Enter Mbappe <\/strong><\/h2>\nArgentina\u2019s match against France on Saturday must go down as one of the greatest World Cup games of all time. A thrilling, end-to-end, 4-3 goal-fest, it heralded the arrival on the world stage of Kylian Mbappe. The 19-year-old wunderkind signed for Paris St Germain from Monaco last summer for an eye-popping $217 million, and on present form that seems like a bargain.<\/p>\n
With electrifying pace and ball control, Mbappe scored twice and won a penalty to propel his team into the quarter finals. France\u2019s performance now makes it joint favorite with the bookies, at 7\/2, along with Brazil, which plays Mexico today.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe status of second favorite is now shared between three teams — Croatia, England and Belgium, all at 6\/1.<\/p>\n
Brazil has a star-studded roster of players but will need to find rhythm if it is to lift this trophy. Meanwhile, France — and Mbappe — are just warming up. Remember the name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
First the Germans and now this! Spain\u2019s shock elimination from Russia 2018 against the host, Russia, on penalties Sunday has rendered the World Cup betting odds unrecognizable from the list of favorites we began the tournament with three weeks ago. It\u2019s also likely to have frustrated thousands upon thousands of gamblers who backed \u201cLa Furia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":82394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
World Cup Betting: Spain, Argentina, Portugal Crash Out<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n