Iceland

Iceland football team at World Cup 2018 is a surprise already, as many people didn’t expect them to qualify. This is surprising because they have never participated in a World Cup before.

But then again, they have also debuted in the European championship two years ago, so it’s clear that they have improved a lot lately and odds on Iceland winning World Cup 2018 are even better than those of some other teams.

Let’s take a look at Iceland’s journey to the tournament, their gameplay during the last year and their team in general to see if the odds on Iceland to win World Cup 2018 given on sports gambling platforms are actually correct.

Iceland squad & Iceland starting eleven

Iceland at World Cup 2018

Iceland won their UEFA qualification group, leaving behind teams like Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey. Croatia managed to qualify from their second place though and will meet Iceland in the World Cup again to give revenge or admit their opponents’ superiority once and for all.

Iceland to win World Cup 2018 odds have definitely improved when they won against Croatia in Reykjavik. However, playing in Russia will be more difficult for many reasons.

For one thing, they won’t be playing at home. Croatia won’t be their strongest opponent and even they will probably have learned from their mistakes and won’t lose again.

In short, odds Iceland World Cup 2018 aren’t impressive, but that’s nothing the fans should worry about since the team is playing on a tournament of such a high level for the first time only.

Iceland World Cup Fixtures

Iceland was drafted into group D alongside Argentina, Nigeria and Croatia. Their first match is going to be the most difficult one as they will meet Lionel Messi and Argentina on 16 June.

They will then play against Nigeria on 22 June and against Croatia on 26 June. If odds on Iceland winning 2018 World Cup will ever increase, it will be when they get enough group points to advance to the next stage.

How likely is that, though? Iceland is currently considered to be in the top 25 list of the best national teams in the world, so they definitely have a chance against Croatia and Nigeria. Iceland World Cup 2018 odds won’t be easy to meet, though.

Iceland 2018 World Cup Odds

Betting odds Iceland to win World Cup 2018 are 200/1, which seems just about right in comparison to the odds of other teams.

What’s interesting is that Nigeria has the same odds and the other two teams have much better chances according to the sports betting experts.

Despite everything above, it wouldn’t be smart to place odds Iceland win World Cup 2018. You’ll get a much better chance if you placed a bet on Iceland to drop out in the group stage. You’d get only 1/4 winnings from it, though.

Odds for Iceland to win World Cup 2018 are low, but not as low as you might expect from a team that has never qualified before.