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Getting to the World Cup doesn’t mean you’re expected to score goals.
Let’s look at the odds for which teams are expected to score the most, and then the least, starting May 27 on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Most scoring team
Spain: +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total)
France: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Brazil: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
England: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Argentina: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Germany: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Portugal: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
What to know: In 16 appearances at the World Cup (this will be number 17), Spain has scored 108 goals, an average of 6.75 goals per tournament. In the 2022 World Cup, the Spaniards scored nine goals in the group stage, but failed to find a goal in the round of 16, where they lost to Morocco on penalties. France and Brazil scored six and three goals in the group stage, respectively, in 2022, and France scored 10 more in the knockout stage to finish with a tournament-best 16 goals. In 2018, Belgium led the way with 16 goals, and in the three World Cups held between 2006 and 2014, Germany scored the most goals in all three (14, 16 and 18 goals). Spain has never led the tournament in number of goals scored. Of all time, Brazil has the most goals scored in the World Cup (237), followed by Germany (232), Argentina (152), France (136), Italy (128), Spain (108) and England (104).
Lowest scoring team
Curacao: +400 (bet $10 to win $50 total)
Haiti: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Cape Verde: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Jordan: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
Iraq: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)
Uzbekistan: +1100 (bet $10 to win $120 total)
New Zealand: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Panama: +1400 (bet $10 to win $150 total)
What to know: Curacao will make its first appearance at the World Cup in 2026. This will be Haiti’s second appearance, after doing so in 1974. That year, the Haitians scored two goals in the group stage. Cape Verde and Jordan, like Curacao, will compete in their first participation in a World Cup.
