The knockout stages never disappoint, and it doesn’t appear like they will at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spain’s late-game heroics strike again!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Within minutes of coming on the pitch as a sub, Mikel Merino scored the game-winning goal for the second straight match as Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spain is unbeaten in 36 straight games (27-9-0, W-D-L) since March 2024, which is now the longest undefeated run in team history.<\/p>\n
With the win, Spain has surged up the oddsboard from +410 to +290 to win the title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, after its dominant 2-0 win over Morocco on Thursday, France clinched a spot in the semifinals.<\/p>\n
With the victory, Les Bleus became the third nation ever to make three consecutive World Cup semifinals. France has now reached its eighth World Cup semis in its nation’s history.\u00a0<\/p>\n
France and Spain will meet on Tuesday for a star-studded semifinal for the ages.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let’s dive into the full updated odds via FanDuel Sportsbook as of July 10.<\/p>\n
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France: +150 (bet $10 to win $25 total)
Spain: +290 (bet $10 to win $39 total)
Argentina: +430 (bet $10 to win $53 total)
England: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Norway: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Switzerland: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)<\/p>\n
Here’s what to know about this oddsboard:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Favorite:<\/strong> France beat Sweden 3-0 in the Round of 32, topped Paraguay 1-0 in the Round of 16, and then defeated Morocco 2-0 in the quarterfinals. France is outscoring opponents 16-2 so far this tournament, and all three of its superstars \u2014 Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 and Michael Olise \u2014 have already made their marks. France (Mbapp\u00e9 with eight, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 with five) is the first team since 2002 Brazil to have two players score five goals in a single World Cup.<\/p>\n Spain vs. France Showdown: <\/strong>Ever since 2026 FIFA World Cup odds were released back in 2022, only two teams have been the favorite: Spain and France. Now, it’s the matchup we’ve all been waiting for under the bright lights in Dallas with a trip to the World Cup final on the line. The two historic nations last met in the European Championship with Spain winning 2-1. Because the top two teams on the oddsboard have to play each other in the semifinals, the winner of this massive showdown will be the overwhelming favorite in the World Cup final. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY The knockout stages never disappoint, and it doesn’t appear like they will at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.\u00a0 Spain’s late-game heroics strike again!\u00a0 Within minutes of coming on the pitch as a sub, Mikel Merino scored the game-winning goal for the second straight match as Spain defeated Belgium 2-1 on Friday.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}