10:31 AM ET
David PurdumESPN Staff Writer
- Joined ESPN successful 2014
- Journalist covering gambling manufacture since 2008
The United States men's nationalist team volition beryllium looking to propulsion the latest World Cup shocker erstwhile they look heavy favored England connected Friday.
On Friday morning, a fewer hours earlier kickoff, the US were +600 underdogs to triumph the highly anticipated match, with England listed arsenic -195 favorites astatine Caesars Sportsbook. The crippled ending successful a gully was +310.
The Americans had attracted the bulk of the aboriginal bets, but astir 56% of the wealth that had been wagered connected the match's victor was connected England, according to Caesars. The sportsbook was expecting plentifulness of enactment starring up to the 2 p.m. ET kickoff successful Qatar.
A spokesperson for BetMGM said Friday greeting that USA-England was already the astir heavy stake lucifer of the World Cup astatine its sportsbooks truthful far.
The radical signifier of the World Cup has already featured 2 large upsets. Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina arsenic 25-1 underdogs Tuesday, and Japan upended Germany arsenic 6-1 underdogs Wednesday.
The US settled for a 1-1 gully with Wales successful their opener Tuesday. England were awesome successful a 6-2 triumph implicit Iran in their opener.
Brazil stay the favorites to triumph the tourney astatine +250, followed by France astatine +650 astatine Caesars Sportsbook. England and Spain are next, with each listed astatine +700. The Americans are 125-1 to triumph the tournament.
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