FIFA World Cup 2026 outright winner odds: England among top three favourites

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With less than 15 months to the start of the tournament, you can see the latest odds for the outright winner of the World Cup 2026. 

Next year will see the 23rd edition of the World Cup, and the first to be held across three countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States of America. 

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A new format will see 48 nations compete, instead of the usual 32, with the expanded tournament resulting in an extra 24 games compared to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 

The top two teams from each of the 12 groups will qualify for the knockout stage, including a new round of 32, in addition to the eight best third-placed countries.

A different option of 16 groups of three had been mooted, but FIFA decided to stick with the familiar four-team groups. More games will mean more goals, but it remains to be seen if the 48-team format will be viewed as a success. 

England fans will be expecting to traverse the Atlantic to cheer on the Three Lions with Thomas Tuchel, the latest coach tasked to lead the team to elusive glory.

The former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss is the successor to Gareth Southgate, who guided England to successive European Championship final appearances, with his World Cup record showing a semi-final defeat to Croatia in Russia 2018 and a quarter-final defeat to France in Qatar in 2022. 

The early odds from Ladbrokes sees England ranked at odds of 13/2 to go all the way to the final in New Jersey, USA and lift the World Cup trophy for the first time since the home victory of 1966. 

World Cup 2026 Outright Winner Odds 

England will be seen as contenders for the tournament, but along the way, they will meet formidable opposition. 

Reigning champions Argentina will not give up their crown without a fight, while the likes of France, Spain and Brazil, will rightly be viewed as having the potential to go all the way. 

Below are the odds for a host of nations to be the outright winner of the 2026 World Cup, but many of these teams will not make it through the qualifying stage that precedes the main event:

Odds via Ladbrokes and are correct at the time of publishing.

When do England’s World Cup Qualifiers Start?

The 2026 World Cup qualification process is already underway across different international confederations, but the European preliminary event begins this month. 

England have been drawn in Group K alongside Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra. 

Thomas Tuchel’s reign gets underway with a Wembley double-header against Albania on Friday 21 March, followed by the visit of Latvia on Monday 24 March. 

There can be no complacency, but the expectation will be for the Three Lions to kick off another qualification process with six points. 

When does the 2026 World Cup begin? 

The 2026 World Cup begins with the curtain-raiser on 11 June 2026 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

What cities/locations will host the 2026 World Cup?

The 2026 World Cup will be hosted in the following locations across Canada, Mexico, and the United States:

Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Guadalajara, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Monterrey, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.

When is the 2026 World Cup Final?

The 2026 World Cup final will see the winner crowned on 19 July at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey ,USA.