15/06/2026
๐ด THE DARK HORSES โ DO NOT SLEEP ON THESE Prt2
๐ต๐น Portugal โ shortened
dramatically from 10-1 to 8-1 in the last week. Ronaldo's farewell tour. Bruno Fernandes carrying the creative load. Rafael Leรฃo the X-factor nobody has solved yet.
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico โ co-hosts. Pulisic. . Playing every group game at home with behind them. Stranger things have happened at a home World Cup.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ 14-1 in the markets. Hosting in 2006 gave them momentum. North America in 2026 might do the same. Wirtz is the best young midfielder nobody outside Europe is talking about yet.
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands โ 20-1 and flying under the radar. Van Dijk. Gakpo. Reijnders. A squad that quietly got better every year under Koeman. Could absolutely reach a final.
๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco โ reached the semi-final in Qatar. The whole of Africa behind them again. Romario named them among his six favourites. On their day โ unbeatable. ๐ฒ๐ฆ
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa โ Despite a disappointing star to their campaign the best 3 rule should favor them and see them to next round.
Historically the World Cup has not been kind to favourites. Argentina were not supposed to win Qatar. Italy did not even qualify. Greece won Euro 2004.
The trophy goes to the team that peaks at the right moment โ not the team that looked best in May.
8 days. 48 nations. Anything can happen. ๐
Who wins the World Cup โ and who is your dark horse? Drop your picks below.