Senegal

Senegal football team has done it again. For the second time ever, they have qualified for the World Cup and will travel to Russia for the competition of 2018.

Odds on Senegal winning World Cup 2018 may not be high, yet we can’t help it but admire a team that has reached quarter-finals during its debut more than 15 years ago. Will they pull this off again this time?

Let’s take a look at this team, their current tournament position and Senegal World Cup 2018 odds as they are told by the experts at gambling sites where you can place bets on football matches.

Senegal squad & Senegal starting eleven

Senegal at World Cup 2018

Senegal qualified for the tournament without a lot of struggle, winning their group (which included Burkina Faso, Cape Verde and South Africa) without a single loss.

This may not improve odds on Senegal to win World Cup 2018 since their opponents in the qualifiers were nowhere near as good as the World Cup participants. However, we wouldn’t want to underrate this squad either.

Unfortunately, Senegal didn’t have a lot of preparation matches against other teams and after the qualifiers, they only played two friendlies. This will not help them improve their game or odds on Senegal winning 2018 World Cup either.

Most importantly, they have ended both the friendlies in a draw against Uzbekistan and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They don’t have any outstanding talents either, so we doubt that they can repeat their previous success, nor have any new player’s luck left.

Senegal World Cup Fixtures

Despite all this, Senegal ended up in a pretty decent group with no unbeatable opponents. Odds Senegal World Cup 2018 are definitely higher now that they have to face opponents like Poland, Japan and Colombia.

Neither of these teams is a favourite. While Poland and Colombia are really good teams, they will probably not reach the finals either and so Senegal has a chance against them.

Odds Senegal win World Cup 2018 may be low, but they can totally reach the group of 16, given enough luck. We don’t see them advancing to the quarter-finals, however. Not with the teams in Group G waiting for them.

Senegal 2018 World Cup Odds

Senegal to win World Cup 2018 odds are 150/1 at most sites, which places them in the same position as teams like Peru and Egypt.

Despite that, we believe that the teams mentioned above have better chances than Senegal, so in reality, they’re probably even less likely to win.

Then again, nobody expected much from this team back in 2002 either, but they ended the tournament in the 7th place. Maybe that’s what makes the betting odds Senegal to win World Cup 2018 higher than they really seem to be. Maybe people expect another tiny miracle from them.

Whatever the case, we wouldn’t place a bet with odds for Senegal to win World Cup 2018 being what they are. That’s a bad deal in our opinion. Instead, choose a less risky market or look for other teams to bet on.

Senegal has done very well the last time they played in a World Cup, but we don’t think they’ll do that well again in Russia.