Jake Paul will win $1.776 million if the United States wins the World Cup

Jake Paul is backing the boys in red, white and blue.

The influencer has placed a big bet on the United States to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Given that the USMNT is longshots, Paul is putting a sizable wager down but could get huge winnings if the U.S. pulled off the unthinkable.

Paul shared, via TMZ, that he used Polymarket to take a position on a U.S. World Cup win.

The odds given to Paul were plus-5636.

He put down $32,489.98. If that seems like a random number, it's not.

The reason? He would win $1.776 million.

As in, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, the United States of America.

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"I am actually nervous," Paul said, via TMZ.

It's fair for him to be nervous. The U.S. isn't considered even close to being a favorite to win this tournament.

As one of the co-hosts, the USMNT got a relatively favorable group, which also features Paraguay, Turkiye and Australia. The United States is the favorite to win its group, and given the other teams there, it'd be a nightmare if the U.S. didn't at least seize a spot to advance to the knockout stage.

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But in this newly expanded 48-team World Cup, the first knockout round is the Round of 32. So for the United States to survive the entire elimination tournament, they'd have to win five win-or-go-home matches in a row.

Paul is going for the big payday. It's going to take quite the story to make it happen.

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