World Cup 2026

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533027#Comment_124533027

I'm thinking of lumping on Yamal @ 7/4 for YPOTY. He looks a country mile ahead of the other contenders on paper…

jacool

Here is Football365's top 10, 9 now as Karl is out injured

Diomande (Ivory Coast), Nusa (Norway), Cubarsi (Spain), Endrick (Brazil), Arda Guler (Turkey), O’Reilly (England), Zaire-Emery (France), Desire Doue (France), Lamine Yamal (Spain).

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533067#Comment_124533067

Zaire-Emery (France), Desire Doue (France

These two guys are second and third with the bookies too but it seems far from certain they will get serious game time. Wondering is there a catch here I'm not seeing…

jacool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533220#Comment_124533220

The only catch is if they feel like they have to give it to a World Cup winner. Looks like they don't

2006: Lukas Podolski (Germany) P7 636 minutes 3 G GER 3rd

2010: Thomas Muller (Germany) P6 473 minutes 5 G/3A GER 3rd

2014: Paul Pogba (France) P5 354 minutes 1 G/1A FRA QF

2018: Kylian Mbappe (France) P7 534 minutes 4 G FRA Win

2022: Enzo Fernandez (Argentina) P7 563 minutes 1 G ARG Win

famagusta

World Cup pullout in the Racing Post today FYI.

Haven't even opened it yet but I've a few bets put on at the weekend.

Spain Outright and Ozarabayal TGS 33/1

Netherlands and Gakpo 300/1

then a few Top Team goalscorers, really life this market.

Ueda for Japan

Amoura for Algeria

David for Canada

I think Brazil will go well, Spain obviously, don't fancy Argentina at all. I might have a small bet on Tiago TGS on the exchange

famagusta

Have also backed a few teams to finish bottom of their groups

Congo @2.37. Paraguay at 3/1, South Africa at 4/5 and Tunisia at 4/5

Happy punting all, GL

Collie D

Not going mad on it this year. Will do bet builders with couple of friends on all of the evening games for an interest and/or excuse to abuse the costly person.

Apart from that have done few freebies accumulated from various bookies below.

€10 goal in every game @ 66/1
€20 Julian Alvarez Golden Boot @ 25/1
€15 goal in each group game @ 20/1
€2 accum all favs to top Groups A-K @ 91/1
€10 Argentina @ 9/1

And my one cash bet with selections stolen from Racing Post is a €1 top team goalscorer Super Yankee with 365.

Teboho Mokoena - South Africa 11/1
Yan Diomande - Ivory Coast @ 7/1
Alexander Isak - Sweden @ 11/4
Callum McCowatt - New Zealand @ 25/1
Eldor Shomurodov - Uzbekistan @ 5/2

€26 to return almost €67.5k

Best of luck!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124533220#Comment_124533220

Found the catch with young Yamal

https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/spain/world-cup-2026/news/yamal-injury-update-as-spain-sweat-on-barca-stars-fitness-before-group-opener_599004.html

But it doesn't sound too serious, have gone big on him anyway

Also backing Guler, Nusa and Diomande for Ypoty.

Other bets:

Mbappe & Alvarez for Golden Boot

Spain Outright and Ozarabayal Golden Boot

Cesar Montes Mexico TGS

Uruguay highest scoring team

and a few top team scorer accas:

Akturkoglu/Amoura/Shomurodov

Doku/Jimenez/Valecia

Schick/David/McTominay/Ueda

Is it worth keeping an eye on daily the daily WC specials? These can be hit and miss at times but often worth a punt. There were a couple of decent ones yesterday but less so today:

WH: Canada to lead at anytime @ evens (from 4/9)

Bet365: none that I can see

Boyles: none that I can see

PP: Jonathan David & Cyle Larin 1+ SOT @ evens (from 4/5)

Betfair: Jonathan David & Cyle Larin 1+ SOT @ evens (from 4/5)

I doubt I'll be backing either of those, maybe something better will pop up later

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124545718#Comment_124545718

A bit hit an miss so far

Was on Mexico to lead at anytime with hills and mexico to score with 365 was hard to see past Mexico in that one

hills had goal in first half of korea game, skipped that as I couldn't watch it but a complete guess of a bet and less enticing.

avoided the Canada one, kinda surprised they were odds on to win that anyway other than it being in Toronto but had

a small bet on Bosnia at the odds.

paddy allowing me 2.88 on their useless boosts so a hard pass on those

Not seeing anything for the usa game but I don't see many goals, maybe 1 or 2 tho tempted to back no goalscorer.

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Canada bet no good, SOT bet came in, one didn't start though so not sure if that'd void it

Added another longshot outright, Morocco lowest scoring team

hills with 2 crackers in my eyes

Brazil evs

Scotland evs

to score first goal

They allow me 22 on both

365 Xhaka 1 tackle 1 sot 2/1 10 max

switz odds 1/5

I'm taking the Scottish bet, will leave the Brazil one.

Missed the Swiss one, did it come in?

PP with a Scott mctominay sot bet also

Scotland 1st goal came in

Mctominay SOT was settled as a winner, he must have hit the post (that was incl in the bet) as he's showing 0 SOT

Harvertz to score anytime @ evens on 365

Dutch to lead at anytime evens on WH

Will take both of those

pity about Brazil 🤷‍♂️

on the Dutch one also plus Havertz

Belgium first goal evens Hills

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124553421#Comment_124553421

Was on that as well ☹️

Lukaku, a one-man instant bomb squad

I didn't take the France to lead at ht bet, these African teams are very good and Senegal looks one of the better

teams

olise sot evens looks alright but didn't take it either, shame it wasn't Mbappe

There'll be better opportunities imo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124558582#Comment_124558582

suppose England to score first will have to do evens Hills

kane score gordon assit 8.25/1 Hills bosted from 11/2

365 money back as a freebet up to 5 Perisic card Anderson Card 25/1

Paddy are the most miserable cnuts out there on the other hand

Schwiiing

Mine was 5 euro. You must be doing far better than I am haha.

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These will probably be 25c if this comes in

Most footie bets are 2.88 like enhanced single, used to get 2 euro betbuilders lol

was 11.50/5.75/2.88 so guessing next stop will be 1.44

Schwiiing

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Croatia weren't getting shots in. Cashed after Kanes 2nd for a free lunch tomorrow.

Schwiiing

Oh well.

WH: Swiss to score 1st at evens

PP: Schick to have a sot and be fouled 1+

Not great offers, I'll pass on both

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124560705#Comment_124560705

Took the Swiss bet myself

Schick bet is poor evens from 4/5 easy pass