World Cup 2026: Today At The Tournament
The World Cup begins today with the first of 104 matches played in 16 stadiums across three different countries.
Mexico, joint hosts with the United States and Canada, take on South Africa in a repeat of the opening match in 2010 when the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the first tournament held in Africa.
Each day, we will provide you with the best offers, help for bet builders and key stats for each match-up to help you make a profit on betting apps.
Argentina are hoping to become the first nation to make a successful title defence since Brazil were crowned world champions in 1958 and 1962, but they face stiff competition from a number of countries at the top of the betting market.
The World Cup offers plenty of markets for all football fans looking to beat the bookies this summer.
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Beat The Bookies
Throughout the World Cup, we will be asking five football experts to provide one selection for all 104 matches scheduled to be played in Mexico, Canada and the US.
Arsenal fan Lee Judges, Manchester City supporter Lawrence 'Buvey' Bury and West Brom fanatic Tom Garratt will be joined by in-house experts Dean Ryan and Charlie Mullan.
Follow their picks right here to see if they can beat the bookies and which one will top the leaderboard at the end of the tournament.
Forthcoming Matches:
Best Offers
Betfair - A Goal To Be Scored In Brazil's Opener Against Morocco
One of the most eye-catching offers ahead of Saturday night's Brazil v Morocco World Cup clash comes from Betfair, which is boosting the over 0.5 goals market to a stunning 50/1 for new customers.
Coral - 66/1 For England To Top Group L
Coral has launched a fantastic offer ahead of the World Cup 2026.
New customers have been given the chance to back England to top their group at the hugely inflated odds of 66/1.
Ladbrokes - Harry Kane To Score A Goal At 2026 FIFA World Cup
Ladbrokes is offering new customers a heavily boosted price of 66/1 on Harry Kane to score at the 2026 World Cup.
This a great deal ahead of what promises to be one of the tournament's most-watched storylines.
Key Betting Stats & Trends:
Mexico Vs South Africa:
- Mexico are unbeaten in their last 7 World Cup opening matches; S Africa have not won any of their 3 openers.
- Both teams met to start the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which ended 1-1.
- South Africa's opponents have received 2+ cards in each of their last 5 World Cup qualifiers.
- Mexico have received 1+ card in each of their last 12 matches.
Suggested bet: Both teams to receive a card
South Korea Vs Czech Republic
- South Korea have not won their last 3 World Cup openers, Czech Republic are unbeaten in their last 3.
- Czech Republic forced 4+ corners in all 10 qualifiers, South Korea forced 3+ corners in their last 6 qualifiers.
- South Korea's opponents have received 1+ card in their last 11 qualifiers.
- Czech Republic opponents have received 1+ card in their last 6 qualifiers & 9 of their last 10.
Suggested bet: Over 7 total corners
Canada Vs Bosnia-Herzevogina
- Between them, Canada (2) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (1) have lost all their opening matches.
- Canada have lost all 6 matches at the World Cup, scoring just two goals - one of those was an own goal.
- Edin Dzeko scored for Bosnia in their last World Cup match (3-1 win vs Iran in 2014) and he scored 6 qualifying goals.
- Both teams to score has been a winning bet in each of Bosnia-Herzegovina's last 6 qualifiers.
Suggested bet: Both teams to score
USA Vs Paraguay
- USA have scored in 9 of their 11 World Cup opening matches, including the last 3.
- USA are without a clean sheet in their last 8 matches.
- USA have received 1+ card in each of their last 15 matches.
- Paraguay have received 1+ card in each of their last 5 qualifiers.
- Paraguay have scored in their last 5 matches.
After months of waiting the tournament is finally here.
Let the football commence and be sure to check out this page every day throughout the tournament for all the latest news and offers.
