The talk of the tournament after five days is Spain, who were the favorites at FanDuel to win their second World Cup title with odds of +470. The Spaniards now are the second favorite at +500 after their stunning 0-0 draw with Cabo Verde on Monday, with 2018 champions France (+420) becoming the current top choice.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the disappointing outcome of their first match, Spain remain the huge favorites to win Group H. They were priced at -450 at sportsbook when they entered the tournament and dropped to -270 while Uruguay, whose match against Saudi Arabia ended in a 1-1 draw, moved from +420 to +340.<\/p>\n<p>Cabo Verde&#8217;s odds to win the group improved tremendously after the draw with Spain, but they remain extreme longshots at +1800. However, it&#8217;s notable that they now have the same odds at FanDuel as Ecuador and Czechia, both of whom lost their opening matches, to win their respective groups. Ecuador was at +320 to win Group E prior to the start of the World Cup while Czechia was +390 to finish first in Group A.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=fanduel&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">Use the FanDuel promo code to get $350 in bonus bets when you bet $5 for 7 days, including the Group H winner at the 2026 World Cup:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ODDS TO WIN GROUP H<\/p>\n<p>TEAM<\/p>\n<p>PRE-TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n<p>AFTER FIRST MATCH<\/p>\n<p>Spain<\/p>\n<p>-450<\/p>\n<p>-270<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay<\/p>\n<p>+420<\/p>\n<p>+340<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p>+4500<\/p>\n<p>+2000<\/p>\n<p>Cabo Verde<\/p>\n<p>+5000<\/p>\n<p>+1800<\/p>\n<p>One other team that saw a big change in its odds to win its group at FanDuel following its first match is five-time World Cup champions Brazil. The club, which entered the tournament priced at -320 to capture Group C, dropped to -160 as a result of its 1-1 draw with Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccans opened the scoring on Ismael Saibari&#8217;s chip shot in the 21st minute, but the Brazilians leveled the match 11 minutes later as Vinicius Junior fired the ball past goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Morocco&#8217;s odds to win Group C moved from +300 to +220 with the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>ODDS TO WIN GROUP C<\/p>\n<p>TEAM<\/p>\n<p>PRE-TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n<p>AFTER FIRST MATCH<\/p>\n<p>Brazil<\/p>\n<p>-320<\/p>\n<p>-160<\/p>\n<p>Morocco<\/p>\n<p>+300<\/p>\n<p>+220<\/p>\n<p>Scotland<\/p>\n<p>+1000<\/p>\n<p>+600<\/p>\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<p>+12500<\/p>\n<p>+17500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One unfavorable result can produce a major shift in odds for group winners in the World Cup. 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