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England’s odds to score most goals at 2026 World Cup leap 69.3pp to 100%

Whale buying of $51K pushed Polymarket’s market on England’s goal tally from 30.6% to full certainty in 24 hours.

The market “Will England score the most goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?” saw a dramatic price shift over the past 24 hours, with the YES contract soaring by 69.3 percentage points from 30.6% to 100.0%, according to Polymarket Breaking data dated 2026-07-20.

This sharp repricing was accompanied by strong whale activity aligned with the price move: whales net bought $51K into YES, with total whale buy volume at $87K and sell volume at $36K. A total of 140 unique whales participated in this 24-hour period, indicating broad whale engagement behind the price rally.

Trading volume on Polymarket for this market reached $88K in the same window, contributing to a lifetime market volume of $216K across 539 unique traders. The alignment of whale flow with the price surge suggests that large investors supported the market’s rapid shift to full confidence in England scoring the most goals at the tournament.

This combined surge in price and whale demand signals a consensus move toward certainty around England’s scoring prospects, reflecting a significant change in market sentiment within a single day.

Market Will England score the most goals at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Market ID 2116724
24h price change +69.3 pp
YES now (PM Breaking) 100.0%
YES ~24h ago (est.) 30.6%
YES (Polydata overview) 100.0%
Whale net flow (24h) $51K
Whale buy / sell (24h) $87K / $36K
Unique whales (24h) 140
Volume 24h (PM) $88K
Unique traders (Polydata) 539

Source: Polydata API v3 · /whales/flow + Polymarket Breaking · snapshot 2026-07-20. 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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