FC Dallas vs. Querétaro FC

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Market context

FC Dallas’ Leagues Cup opener against Querétaro FC has already been played, and the live market has settled around a 100% YES expectation, which is far firmer than the pre-match lean towards the hosts. The key change in the last 24–48 hours was simply the market’s shift from a moderate Dallas edge into a near-certain outcome, reflecting how one-sided the crowd view became as kick-off approached.

That reading matters because the fixture was always framed as a first competitive meeting, which leaves little direct head-to-head history to anchor pricing.[1][5] Pre-match previews had Dallas as the favourite, with Leagues Cup coverage pointing to home advantage and a likely possession edge, while outside prediction models still allowed for a narrower game than the crowd implied.[1][2][18] In that sense, a 100% YES price is less about established rivalry data and more about how traders have treated Dallas’ home status, MLS-vs-Liga MX context, and the absence of a prior matchup.[1][5]

The main catalysts to watch were the final line-ups, any rotation for Leagues Cup load management, and confirmation of venue and broadcast timing, all of which were set out ahead of the match by FC Dallas and Leagues Cup coverage.[1][7][8] FC Dallas said the game would kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium, with Apple TV coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT, so any late team-news or scheduling change would have been the clearest trigger for last-minute repricing.[7]

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Methodology

This page is a comparison snapshot: one live quote, four reference venues with their key attributes, and a single execution path — every trade button routes to Prediction Today, which mirrors the Polymarket order book directly.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

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