Messi’s Argentina to Beat England in World Cup Semi-Final Clash According to International Betting Data from Betano

Betano users’ overwhelmingly predict a France vs Argentina World Cup Final, while Jude Bellingham is backed over Harry Kane to open the scoring against Argentina 

As the World Cup enters the semi-final stage, Kaizen Gaming unveils exclusive proprietary data from its Betano platform, which reveals France and Argentina as heavy favourites to play in the final.

Predicting the results for the semi-final clashes (selections from the “To Qualify” market):

• Argentina are backed by 71% of users to qualify over England
• France are heavy favourites with 79% of users expecting them to beat Spain

In the race for the Golden Boot, it is advantage Kylian Mbappe, who is the heavy favourite to score in the first semi-final, backed by over half (60%) of players. However, the final destination for the Golden Boot is expected to become clear only in the final, as Lionel Messi (34%) is also the leading contender to score at any time in the second semi-final.

When it comes to England, players are surprisingly predicting Jude Bellingham to continue his goal-scoring form in the quarter-final, with 28% backing him to score in the game, edging out England’s captain Harry Kane (20%).

*The data shared has been extracted on the morning of July 13, 2026 from across 18 markets, excluding the UK. The international data sources may vary according to betting option availability per market.