$700 Million Says Spain Will Win the 2026 World Cup — But France Is Closing Fast

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$700 million has been placed on Spain to win the 2026 World Cup, but France is gaining ground according to prediction markets.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/$700-million-says-spain-will-win-the-2026-world-cup-but-france-is-closing-fast . Prediction markets have placed $700M+ on the 2026 World Cup. Spain leads at 17%, but France is surging. Here's what the odds reveal about football's future. Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance . You can also check exclusive content about #prediction-markets , #fifa-world-cup , #sports-betting , #data-analytics , #kalshi-polymarket-trading , #world-cup-2026-polymarket , #polymarket-fifa-world-cup-2026 , #world-cup-2026 , and more. This story was written by: @lujanodera . Learn more about this writer by checking @lujanodera's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Prediction markets have placed $700M+ on the 2026 World Cup. Spain leads at 17%, but France is surging. Here's what the odds reveal about football's future.

Topics covered

• prediction markets
• sports betting
• FIFA World Cup
• data analytics
• football

Keywords

• 2026 World Cup
• Spain
• France
• prediction markets
• sports betting
• football future

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Organizations: HackerNoon

Places: Spain, France

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