England Women’s World Cup Odds: Can The Lionesses Lift The Trophy?

England Women’s World Cup Predictions:

• England To Win (Each-Way) The World Cup - 13/2 With Bet365
• Alessia Russo To Be England's Top Scorer - 4/1 With BetVictor

England have drifted out to 13/2 to win the Women’s World Cup after producing a slightly insipid performance against Haiti in their opener.

The best betting sites expected the Lionesses to win that game by a large margin, so they set the handicap line at 3.5 goals.

However, England only managed to secure a narrow 1-0 victory against their unheralded opponents, courtesy of Georgia Stanway’s retaken penalty.

The England performance was described as rusty, predictable, lacklustre and wasteful, and it will not exactly strike fear into the hearts of their opponents.

Meanwhile, teams such as Spain, Germany, Japan and Brazil have lit up the tournament with some superb performances.

UK bookmakers have now responded by shifting their Women’s World Cup winner odds, and England have dropped to fourth in the outright betting.

That presents punters with a great deal of value on Sarah Wiegmann’s team, and we have discussed our top outright tips below. 

Back England To Reach The Final

England are level with Denmark on three points apiece at the top of Group D after both teams won their opening matches.

The Lionesses are priced at just 1/25 with 888sport to win the group, which would lead to a Round of 16 showdown with the runners-up from Group B.

As such, they are highly likely to face either Canada or Australia at the start of the knockout stage, and they should be able to scrape through.

After all, England have not lost a competitive match since 2020, and they beat a series of elite opponents to win the Euros last summer.

The Lionesses’ form during the World Cup qualifying campaign was outrageous too: 10 wins, zero draws and zero defeats, with 80 goals scored and zero conceded.

If they make it through to the quarter-finals, they are on a collision course with Germany - the team they beat in the Euro 2022 final.

That is undoubtedly a daunting prospect, as Germany thumped Morocco 6-0 in their opener, with star striker Alexandra Popp scoring twice.

However, England would go into the game without fear, and they would have a 50-50 chance of reaching the semi-finals.

If they do so, they should ease to victory against whoever lies in wait - perhaps Brazil or France.

The USA and Spain – the two most dangerous teams at the tournament - are on the opposite side of the draw, so either England or Germany will be expected to reach the final.

Beating the Americans or the Spaniards in the final would be a tall order, but anything can happen in 90 minutes of football.

As such, backing England each-way at 13/2 with Bet365 looks appealing, as you would get paid out at half the odds if they finished runners-up.

England’s Campaign Could Hinge On A Quarter-Final Against Germany

Germany’s players are still licking their wounds after a painful defeat to England in the Euro 2022 final last summer.

It was a tight game, which finished 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, before substitute Chloe Kelly poked home a loose ball in extra-time to hand England the win.

England had home advantage at Wembley, while Germany were missing star player Alexandra Popp, who succumbed to an injury just before kick-off.

The Germans will have the opportunity to avenge that defeat if both teams make it through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup.

It will take place on neutral turf, and England are now facing injury problems of their own, as Leah Williamson and star player Beth Mead are both missing.

As such, hedging your bets by backing England to be eliminated in the quarter-finals at odds of 11/4 with football betting sites is an appealing prospect.

Back Russo To Grow Into This Tournament

Alessia Russo and Rachel Daly were both in fine form last season, presenting manager Sarah Wiegmann with a selection headache.

She ultimately chose Russo - who scored four times at the Euros - to lead the line against Haiti, with Daly left on the bench.

Russo was quiet against the Haitians, but she was not given much service, so it would be harsh to drop her for the next game.

England are missing Mead in attack, but you would expect the likes of Lauren Hemp, Kelly and Lauren James to click into gear at some point, presenting Russo with plenty of chances.

The 24-year-old striker, who recently moved from Man Utd to Arsenal, has scored 11 goals from 23 games for England, and she is a very instinctive finisher inside the box.

She will be keen to repay the faith that Wiegmann showed in her, so odds of 4/1 at BetVictor on her finishing the tournament as England’s top scorer look attractive.