World Cup 2026, Day 8 +EV Bets
World Cup Betting: Mexico v South Korea, Switzerland v Bosnia and more
Day 8 brings the hosts back into action, Mexico against South Korea, with Mexico on a four-match winning run.
Three more second-round group games follow: Czechia v South Africa, Switzerland v Bosnia and Canada v Qatar.
First, the key observations from Day 7
Day 7 Keynotes
Cristiano Ronaldo has now gone ten consecutive games without scoring at a major tournament for Portugal, across the World Cup and the Euros.
Harry Kane scored twice and became just the second England player to score at three separate World Cups.
It was England’s first World Cup win over a side ranked in FIFA’s top 15, Croatia 11th, since beating Argentina in 2002, ending a nine-game winless run against such sides at the finals, two draws and seven defeats.
Colombia are unbeaten in their last four World Cup matches, three wins and a draw, and have lost just two of their last ten.
Panama remain without a point in a World Cup group stage, four defeats, after a late Ghana winner.
Czechia v South Africa
Both sides lost their opening games.
Sithole and Zwane are both suspended after being sent off in the opener.
Krejčí has scored in each of his last three games.
Each of Czechia’s last five competitive games has produced more than 2.5 goals.
Switzerland v Bosnia
Both sides drew their opening games.
Both Edin Džeko and Tabaković are carrying knocks for Bosnia.
Katić has been booked in three of his last four games.
Both teams have scored in each of Bosnia’s last seven competitive games, and Bosnia have drawn the last four.
Canada v Qatar
Qatar were dominated by Switzerland in their opening game before scoring a late equaliser.
Mexico v South Korea
Mexico have scored more than 1.5 goals in eight of their last ten games, and South Korea in five of their last six.
Mexico are on a four-match competitive winning run, with clean sheets in three of those.
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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