2022 World Cup draw betting tips - Can France win the title again?

The 2022 World Cup draw has finally happened, and the 32 teams are set in eight groups of four ahead of November's first match in Qatar.

Groups have been more balanced since FIFA revamped the draw process before the 2018 tournament, using the FIFA rankings to determine the pots instead of confederations. That leaves this year's groups well-balanced and sets the stage for plenty of fireworks.

Let's get to the early picks...

Odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted.

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Pick: Senegal to win Group A (+275)

Every country wanted to be drawn in Group A with host Qatar, but Senegal was the Pot 3 team that won the lottery. Getting Netherlands as the Pot 1 team makes Senegal's path more difficult, but hardly impossible.

Senegal is as battle-tested as any team in the tournament, having won the Africa Cup of Nations this year and surviving a World Cup playoff against Egypt. Sadio Mane leads a dangerous front line, and Eduardo Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly form a strong spine at the back. Senegal gave up five goals in eight qualifiers and two goals in seven Cup of Nations matches.

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The Dutch have plenty of talent and a good coach in Louis van Gaal. Ecuador acquitted itself well in CONMEBOL qualifying And Qatar could cause problems, as it did reaching last year's Gold Cup semifinals. But as the second-best team in the group, Senegal is my pick to win it at a good price.

Pick: France to win Group D (-225)

France is the defending champion and still the deepest team in the world and the French B-team