World Cup 2026, Day 2: USA v Paraguay, Canada v Bosnia
World Cup Betting: Day 2 - 12th June
World Cup 2026, Day 2: USA v Paraguay, Canada v Bosnia
Day 1 delivered three sendings-off in the opener, the most in a World Cup match since 2006.
Day 2 is two group-stage fixtures: USA against Paraguay, then Canada against Bosnia.
First, the numbers from Day 1.
Day 1 in numbers
Three players were sent off in the opener, the most in a single World Cup match since 2006. One more would match the total from the entire 2022 tournament. The record is four in one match, set by Portugal against the Netherlands in 2006.
Raúl Jiménez headed the tournament’s first goal in the opener, and Czechia added another, in line with the pre-tournament expectation of more headed goals.
South Africa managed an xG of just 0.07, dominated by Mexico.
Gilberto Mora became the sixth-youngest player to appear at a World Cup, at 17 years and 240 days.
USA v Paraguay
Paraguay took the final qualifying place in the South American group.
Among the sides that progressed, they had the smallest goal difference, +4, and the lowest possession, 37.3%.
Set-pieces produced 36% of their goals.
Paraguay have won just one of their eight World Cup openers, with four draws and three defeats.
The USA have one of the lowest win rates of any nation with 30 or more World Cup matches, at 24%.
Canada v Bosnia
Canada have lost all six of their previous World Cup matches, scoring two and conceding twelve.
The fixture is in Toronto, where Canada have eighteen wins and nine draws from their last 28 matches.
Bosnia reached the tournament by beating Wales and Italy in the play-offs, and lost only once in their qualifying group, 1-2 to Austria.
Edin Džeko scored six goals in qualifying, their leading scorer.
Inside today’s Daily Brief
On the opening day we landed a 10.87% EV bet on South Korea. The latest recommendations are available to Daily World Cup Brief members. These include:
• Every +EV position for the day, with entry prices and points staking
• The pre-match and in-play bets across today’s fixtures
• The in-play triggers for each position
• A daily acca whenever the fixtures justify one
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