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World Cup 2022 results and closing odds

All 31 finished games of the 2022 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

19 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 74% 14 of 19 games
  • Home / draw / away 84 / 3 / 13% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 93.5% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset England drew with Samoa 26-27, 12 Nov 2022 The draw closed at 23.00 (Unibet); England were the favourite at about 79%
  • Odds-on favourites 74% won 14 of 19

Every game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

October 2022

  1. England60-6Samoa12.23X19.0021.75
  2. Australia42-8Fijino closing price
  3. Scotland4-28Italy11.26X25.0024.20
  4. Jamaica2-48Ireland119.00X46.0021.01
  5. New Zealand34-12Lebanon11.73X3.5024.75
  6. France34-12Greece11.01X29.00229.00
  7. Tonga24-18Papua New Guinea11.07X36.00210.00
  8. Wales12-18Cook Islands14.60X25.0021.21
  9. Australia84-0Scotlandno closing price
  10. Fiji60-4Italy11.01X61.00219.00
  11. England42-18Franceno closing price
  12. New Zealand68-6Jamaicano closing price
  13. Lebanon32-14Ireland12.35X18.0021.65
  14. Samoa72-4Greeceno closing price
  15. Tonga32-6Walesno closing price
  16. Papua New Guinea32-16Cook Islands11.18X26.0025.10
  17. New Zealand48-10Irelandno closing price
  18. England94-4Greeceno closing price
  19. Fiji30-14Scotlandno closing price
  20. Australia66-6Italyno closing price
  21. Lebanon74-12Jamaicano closing price
  22. Tonga92-10Cook Islands11.02X56.00214.00
  23. Samoa62-4France11.01X67.00218.00
  24. Papua New Guinea36-0Wales11.01X61.00220.00

November 2022

  1. Australia48-4Lebanonno closing price
  2. England46-6Papua New Guinea11.02X51.00215.00
  3. New Zealand24-18Fiji11.01X91.00219.00
  4. Tonga18-20Samoa11.65X19.0022.35
  5. Australia16-14New Zealand11.27X23.0024.10
  6. England26-27Samoa11.26X23.0024.20
  7. Australia30-10Samoa11.04X46.00213.00

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

World Cup 2022 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the World Cup 2022?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 14 of the 19 games with a closing price (74%): odds-on favourites won 14 of 19.
What was the biggest upset of the World Cup 2022?
England drew with Samoa 26-27 on 12 November 2022. The draw closed at 23.00 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made England the favourite at about 79%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on World Cup 2022 games?
The average closing payout was 93.5%, so about 6.5% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.

See the current World Cup odds and fixtures, every World Cup season, or check a price's margin and closing line value with the betting calculators.