The FIFA World Cup is an international men’s football tournament presenting some of the best teams and players around the world. The FIFA 2022 is expected to be held in Qatar, starting November 20, 2022, to December 18, 2022. From the range of teams divided in 8 groups, the winning team will qualify and proceed to the following rounds. Many have gone far as to make predictions for the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Real Research launched a survey to find out what respondents have to say about the FIFA World Cup predictions. The survey is aimed at sneaking a glimpse into what anxious football fans predict for the upcoming season. Thus, here are the survey findings.

Highlights:

  • 36.25% predict England to win from Group B
  • 35.42% predict Argentina to win from Group C
  • 37.21% predict France to win from Group D

FIFA World Cup Predictions Group A

The survey on the predicted group stage winners at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, asks respondents who from Group A, Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, and the Netherlands is likely to win. 28.85% said Qatar, whereas, 31.65% predicted the Netherlands, while 21.25% chose Senegal, leaving only 18.26% with Ecuador.

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Fig 1: FIFA World Cup predictions winners– Group A

Likewise, the FIFA World Cup predictions survey asks who from Group B, England, Iran, USA, and Wales will win. To this, 36.25% chose England, with 25.58% choosing the USA, and 20.47% choosing Iran. However, 17.69% chose Wales.

When asked about the FIFA World Cup predictions winner from Group C, 35.42% said Argentina, and 22.35% picked Mexico. In contrast, 21.26% chose Saudi Arabia, and 20.97% predicted Poland.

FIFA World Cup Predictions– Group D

The FIFA World Cup predictions survey then asks which countries from France, Denmark, Tunisia, and Australia are likely to win from Group D. In response, 37.21% chose France, whereas, 22.58% suggested Australia, with 20.77% predicted Denmark. Up to 19.45%, however, said Tunisia.

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Fig 2: Respondents’ predictions on Group D winner

Then, the survey asks about the world cup group E predictions. The respondents predict the winner. 32.31% say Germany, while 27.07% say Spain, and 22.23% say Japan. 18.39% say, Costa Rica. for World Cup group E predictions

When asked about the FIFA World Cup predictions of the winner from Group F, 30.88% say Belgium, 24.82% say Canada, and 23.06% say Croatia. Lastly, 21.24% chose Morocco.

Group G– FIFA World Cup Predictions

Accordingly, the survey asks who respondents predict to be the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage predictions winner (Group G), to which, 41.03% said Brazil, 21.49% said Switzerland. On the other hand, 19.11% predict Serbia, and 18.38% predict Cameroon to win.

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Fig 3: Respondents in Group G predicted winners

Lastly, when asked about the winners of the FIFA World Cup predictions from Group H. 32.93% predict Portugal, whereas, 23.27% predict the Republic of Korea. Contrastingly, 22.19% suggest Uruguay, and 21.61% predict Ghana.

Methodology

Survey TitleSurvey on the Predicted Group Stage Winners at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
DurationAugust 15 – August 22, 2022
Number of Participants40,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.