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World Cup 2023 results and closing odds

All 48 finished games of the 2023 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

48 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 60% 29 of 48 games
  • Home / draw / away 75 / 2 / 23% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 94.5% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Georgia drew with Portugal 18-18, 23 Sep 2023 The draw closed at 46.00 (Unibet); Georgia were the favourite at about 91%
  • Odds-on favourites 78% won 29 of 37
  • Favourites at 3.00 or more 0% won 0 of 11

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.

September 2023

  1. France27-13New Zealand11.97X26.0022.10
  2. Italy52-8Namibia11.02X71.00219.00
  3. Ireland82-8Romania1-X101.00267.00
  4. Australia35-15Georgia11.04X61.00214.00
  5. England27-10Argentina12.00X23.0022.20
  6. Japan42-12Chile11.02X61.00215.00
  7. South Africa18-3Scotland11.18X34.0025.60
  8. Wales32-26Fiji11.57X23.0022.90
  9. France27-12Uruguay1-X101.00251.00
  10. New Zealand71-3Namibia1-X101.00267.00
  11. Samoa43-10Chile11.01X71.00219.00
  12. Wales28-8Portugal11.01X67.00223.00
  13. Ireland59-16Tonga1-X67.00226.00
  14. South Africa76-0Romania1-X101.00267.00
  15. Australia15-22Fiji11.54X26.0022.88
  16. England34-12Japan11.06X51.00210.00
  17. Italy38-17Uruguay11.06X61.00218.00
  18. France96-0Namibia1-X101.00267.00
  19. Argentina19-10Samoa11.18X36.0028.00
  20. Georgia18-18Portugal11.13X46.00210.00
  21. England71-0Chile1-X67.00241.00
  22. South Africa8-13Ireland11.91X23.0022.43
  23. Scotland45-17Tonga11.02X61.00217.00
  24. Wales40-6Australia11.98X25.0022.05
  25. Uruguay36-26Namibia11.47X26.0022.70
  26. Japan28-22Samoa12.38X23.0022.10
  27. New Zealand96-17Italy11.02X51.00219.00
  28. Argentina59-5Chile1-X81.00251.00
  29. Fiji17-12Georgia11.14X41.00211.00
  30. Scotland84-0Romania1-X81.00267.00

October 2023

  1. Australia34-14Portugal11.01X81.00217.00
  2. South Africa49-18Tonga1-X67.00241.00
  3. New Zealand73-0Uruguay1-X101.00267.00
  4. France60-7Italy11.02X67.00217.00
  5. Wales43-19Georgia11.10X41.0029.00
  6. England18-17Samoa11.04X61.00217.00
  7. Ireland36-14Scotland11.18X41.0027.50
  8. Japan27-39Argentina15.00X36.0021.20
  9. Tonga45-24Romania11.01X71.00226.00
  10. Fiji23-24Portugal11.05X51.00211.00
  11. Wales17-29Argentina11.50X26.0024.50
  12. Ireland24-28New Zealand11.81X25.0022.50
  13. England30-24Fiji11.33X41.0025.75
  14. France28-29South Africa11.83X21.0022.48
  15. Argentina6-44New Zealand111.00X51.0021.08
  16. England15-16South Africa15.75X34.0021.35
  17. Argentina23-26England17.50X29.0021.36
  18. New Zealand11-12South Africa12.28X21.0022.00

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 2023 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the World Cup 2023?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 29 of the 48 games with a closing price (60%): odds-on favourites won 29 of 37; favourites at 3.00 or more won 0 of 11.
What was the biggest upset of the World Cup 2023?
Georgia drew with Portugal 18-18 on 23 September 2023. The draw closed at 46.00 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Georgia the favourite at about 91%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on World Cup 2023 games?
The average closing payout was 94.5%, so about 5.5% 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.