World Cup 2026, Day 6 +EV Bets
World Cup Betting: France v Senegal, Argentina v Algeria
Day 6 brings a rematch of the 2002 World Cup opener: France against Senegal, a game Senegal won 1-0.
World champions Argentina also begin, against Algeria, on a four-fixture day that includes Iraq v Norway and Austria v Jordan.
First, the key observations from Day 5
Day 4 Keynotes
Day 5 produced four draws, including Spain’s 0-0 with Cape Verde.
Mikel Oyarzabal became the first player since 1966 to go the opening 30 minutes of a World Cup match without a single touch.
South American sides are winless in their four games so far, two draws and two defeats, and have not yet led in any of them.
Egypt’s wait for a World Cup win extends to eight matches.
France v Senegal
A rematch of the 2002 World Cup opener, when Senegal beat the then world champions France 1-0.
France have won four of their last five matches, the exception a 2-1 defeat to Ivory Coast.
Kylian Mbappé has had more than 3.5 shots in each of his last nine matches.
Iraq v Norway
Norway have scored four or more in each of their last four competitive internationals.
Erling Haaland has scored 10 goals in his last 10 competitive internationals.
Iraq lost their last match 2-0 to Venezuela, having drawn 1-1 with Spain and beaten Andorra 1-0 before that.
Argentina v Algeria
Ramy Bensebaïni is expected to miss out, a notable absence for Algeria.
Algeria lost just once in qualifying, conceding only eight goals in ten games.
When the two nations last met, in 2007, Algeria led 2-1 at half-time before losing 4-3.
Thiago Almada has scored or assisted in each of his last six competitive internationals.
Austria v Jordan
Austria have won six of their last eight competitive matches.
Jordan have won five of their last six competitive matches.
Jordan have kept clean sheets in three of their last four matches.
Inside today’s Daily Brief
The trends above are the free preview. The positions are in today’s Daily Brief, sent before kick-off:
• 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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