Today marks the start of the 2018 World Cup. Although the United States has not qualified for this year's event, sports fans around the world will still be glued to the action over the next few weeks. What players will be the best in the world this year? What country would you wager on to win this year's World Cup? Let us know below. (The below odds were provided to 1045 The Team by Jimmy Shapiro and bovada.lv)

FIFA World Cup 2018 - Outright Winner

Brazil                            9/2

Germany                       19/4

Spain                            6/1

France                          13/2

Argentina                      19/2

Belgium                        12/1

England                        18/1

Uruguay                        25/1

Portugal                        28/1

Croatia                          33/1

Colombia                      40/1

Russia                          50/1

Poland                          80/1

Denmark                       100/1

Mexico                         100/1

Switzerland                   100/1

Sweden                        150/1

Senegal                        150/1

Egypt                           150/1

Iceland                          200/1

Serbia                           200/1

Japan                           200/1

Nigeria                          200/1

Peru                             200/1

Costa Rica                    300/1

Australia                       300/1

Iran                               500/1

Morocco                       500/1

South Korea                  500/1

Tunisia                          500/1

Panama                        1000/1

Saudi Arabia                 1000/1

FIFA World Cup - Group A Winner

Uruguay-                       5/7

Russia                          9/5

Egypt                           7/1

Saudi Arabia                 50/1

FIFA World Cup - Group B Winner

Spain                            1/2

Portugal                        2/1

Morocco                       16/1

Iran                               33/1

 

FIFA World Cup - Group C Winner

France                          1/3

Denmark                       9/2

Peru                             8/1

Australia                       25/1

FIFA World Cup - Group D Winner

Argentina                      5/8

Croatia                          9/4

Nigeria                          11/1

Iceland                          12/1

FIFA World Cup - Group E Winner

Brazil                            4/15

Switzerland                   13/2

Serbia                           7/1

Costa Rica                    25/1

FIFA World Cup - Group F - Winner

Germany                       1/3

Mexico                         5/1

Sweden                        15/2

South Korea                  20/1

 

FIFA World Cup - Group G Winner

Belgium                        4/5

England                        6/5

Tunisia                          22/1

Panama                        66/1

FIFA World Cup - Group H Winner

Colombia                      6/5

Poland                          9/5

Senegal                        9/2

Japan                           9/1

World Cup 2018 Top Goalscorer

Neymar (BRA)                           9/1

Lionel Messi (ARG)                    11/1

Antoine Griezmann (FRA)           12/1

Gabriel Jesus (BRA)                  14/1

Harry Kane (ENG)                      16/1

Romelu Lukaku (BEL)                16/1

Cristiano Ronaldo (POR)            16/1

Timo Werner (GER)                    16/1

Edinson Cavani (URU)               22/1

Luis Suarez (URU)                     22/1

Diego Costa (ESP)                    25/1

Sergio Aguero (ARG)                 28/1

Robert Lewandowski (POL)        28/1

Gonzalo Higuain (ARG)              33/1

Kylian Mbappe (FRA)                33/1

Dries Mertens (BEL)                  33/1

Thomas Muller (GER)                 33/1

Radamel Falcao (COL)               40/1

Olivier Giroud (FRA)                  40/1

Eden Hazard (BEL)                    40/1

Isco (ESP)                                40/1

Iago Aspas (ESP)                     50/1

Philippe Coutinho (BRA)            50/1

Paulo Dybala (ARG)                  50/1

Roberto Firmino (BRA)              50/1

Rodrigo (ESP)                          50/1

James Rodriguez (COL)             50/1

Mo Salah (EGY)                        50/1

Mario Mandzukic (CRO)             66/1

Marco Reus (Germany)              66/1

Andre Silva (POR)                     66/1

David Silva (ESP)                     66/1

Ousmane Dembele (FRA)          80/1

Javier Hernandez (MEX)             80/1

Jamie Vardy (ENG)                    80/1

Dele Alli (ENG)                          100/1

Carlos Bacca (COL)                   100/1

Michy Batshuayi (BEL)               100/1

Kevin De Bruyne (BEL)              100/1

Christian Eriksen (DEN)             100/1

Leon Goretzka (GER)                 100/1

Hirving Lozano (MEX)                100/1

Arkadiusz Milik (POL)                100/1

Mesut Ozil (GER)                       100/1

Paulinho (BRA)                          100/1

Oribe Peralta (MEX)                   100/1

Marcus Rashford (ENG)             100/1

Fyodor Smolov (RUS)               100/1

Raheem Sterling (ENG)              100/1

Paolo Guerrero (PER)                125/1

Jesse Lingard (ENG)                 125/1

Ivan Perisic (CRO)                     125/1

Angel Di Maria (ARG)                150/1

Aleksandr Mitrovic (SRB)           150/1

Paul Pogba (FRA)                     150/1

Gylfi Sigurdsson (ISL)               150/1

Bernardo Silva (POR)                150/1

Willian (BRA)                             150/1

Alexander Iwobi (NGA)               250/1

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (SRB)    300/1

 

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