By James Milton
The World Cup round of 32 starts on Sunday so it's time for punters to reflect on the group stage and take a fresh look at the outright market.
France, one of our pre-tournament selections, are favourites after topping Group I in fine style, beating Senegal 3-1, Iraq 3-0 and Norway 4-1.
Les Bleus have a nice last-32 draw against leaky Sweden but things will get tougher as they are in the same section of the draw as Germany, the Netherlands and Morocco.
Brazil and Japan, also tipped in our preview at the start of the World Cup, meet in Houston on Monday, while Argentina were one of the big market movers during the group stage.
There had been question marks over the fitness of Lionel Messi coming into the finals.
However, the brilliant veteran scored six goals in Group J wins over Algeria, Austria and Jordan.
The defending champions have a lovely path to the quarter-finals, facing Cape Verde in the round of 32 and either Australia or Egypt in the last 16.
That would set up a tie against Switzerland, Algeria, Colombia or Ghana so it is no surprise to see Argentina's outright odds collapse following Messi's magical displays.
England started their campaign with a stylish 4-2 win over Croatia but struggled to break down Ghana and Panama in their next two group games.
After a goalless stalemate against Ghana, the Three Lions ground out a 2-0 win over Panama thanks to Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane goals.
While England should pass their last-32 test against DR Congo, a potential last-16 clash with Mexico in Mexico City would be tough.
The tournament co-hosts won all three of their Group A matches without conceding a goal.
Spain's 0-0 draw with World Cup debutants Cape Verde on matchday one was one of the biggest shocks of the group stage.
But La Roja rarely panic, on or off the pitch, and they defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 and Uruguay 1-0 to seal top spot in Group H.
There should be far more to come from Luis de la Fuente's men, who look the pick of the prices at this stage of the competition.
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had a light workload in the group stage after an injury-hit build-up.
Once he is fully fit and firing, we should see the best of Spain, who knocked out Germany and France before beating England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final.
The European champions face Austria in the first knockout round before playing Portugal or Croatia, neither of whom were convincing in the group stage.
Spain's squad depth and knockout experience could come to the fore as the expanded tournament reaches its climax and they remain an appealing bet.
At bigger odds, Colombia are lively each-way contenders in the bottom half of the draw.
They won Group K, ahead of hot favourites Portugal, and should fancy their chances of reaching the last eight.
The market suggests Colombia would face Argentina in the quarter-finals and they have competed well in recent meetings with the Albiceleste.
Colombia took four points off Argentina in World Cup qualifying and only lost to a 112th-minute goal against them in the 2024 Copa America final.