This is the big shock of the quarter-finals of the World Cup: the England – France match, this Saturday, December 10, in Qatar, displays uncertain forecasts, with very balanced odds among bookmakers…
“It’s the final before the hour”. The words are those of a great connoisseur of French and English football, Arsène Wenger, in the newspaper L’Equipe this Friday. The quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup between England and France, scheduled for tomorrow Saturday from 8 p.m., promises to be the first real clash of titans in this final phase. The two teams are among the only European behemoths to have made a (very) good impression from the group stage to the round of 16, with nevertheless a misstep on each side: a draw for the English against the United States (0-0) and a defeat for France against Tunisia (0-1).
This France – England promises to be the duel of the two best attacks of this World Cup, with an impressive arsenal on each side: the Griezmann-Mbappé-Dembelé-Giroud quartet on the French side and the Saka-Kane-Foden trio for the perfidious Albion . What put the defenses to the test and imagine, no doubt, that the qualification will be played to the one who will be the most solid.
The main odds
On the prognostic side, the match between England and France therefore promises to be tight with odds still very open on D-1 at the bookmakers. Winamax is posting odds of 3 for an English victory this Friday against 2.5 for France and 3.3 for a draw. Odds perfectly similar to those of ParionsSport. There is hardly any variation at other online betting sites, with odds of 3 on England’s victory at Betclic against 2.4 for a French victory and 3.35 on a draw, respectively 2.95, 2.5 and 3.2 at PMU, 2.98, 2.4 and 3.25 at Unibet, 2.8, 2.3 and 3.1 at Bwin or 3.1, 2.35 and 3.15 at Zebet.
| England | Bad | France | |
| Winamax | 3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| BetSport | 3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Betclic | 3 | 3.35 | 2.4 |
| PMU | 2.95 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Unibet | 2.98 | 3.25 | 2.4 |
| Bwin | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| Zebet | 3.1 | 3.15 | 2.35 |
All in all, a very slight advantage seems to be given to Didier Deschamps’ men on the eve of the match, with an average odds of 2.4 against almost 3 for England. In this little game, France’s chances would be close to 40% when Her Majesty’s team barely exceeds 30.5%. And, surprise: the bets are not really more favorable to the British across the Channel. In the United Kingdom, where betting on almost anything and everything has become an age-old tradition, William Hill, one of the main bookmakers, indeed places a victory for France at 40 against 1 while a victory of England goes up to 60/1 this Friday.