We look at all the World Cup 2022 Betting Offers and Promotions from the UK bookies. Both new and existing customers can get extra value as the bookmakers celebrate this once every four year event. We provide all the info you need, about the tournament, about the bets, and about the bonuses.
World Cup 2022 Betting Offers & Promotions
Other bonuses
Top 5 World Cup 2022 Free Bet Offers
888Sport - £5 Free Bet Every Time Your Team Wins A World Cup Game
888Sport are offering all new and existing UK customers the chance to place a £10+ bet on the outright winner of the Qatar World Cup and for every game that they win you will receive a £5 Free bet. Should they go all the way to the final and win, having won all their games on the way, there is a maximum of £40 in Free bets up for grabs.
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Strictly 18+
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Promotion valid 06/11/2022 – 20/11/2022, 16:00GMT.
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Place a £10+ pre-tournament Win bet on a team to win the 2022 World Cup in our outright winner market (Each Way bets do not count).
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Each time your team wins a game, receive a £5 Free Bet.
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This offer applies to your first qualifying bet only.
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To receive your Free Bet token, you must log in to your account within 3 days of the qualifying game ending and use it within 7 days.
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Place your free bet on the World Cup (or any other football market).
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Your deposit balance is available for withdrawal at any time.
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Star Sports - Money Back As A Free Bet If Your Outright Winner Bet Does Not Make The Quarter Finals
Get up to £50 of Free bets at Star Sports when you back any team to win the World Cup in Qatar. This offer is open to anyone who already has a betting account as well as new UK customers. If your team fails to get as far as the quarter finals you will automatically receive your stake amount (up to £50) as Free bets.
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Strictly 18+
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Offer open to new and existing customers.
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Applies to all Tournament Winner bets prior to the opening game of the 2022 World Cup.
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Maximum of one Free Bet per customer.
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£50 Maximum Free Bet.
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Free Bets will be credited within 24 hours of bet settlement.
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Free bets valid for seven days.
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Kwiff: Money Back As A Surprise Bet If Your Outright Winner Bet Does Not Make It Past The Group Stages
At Kwiff you can bet on any outright winner of Qatar 22 and if they fail to even make it out of the group then you will receive a consolation "Suprise bet" worth up to £10.
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Strictly 18+
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UK and Ireland customers only.
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Single bets only.
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Min stake £1.
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Min selection odds 3.00.
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Bet on the Qatar outright winner market.
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Receive a surprise bet up to £10 if your selection fails to make it out of the group stage.
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Promotion is available once per customer
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First bet is eligible for promotion
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Rewards credited by 17.00 on 08/12/2020
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Offer runs from 07.11.2022/15:00 until 13.11.2022/15:00
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Additional T&Cs apply
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mr.play - Make A Free World Cup Prediction - Get A Range Of Prize Rewards
Mr.play has a very good World Cup offer that does not require a qualifying bet. Instead, you must make predictions on various World Cup questions and regardless if you are correct or not you win, at a minimum, a £5 Free bet on the opening game and 10 Bonus Spins on the Big Bass Bonanza slot.
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Strictly 18+
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The promotion is valid from 30 September 2022 to 18 November 2022.
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Predictions need to be submitted by 18 November 2022.
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Predictions are made in the Sportsbook site on the special World Cup loby or under the Predictions menu (found in the menu bar on mobile).
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You can change your predictions at any point up to the deadline of 18 November 2022.
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Your new predictions will replace your previous one, but will not result in a new Free Bet for Qatar vs. Ecuador.
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You will receive one £5 Free Bet within 24 hours of your submission of the predictions, for the opening match of the Football World Cup, Qatar vs. Ecuador, only if you have successfully entered your predictions.
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The Free Bet is only valid for 48 hours after receiving it.
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You will also receive 10 Bonus Spins on the Big Bass Bonanza slots game on 20 November 2022.
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The winnings from this game is subject to 0x wagering contributions.
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The maximum amount that can be credited from the Cash Back offer is £200.
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The percentage of the Cash Back from losing bets during the Football World Cup is dependent on the number of correct predictions at the end of the group stage.
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The minimum Cash Back offer is £1.
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The Cash Back from losing Group stage bets is not subject to wagering, and will be credited on 19 December 2022.
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Sky Bet: Daily Shootout - Free To Enter, Win Real World Cup Prizes
Sky Bet has a daily "Free To Enter" promotion which does not require a qualifying bet. Instead, you can just take a virtual penalty (there is no skill involved) and reveal a real prize, a Free bet (worth from 50p to £5) to use during the World Cup.
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Strictly 18+
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The promotion will run from 10:00 on 20th November 2022 UK time until 23:59 on 18th December 2022; or when £5 million in prizes (see term 14) have been awarded, whichever occurs first (“Promotional Period”).
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Customers will be able to opt in to the promotion in advance of the Promotional Period from 10:00 8th November 2022.
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Customers must opt in to the promotion before 23:59 on 17th December. Only customers opted in to the promotion by this time will be eligible for prizes on 18th December.
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Customers must have an active account in order to be eligible. Customers who are, or become, self-excluded from Sky Bet or any Sky Betting and Gaming products or have had restrictions placed on their account during the Promotional Period may not be eligible to participate in this promotional game.
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Customers must opt in via the landing page to be eligible for a chance to be awarded a daily prize through the Daily Shootout game. Opt in will be available throughout the Promotional Period.
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Customers are only required to opt in once during the Promotional Period.
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There are no staking requirements in order for customers to become eligible for a daily play on Daily Shootout.
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A play on Daily Shootout will become available to eligible (opted in) customers each day from 01:00 until 23:59 during the Promotional Period. The time at which the game will become available can be amended with notice at Sky Betting and Gaming’s reasonable discretion.
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Customers will not be eligible to play Daily Shootout on the day they opt in, and will only be entered into the prize template for the following day.
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If ‘GOAL’ appears on screen, this means it is a winning day for the customer and one of the random prizes will be credited.
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Types of World Cup 2022 Betting Offers
Free Bets "If«
A popular betting format offered by the majority of bookmakers at one time or another is for a Free bet to be awarded "If" something happens. The trigger will vary from bookmaker to bookmaker and from offer to offer, and can be from something certain such as depositing £X amount through to something more unlikely, like a Free bet "If" the crossbar is struck in the match. Regardless of what the "If" is, the normal format is that you must bet first, and then once the bet settles the match is reviewed and as long as your "If" criteria has been met then a Free bet is credited to your account.
No lose Bets
Sometimes bookmakers will offer what they describe as "No lose" bets, basically in its truest form you can bet on either their selection, or a choice of your own and if it wins then that is great you can keep all the profit. If it loses then you are given your stake back as cash. Be careful to check that the refund is in cash, some bookmakers advertise a "no lose" bet but give the refund as Free bet stakes which is not as good and can also lose, meaning you have lost overall despite what is advertised.
Enhanced Odds
One of the most common type of World Cup betting offer that you will see is for betting sites to offer boosted odds on selected sportsbook markets, and an outright bet on England to win the tournament is the most common one to see. It can also be a team winning the group that they are in, or certain players winning the golden boot. All football bets can have enhanced odds, it is up to each bookmaker which betting odds they increase.
World Cup 2022 Betting Offers For Existing Customers
When it comes to World Cup betting offers there are not many new customer bonuses that have been enhanced with larger Free bets than normal, or simpler qualifying bet terms and conditions simplified. The best World Cup offers are generally for all customers and can certainly be used to add value to any World Cup 2022 bets that you were always going to be making anyway.
How to Claim World Cup Free Bets?
Every bookmaker will have a slightly different way to operate their Free bet system, in terms of how to qualify for them and once credited how to use them. We will give a standard example below, which will vary from bookmaker to bookmaker but should always be fairly similar to this:
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Navigate to the bookmaker with World Cup betting offers you fancy taking part in, we have listed our top five at the beginning of this text, but you may find another, and the process will be similar.
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Register at the bookmaker offering the Free bets first of all.
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You will have to fill in some personal details, mainly your age and address. A top tip is to "verify" the account by sending in any KYC documentation before it is requested to save time later on.
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Check which payment methods are eligible for the Free bet bonus, we suggest that using a debit card is the best way 9 times out of 10. This is especially true if the card is part of the Visa Fast Funds system.
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The bonus offer that we are taking part in is to get our money back as a Free bet if our outright winner bet does not actually get as far as the quarter finals.
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Some people always like to deposit the max qualifying bet stake amount in order to maximise the value of the bonus, but we suggest only ever depositing an amount that you are happy to risk. It is normally possible to place a smaller bet than the maximum and receive a Free bet proportional to that.
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In this example, we are going to make a qualifying bet of £20 for Brazil to win the tournament.
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There is no need to claim this Free bet, it will be added automatically within 24 hours of the qualifying bet settlement. Free bets valid for 7 days after being credited.
World Cup 2022 Betting Markets
The World Cup is a football tournament that offers several betting markets not available week in and week out. You can place sports bets on all the usual football match markets but also on the tournament itself.
To win the tournament outright
The main World Cup betting market is usually who will win the tournament outright. This can also be called "to lift the trophy", and you are a winner if your team does just that. It is most common to place a single bet on this but each-way betting is available from the best World Cup betting sites, which will pay 1/2the odds if your team finishes 2nd.
Top Goalscorer (Golden Boot)
The top goalscorer market refers to all goals scored in normal (or extra) time throughout the tournament. Penalties will count if scored in normal time but not from a penalty shoot out. It is important to note that there is a difference between the top goalscorer and the golden boot winner which not everyone realises. There can be multiple "top goalscorers" if they are level on goals scored and bets are settled using dead heat rules. On the other hand there can only be one golden boot winner because if they are level on goals scored then the number of assists are taken into account, and if still level after that whoever has spent the least time on the pitch is the winner.
To reach the semi finals
You can bet on which teams will reach the semi finals of the competition which is going to have lower betting odds obviously but conversely a much higher chance of winning something. It is a good bet to place if you want to support more than one team through the tournament and have both, up to all four, bets win.
To reach the quarter finals
Similar to the above, the best betting sites will provide betting options that include which include how far each team will progress in the tournament, and reaching the quarter finals is one of these. These bets are useful because it allows you to have a betting interest in some of the more fringe teams that are not realistically going to win, but could make it this far with a bit of luck.
To win the group
Another bet is on which teams will win each of the groups. This can be a good bet to give interest in the first few games and create in effect a mini tournament.
To qualify
Each group contains four teams and the top two from each group can progress to the knockout stages. It is possible to place a bet on which team or even which two teams will make it out of each group.
To finish bottom of the group
Unfortunately, someone has to finish last. One of the bet types which you can use to profit from this is betting on who will finish last in each group. If two teams finish level on points, then it is settled by goal difference, and if still level it is usually a dead heat.
What To Look For When Signing Up For A World Cup Offer
When you are joining a bookmaker there are several things to consider and the Welcome bonus is only one of them. It can be important but it is far from the most important thing, we would suggest that you do not join a betting site just because of the Welcome bonus alone.
Having said that not all Welcome offers are the same and some can be considerably better value than others. There are certain factors that we suggest you take into account before jumping in.
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Consider the qualifying bet minimum odds, and whether that will restrict you from placing a bet that you actually think will win.
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Think about whether certain deposit methods which you like to use are eligible
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Free bets expire after different lengths of time, and ideally, the best offers will have rewards valid for a week or more. World Cup free bets are no different from any others in this regard.
World Cup 2022 Favorites
Team |
FIFA World Ranking |
Odds (& Bookmaker) |
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Brazil | 1st | 4/1 |
Argentina | 4th | 11/2 |
France | 3rd | 31/4 |
Spain | 7th | 9/1 |
England | 5th | 19/2 |
*Data correct as of 13th November 2022
World Cup 2022 Fixtures
Group A Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Sunday, November 20th @ 19:00 |
Qatar vs Ecuador |
BBC 1 |
Monday, November 21st @ 10:00 |
Senegal vs Netherlands |
BBC 1 |
Friday, November 25th @ 13:00 | Qatar vs Senegal | BBC 1 |
Friday, November 25th @ 16:00 | Netherlands vs Ecuador | ITV / STV |
Tuesday, November 29th @ 15:00 | Netherlands vs Qatar | ITV / STV |
Tuesday, November 29th @ 15:00 |
Ecuador vs Senegal | ITV / STV |
Group B Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Monday, November 21st @ 13:00 |
England vs Iran | ITV / STV |
Monday, November 21st @ 19:00 |
USA vs Wales |
ITV / STV / S4C |
Friday, November 25th @ 10:00 | Wales vs Iran | BBC 1 / S4C |
Friday, November 25th @ 19:00 | England vs USA | ITV / STV |
Tuesday, November 29th @ 19:00 |
Wales vs England | BBC 1 / S4C |
Tuesday, November 29th @ 19:00 |
Iran vs USA | BBC 2 |
Group C Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Tuesday, November 22nd @ 10:00 |
Argentina vs Saudi Arabia | ITV / STV |
Tuesday, November 22nd @ 16:00 |
Mexico vs Poland | BBC 1 |
Saturday, November 26th @ 13:00 | Poland vs Saudi Arabia | ITV / STV |
Saturday, November 26th @ 19:00 | Argentina vs Mexico | ITV / STV |
Wednesday, November 30th @ 19:00 | Poland vs Argentina | BBC 1 |
Wednesday, November 30th @ 19:00 |
Saudi Arabia vs Mexico | BBC 2 |
Group D Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Tuesday, November 22nd @ 13:00 |
Denmark vs Tunisia | ITV / STV |
Tuesday, November 22nd @ 19:00 |
France vs Australia | BBC 1 |
Saturday, November 26th @ 10:00 | Tunisia vs Australia | BBC 1 |
Saturday, November 26th @ 16:00 | France vs Denmark | ITV / STV |
Wednesday, November 30th @ 15:00 | Tunisia vs France | BBC 1 |
Wednesday, November 30th @ 15:00 |
Australia vs Denmark | BBC 2 |
Group E Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Wednesday, November 23rd @ 13:00 |
Germany vs Japan | ITV / STV |
Wednesday, November 23rd @ 16:00 |
Spain vs Costa Rica | ITV / STV |
Sunday, November 27th @ 10:00 | Japan vs Costa Rica | ITV / STV |
Sunday, November 27th @ 19:00 | Spain vs Germany | BBC 1 |
Thursday, December 1st @ 19:00 |
Japan vs Spain | ITV / STV |
Thursday, December 1st @ 19:00 |
Costa Rica vs Germany | ITV / STV |
Group F Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Wednesday, November 23rd @ 10:00 |
Morocco vs Croatia | ITV / STV |
Wednesday, November 23rd @ 19:00 |
Belgium vs Canada | BBC 1 |
Sunday, November 27th @ 13:00 |
Belgium vs Morocco | BBC 1 |
Sunday, November 27th @ 16:00 |
Croatia vs Canada | BBC 1 |
Thursday, December 1st @ 15:00 | Croatia vs Belgium | BBC 1 |
Thursday, December 1st @ 15:00 |
Canada vs Morocco | BBC 2 |
Group G Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Thursday, November 24th @ 10:00 | Switzerland vs Cameroon | ITV / STV |
Thursday, November 24th @ 19:00 | Brazil vs Serbia | BBC 1 |
Monday, November 28th @ 10:00 |
Cameroon vs Serbia | ITV / STV |
Monday, November 28th @ 16:00 |
Brazil vs Switzerland | ITV / STV |
Friday, December 2nd @ 19:00 | Cameroon vs Brazil | ITV / STV |
Friday, December 2nd @ 19:00 |
Serbia vs Switzerland | ITV / STV |
Group H Fixtures
Date / UK time |
Teams |
Where to watch |
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Thursday, November 24th @ 13:00 | Uruguay vs S Korea | BBC 1 |
Thursday, November 24th @ 16:00 | Portugal vs Ghana | ITV / STV |
Monday, November 28th @ 13:00 |
S Korea vs Ghana | ITV / STV |
Monday, November 28th @ 19:00 |
Portugal vs Uruguay | ITV / STV |
Friday, December 2nd @ 15:00 |
S Korea vs Portugal | BBC 2 |
Friday, December 2nd @ 15:00 |
Ghana vs Uruguay | BBC 1 |
World Cup 2022: Host Cities
City | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Al Khor | Al Bayt Stadium | 60,000 |
Al Wakrah | Al Janoub Stadium | 40,000 |
Doha | Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium | 40,000 |
Doha |
Al Thumama Stadium | 40,000 |
Doha | Education City Stadium | 40,000 |
Doha | Khalifa International Stadium | 40,000 |
Doha | Lusail Stadium | 80,000 |
Doha | Stadium 974 | 40,000 |
World Cup Previous Winners
Year / Host Nation | Winner | Runner Up |
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2018: Russia |
France |
Croatia |
2014: Brazil | Germany | Argentina |
2010: S Africa | Spain | Netherlands |
2006: Germany | Italy | France |
2002: S Korea / Japan | Brazil | Germany |
1998: France | France | Brazil |
1994: USA | Brazil | Italy |
1990: Italy | W Germany | Argentina |
When Do Bookmakers Release World Cup 2022 Betting Offers?
There is no set date or consistency as to when bookmakers release any of their betting offers. Some will do it far in advance, months sometimes, whilst others will wait until the day, even until the hour before a match kicks off. For UK customers the best thing that you can do is to subscribe to receive promotional offers from the betting sites and hope that they notify of any Free bets that you may be eligible for in plenty of time.
Bonuses by category
Bonus types: Free Bets | Cashback Offers | Enhanced Odds | Extra Place Offers | Early Payout Offers | Cash Bonuses | Risk Free Bets
Bonus conditions: Welcome Bonuses | Accumulator Bonuses | Loyalty Programs
Get & Bet: Bet £10 Get £10 | Bet £10 Get £20 | Bet £10 Get £30 | Bet £10 Get £40 | Bet £10 Get £50 | Bet £10 Get £60 | Bet £5 Get £20 | Bet £5 Get £30 | Bet X Get Y
Sports bonuses: Football | Horse Racing | Greyhounds | Royal Ascot | Euro 2024
Bookmakers free bets: 888sport | William Hill | Betfred | QuinnBet | Mr.Play | Betway | Ladbrokes | Bet365 | SponsioBet | Coral Sports | Betfair | Virgin Bet | Geoff Banks | Fitzdares | BWin | BetBull | Paddy Power | Star Sports | BetRegal | SportNation | NetBet | Boylesports
Bookmakers bonuses: Fitzdares | Mr. Play | Ladbrokes | Betfair | Virgin Bet | SponsioBet | TonyBet | LeoVegas | BWin | STS Bet | Unibet | BoyleSports | William Hill | Paddy Power | Geoff Banks | QuinnBet | 32RedSport | Coral | Betfred | Bet365 | 888sport | Betway | 10bet | All British Casino | CopyBet |
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2022 World Cup kicks off at 16:00 UK time on the 20th of November at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar.
There are a large number of ways to bet on the 2022 World Cup and every UK licenced bookmaker will be offering odds and markets of one sort or another. We have looked at some of the best places to consider in the article above.
Brazil are priced as the favourite across all bookmakers, with odds of around 4/1 which is pretty low in a field of 32 runners. Next up are Argentina and France who are the next most likely to win according to the bookies.
You can bet on a large range of different markets, from the traditional and basic who will win the tournament or each individual game, to complex player proposition and bet builder bets. We have listed all the options in this article above.
Every UK licenced bookmaker is offering the chance to bet on the 2022 World Cup. We have provided a list of some of the best at the top of this article as suggestions but ultimately it is up to you to choose which one is right for you.
Almost all bookmakers will offer in-play betting on World Cup matches. There is usually a smaller range of bets that can be placed in-play than pre-match and the odds are more variable too, but nearly all bookies will offer it.
Bookmakers do no have to offer anything special for the World Cup but the majority of them will anyway. What they offer will be up to them and vary from one site to another, with the most special offers only announced on the day of the relevant match.
There are 32 different teams that have made it through to the World Cup finals in Qatar. They are divided into eight groups, named A through to H, and each group has four teams in it.
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