2022 World Cup odds, picks: How will USMNT fare in knockout round in Qatar? Esteemed soccer expert reveals bracket predictions

The United States Men's National Team are in the knockout round at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and now the Americans have even bigger dreams. They take on the Netherlands in the opening match of the Round of 16 on Saturday at 10 a.m. ET after finishing behind England in Group B. Argentina are also in action on Saturday, facing upstart Australia at 2 p.m. ET. The winners of Saturday's matches will meet in the quarterfinals Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. ET. Group winners England and 2018 champion France both have matches Sunday, while five-time winners Brazil play Monday and 2010 champ Spain and Portugal will take on group runners-up in Tuesday's two matches.   

Brazil remain the favorites, priced at +210 in the latest 2022 FIFA World Cup futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Argentina (+450), France (+550), Spain (+650) and England (+800) also are still top contenders for the World Cup 2022 title. 

Before you lock in your 2022 World Cup futures bets or predictions, you need to see what SportsLine's soccer insider Jon "Buckets" Eimer has to say. 

Eimer is a high-volume bettor who has vast knowledge of leagues and players across the globe. Since joining SportsLine, Eimer has covered the English Premier League, Serie A, the FA Cup and much more. He is an impressive 48-25-1 on his Premier League picks for SportsLine in 2022, for a profit of almost $1,800 for $100 bettors. He also went 20-12 on his World Cup qualifying picks, for a return of almost $600.

One thing we can tell you: Eimer is still backing Argentina to win the World Cup. Buckets sees the Round of 16 matchup with Australia as a "dream scenario" for La Albiceleste where they can work out any kinks for the final run and cap Lionel Messi's career with a world title. 

Eimer has locked in all of his predictions for the 2022 World Cup knockout rounds and revealed what he expects from the USMNT. He also likes an overlooked team that came in priced at 50-1 to cause some real problems. You NEED to see which teams Eimer is backing before locking in your 2022 World Cup bracket picks!

So which teams keep advancing at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? And which longshots could make a push for the title? ... Join SportsLine now to see which teams you can bank on at World Cup 2022, all from the soccer insider who returned almost $600 on World Cup Qualifying picks!