Argentina

The most anticipated sporting event of 2018 is upon us. After a four-year wait, the 2018 FIFA World Cup is just days away now. Billions of football fans across the globe are coming together to witness football history unfold. It will be a whole month of action, drama and excitement.

Of course, the sportsbooks of the Internet has jumped onto the football bandwagon. These sites have launched thousands of markets, covering every single opportunity imaginable! From million-dollar questions like “World Cup winner” to match-by-match odds, every punter will be able to participate.

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To help all of our readers make the most out of this football month, we have researched each of the 32 World Cup squads in painstaking detail. As you can tell by the title, this particular article focuses on the odds on Argentina to win World Cup 2018.

20 appearances in the World Cup, three runner up finishes… will this finally be the year that Argentina takes home hold? Read below as we breakdown the full odds on Argentina winning World Cup 2018.

Argentina World Cup 2018: World Cup History

Argentina is a force to be reckoned with. Their World Cup track record includes winning the tournament twice in 1978 and 1986, and finishing as runners-up in 1930, 1990 and 2014. They have played in all but four World Cup tournaments, making that 20 appearances in total.

Add to that 14 wins of the Copa America Cup and two gold medals at the Olympics in 2004 and 2008. As you can imagine, the team is hungry for the 218 World Cup.

However, the team has had more than their fair share of struggles during their qualifying campaign. The team cycled through three coaches—Gerardo Martino, Edgardo Bauza and finally Jorge Sampaoli. The team almost failed to qualify until a hat trick from Messi saved the day.

Despite a line-up filled with Europe’s best attacking players, the team only scored 19 goals in 18 qualifying matches. How does it all add up? What are Argentina World Cup 2018 odds?

Argentina World Cup 2018: Team

All eyes will be on Lionel Messi. This Barcelona player has achieved everything in his career — short of winning a World Cup for Argentina. Five-time World Player of the Year, 2014 World Cup player of the year, La Liga all-time goal scoring record and most importantly, a hat-trick during Argentina’s World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign, securing his nation a spot for the World Cup

It will most likely be his last international football tournament (he turns 31 in June).

The Argentinian team is filled with Premier League players, including Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Otamendi from Manchester City; West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini, Marcos Rojo from Manchester United and Chelsea’s Willy Caballero. With so much attacking talent—so much so that they could leave Mauro Icardi at home—and a lack of defensive options, the team is going for a 2-3-3-2 system of attack.

The odds Argentina win World Cup 2018 depends on how Messi leads the team and how they come together on the pitch. This has never been clearer until the recent friendly against Spain. Messi did not play and the Argentinian team were torn apart. The game ended 6-1 for Spain.

Argentina’s World Cup 2018 Squad:

Goalkeepers: Willy Caballero (Chelsea), Franco Armani (River Plate), Nahuel Guzman (Tigres).

Defenders: Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla), Federico Fazio (Roma), Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City), Marcos Rojo (Manchester United), Nicolas Taglafico (Ajax), Javier Mascherano (Hebei Fortune), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon), Cristian Ansaldi (Torino).

Midfielders: Ever Banega (Sevilla), Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), Angel Di María, Giovani Lo Celso (both Paris St-Germain), Manuel Lanzini (West Ham), Cristian Pavon (Boca Juniors), Maximiliano Meza (Independiente), Eduardo Salvio (Benfica).

Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala (both Juventus), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City).

Argentina World Cup 2018 Odds

Here are the betting odds Argentina to win World Cup 2018:

Odds Argentina World Cup 2018 Matches

The odds and predictions above were provided by SkyBet. Here’s a fun fact to share with your mates. Did you know that Nigeria and Argentina have played in the same group for four World Cups? This is in 1994, 2002, 2010 and 2014. Unsurprisingly, Argentina has beat them every time.

Odds of Argentina World Cup Top Goalscorer

  • Lionel Messi 4/6
  • Gonzalo Higuain 8/1
  • Sergio Aguero 8/1
  • Mauro Icardi 12/1
  • Angel Di Maria 14/1

Odds on Argentina winning 2018 World Cup

The current odds for Argentina to win world cup 2018 stands at 11/1. The odds for Argentina’s stage of elimination are as follows:

  • Group Stage 6
  • Last 16 5/2
  • Quarter Final 10/3
  • Semi Final 5
  • Runner Up 9
  • Winner 11

Argentina World Cup 2018 Fixtures

Argentina plays in Group D alongside Iceland, Croatia and Nigeria. If you’re putting any money on Argentina to win world cup 2018 odds, I’d recommend staying by the TV during these times:

Argentina vs. Iceland

  • Saturday 16th June, 11:00 PM (Local Time)
  • Spartak Stadium, Moscow

Argentina vs. Croatia

  • Thursday 21st June, 8:00 PM (Local Time)
  • Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Argentina vs. Nigeria

  • Tuesday 26th June, 9:00 PM (Local Time)
  • Saint Petersburg Stadium, St. Petersburg
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