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As the World Cup enters its quarter-final stage, Kaizen Gaming has released exclusive data from its Betano platform, revealing that global users are overwhelmingly backing Argentina, Norway, Spain, and France to advance to the semi-finals.
Predictions for teams to qualify for the semi-finals (based on the "To Qualify" market):
75% of users are betting on Norway to qualify over England.
80% of users believe Argentina will eliminate Switzerland.
Spain is favored against Belgium, with 55% of bets placed in their favor.
67% of users predict France will overcome Morocco and progress.
Regarding two of the tournament's biggest upsets so far – Norway's victory over Brazil and Germany's elimination by Paraguay – these outcomes didn't seem so unexpected to Betano users. In fact, 42% of them had predicted Paraguay would advance, and 45% had foreseen Norway eliminating Brazil to reach the quarter-finals.
The data shared was extracted on the morning of July 8, 2026, from a total of 18 markets, excluding the United Kingdom. International data may vary depending on the betting options available in individual markets.
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