India, Feb. 2 -- The 2026 football World Cup is just months away, which provides a good excuse for Problematics to look back at the 2022 edition. The semifinal line-up was greatly lopsided, with two major teams (eventual winners Argentina and runners-up France) pitted against relatively unfancied Croatia and Morocco.

The odds bookmakers had offered at the start of the tournament should underline the mismatch: 11-2 against Argentina, a similar 6-1 against France, a huge 50-1 against Croatia and an enormous 200-1 against Morocco. Just in case you are not familiar with the language of betting, here is my explanation in the language of Problematics.

For any team, the two segments of the odds represent the bookmaker's bet and your bet. If yo...