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Wallet sells $2.65M on Egypt winning 2026 World Cup at 0.25% market odds

A single trader’s $2.65M sale on Egypt contrasts with broader whale buying in the World Cup market.

A wallet identified as 0x5fae…78f1 sold $2.65M on the “Will Egypt win the 2026 FIFA World Cup?” market, where the outcome’s implied probability stood at 0.25% at the time of the trade. This is the largest single trade on Polymarket in the last 24 hours and part of a total $3.65M in large trades by the same wallet today across the World Cup Winner event, including additional sales of $315K, $256K, and $150K on the USA winning the tournament.

The wallet has a lifetime volume of $3.75M over 588 trades spanning 4 markets, indicating an experienced participant. The World Cup Winner event encompasses 50 markets with a lifetime volume of $3.65B and 136,715 traders. The event’s single largest trader accounts for 6.2% of its volume, while the biggest winner and loser to date hold estimated PnL of $46.74M and -$213.17M respectively.

In contrast to this wallet’s selling activity, the broader whale flow over the past 24 hours for this market showed $6.40M bought against $922K sold by 395 unique whales. This trade runs against the broader whale flow, highlighting a notable divergence in positioning on Egypt’s chances. The market closes in 14 days, keeping the window open for further shifts in sentiment.

This large sale at a low market-implied probability signals significant capital moving against the possibility of Egypt winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup, standing out amid predominantly bullish whale activity on the market.

Direction SELL
Market Will Egypt win the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Event World Cup Winner
Wallet 0x5fae6030eee40aecb86dd9624460c13a8a8778f1
Amount $2.65M

Source: Polydata API v3 · /whales/moves · snapshot 2026-07-06T18:27:38Z. Data: Polydata API v3. On-chain figures are public. Realized PnL is computed over resolved markets only and excludes open positions, so it is conservative versus the Polymarket UI. This is not investment advice.

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