{"id":1846,"date":"2026-06-10T16:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/outright-markets\/australia-world-cup-2026-odds\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T16:59:53","slug":"australia-world-cup-2026-odds","status":"publish","type":"outright_markets","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/outright-markets\/australia-world-cup-2026-odds\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia World Cup 2026 Odds: Squad, Path to the Final &#038; Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Australia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/world-cup-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Cup 2026<\/a> winner odds at bet365 are +50000, an implied probability of 0.20%.<\/strong> The Socceroos are travelling to North America as one of the longest shots on the board, and the sportsbook reads the field as too crowded above them for a deep run. The value sits on the group-stage path, not the outright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Australia&#8217;s seventh trip to the finals and their fourth in a row. The squad arrives with more international tournament mileage than most outsider nations carry, but the bet365 price still reflects a knockout ceiling rather than a contender profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Group D and the route through to the bracket are laid out on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/world-cup-2026\/schedule\/\">2026 World Cup schedule<\/a> page, with full draw and venue detail at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifa.com\/fifaplus\/en\/tournaments\/mens\/worldcup\/canadamexicousa2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA&#8217;s official 2026 World Cup site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia-odds-to-win-the-world-cup\">Australia odds to win the World Cup<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-outright-odds\" id=\"outright-odds-1\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"outright-odds\",\"show_title\":\"true\",\"competition\":\"667aabbb773e0180d8f74d65\",\"active_market\":\"Outright Winner\",\"items_to_show\":\"10\",\"data_markets\":[{\"_id\":\"Outright Winner\",\"name\":\"Outright Winner\"}]}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>+50000 isn&#8217;t quite Leicester-in-2015 territory, but the comparison is in the same neighbourhood. To cash that ticket Australia would need to clear a knockout bracket that starts inside Group D and runs through the favourites in the bottom half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In six previous World Cups the Socceroos have reached the round of 16 twice, in 2006 and again in 2022. Qatar four years ago was their high-water mark: two wins from three group games, more group-stage victories in a single tournament than they had managed in the previous 16 World Cup matches put together. That run set a baseline the squad now has to defend rather than chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Group D is also tightly priced across the four teams, which is part of why the headline outright sits so long. The 0.20% implied figure from +50000 captures how the sportsbook stacks the field. Australia are in the third row, not the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia-odds-to-win-group-d\">Australia odds to win Group D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Australia open Group D as the priced outsider behind USA, Turkey and Paraguay. Bet365 does not have them topping the group at a market-leading number, but the expanded 48-team format keeps a path open: third place can still be enough to reach the round of 32, which softens the elimination math considerably compared with the old 32-team draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia-stage-of-elimination-odds\">Australia stage of elimination odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As fourth favourites in Group D, Australia are essentially a coin-flip to progress. The sportsbook has them just inside the line in both directions, playing for the knockouts and playing to avoid a group-stage exit are pricing as the same question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Group qualification<\/th><th>Latest odds<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Yes<\/td><td>-110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No<\/td><td>-125<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia-world-cup-top-goalscorer-odds\">Australia World Cup top goalscorer odds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nestory Irankunda is the only Socceroo with a price on the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup, and bet365 has him at 500\/1, the same outright shot as Australia winning the tournament itself. That tells you most of what you need to know about how the sportsbook reads the depth of the Australian attack.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vcsw-sports-widgets shortcode vcsw-outright-odds\" id=\"outright-odds-2\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"sports_type\":\"football\",\"widget_type\":\"outright-odds\",\"show_title\":\"true\",\"competition\":\"667aabbb773e0180d8f74d65\",\"active_market\":\"Top Goalscorer\",\"items_to_show\":\"10\",\"data_markets\":[{\"_id\":\"Top Goalscorer\",\"name\":\"Top Goalscorer\"}]}<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"faqs\">Australia at the 2026 World Cup: FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778489918011\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What group is Australia in at the 2026 World Cup?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Australia are in Group D alongside <a href=\"\/ca\/outright-markets\/usa-world-cup-2026-betting-odds\/\">USA<\/a>, <a href=\"\/ca\/outright-markets\/turkey-world-cup-2026-odds\/\">Turkey<\/a> and <a href=\"\/ca\/outright-markets\/paraguay-world-cup-2026-odds\/\">Paraguay<\/a>. The draw was made in Las Vegas on 5 December 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778489918012\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">When does Australia play at the 2026 World Cup?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Australia play three group-stage matches between <strong>11 June and 27 June 2026<\/strong>, with venues confirmed by FIFA across the United States, Mexico and Canada. The round of 32 follows from 28 June to 3 July, the round of 16 from 4 to 7 July, and the quarterfinals from 9 to 11 July.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778489918013\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is Australia&#8217;s manager at the 2026 World Cup?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><strong>Tony Popovic<\/strong> is Australian and took charge in 2024, bringing A-League and Greek Super League head-coaching experience.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778489918014\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Are Australia favourites to win the 2026 World Cup?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Australia&#8217;s odds to win the 2026 World Cup are around <strong>+25000<\/strong> at leading US sportsbooks, an implied probability of about 0.5%. Australia sit in the outsider tier, aligned with consistent AFC qualifiers without deep knockout pedigree. For full market context see our <a href=\"\/ca\/outright-markets\/world-cup-2026-outright-betting-odds\/\">World Cup 2026 winner odds page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1778489918015\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can Australia repeat their 2022 round-of-16 run?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Australia matched their best World Cup result by reaching the round of 16 at Qatar 2022 before losing to Argentina. Repeating that in North America is realistic under Popovic with the expanded 48-team format. The key will be points against Turkey and Paraguay in Group D.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><em>19+ (18+ in AB\/MB\/QC) | Please play responsibly | ConnexOntario: 1-866-531-2600 (ON). See your province&#8217;s helpline for resources elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s World Cup 2026 winner odds at bet365 are +50000, an implied probability of 0.20%. The Socceroos are travelling to North America as one of the longest shots on the board, and the sportsbook reads the field as too crowded above them for a deep run. 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