The Netherlands cruised past Tunisia 3-1 on June 25, topping Group F with seven points and booking a round of 32 clash against Morocco in Monterrey on Monday. But the real story for crypto watchers isn’t what happened on the pitch. It’s what happened on-chain.
Polymarket, the prediction market platform that has become the de facto scoreboard for speculative sentiment, recorded $93.6K in trading volume on this single match. Bettors priced the Netherlands at a 76.5% implied win probability heading into kickoff, a number that proved pretty well calibrated given the final scoreline.
Kraken, Chiliz, and the World Cup crypto playbook
This tournament marks the first time a crypto exchange has served as an official FIFA sponsor. Kraken was announced as FIFA’s Official Crypto Exchange Supporter on June 9, just weeks before the opening whistle in North America.
Meanwhile, Chiliz, the blockchain behind the Socios fan token ecosystem, saw its CHZ token rally 28% in mid-June as World Cup excitement built. Here’s the thing: neither the Netherlands nor Tunisia actually have dedicated fan tokens on the Socios platform. The rally was pure sentiment, driven by the broader association between Chiliz and international football rather than any specific product tied to Group F.
