U.S. bettors backing USMNT as WC long shot

The United States Men's National Team is simply a large agelong changeable to triumph the World Cup successful Qatar.

The U.S. is arsenic agelong 250-1, successful the aforesaid scope arsenic Poland, astatine overseas sportsbooks. States-side, wherever patriotic betting is successful effect, the U.S. is listed astatine 100-1 astatine Caesars Sportsbook, wherever Brazil is the favourite astatine 15-4, followed by Argentina astatine 5-1 and France astatine 13-2.

The agelong likelihood person not dissuaded fans of the red, achromatic and bluish from plunking down much than a fewer bucks connected the USMNT. At Caesars, much wealth has stake connected the U.S. to triumph the World Cup than connected France, the defending champions.

The largest stake connected the U.S. reported by Caesars came successful past week from a bettor successful New York, who risked $5,000 connected the Americans astatine 100-1. The USMNT has attracted the third-most wealth wagered wide connected DraftKings' likelihood to triumph the World Cup, down lone Argentina and Brazil.

"The U.S. is ever going to get the lion's stock of action," said Adam Pullen, adjunct manager of trading for Caesars Sportsbook. "But I don't expect them to win."

The larger enactment is connected the favorites, Brazil and Argentina.

Argentina had attracted the astir wealth wagered connected Caesars' likelihood to triumph the tournament, portion Brazil has attracted the astir bets. BetMGM reported taking a $150,000 connected Brazil to triumph the tourney astatine 4-1 odds.

England's Harry Kane is the favorite, astatine 8-1, to triumph the Golden Boot, the grant fixed to the tournament's starring goal-scorer. France's Kylian Mbappe is adjacent astatine 9-1, followed by teammate Karim Benzema (11-1). Brazil's Neymar and Argentina's Lionel Messi are each 12-1 portion Christian Pulisic, astatine 125-1, has the champion Golden Boot likelihood of immoderate American.

The U.S. opens Monday successful a Group B crippled against Wales, earlier taking connected England and Iran. The U.S. is listed arsenic a flimsy -120 favourite to beforehand done radical play and scope the knockout stage.

"I've got a atrocious feeling they don't get done this group," Eric Biggio, trader for Caesars Sportsbook, said successful a institution release.

Approximately 20.5 cardinal American adults are expected to stake a combined $1.88 cardinal connected the World Cup, according to survey results released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association.