2026 FIFA World Cup - General Chat

[Billy Dean]

….you would have to look through ‘specials’ or ‘request a bets’ for something like that.

Generally though, teams at that level tend to be very well organised and I’d actually be surprised if the minnows get a hiding to that extent. The heat is another factor, get the game won, bring on subs and take your foot off the gas.

I do wonder if the weather could favour technical football over athletic football, I’m not one to bet on footy but I’ve had a very little interest in Japan reaching the last 16, I thought they looked decent when the played England and then Scotland.

I could see Japan pipping Netherlands to top their group TBH

 

[TheBigIguana]

Miroslav Klose for Germany holds the total goals scored record in WC tournaments with 16 goals scored. He played 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014.

That record could go this summer in one tournament. When Kane bags 4 vs Tuvalu what have we allowed to happen to a once great sporting spectacle?

I wonder what the odds are for this WC to produce numerous games where double figure goals are scored in numerous games? @Eggs

Would be extremely shocking for even one team to score 10. I know some of these smaller nations are packed with players from lesser leagues but they’re still all fully professional teams. Brazil beat Haiti 7-1 in 2016 and that was a well worse Haitian side at the time. The bookies have the over under for that at 3.5 so Brazil would have to blow away expectations to hit 10.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Would be extremely shocking for even one team to score 10. I know some of these smaller nations are packed with players from lesser leagues but they’re still all fully professional teams. Brazil beat Haiti 7-1 in 2016 and that was a well worse Haitian side at the time. The bookies have the over under for that at 3.5 so Brazil would have to blow away expectations to hit 10.

I'm looking at Spain and France turning the after burners on and slamming Curacao or Cape Verde 13-0. Professionals or not, this competition is hugely imbalanced.

 

[TheBigIguana]

I'm looking at Spain and France turning the after burners on and slamming Curacao or Cape Verde 13-0. Professionals or not, this competition is hugely imbalanced.

So are early round FA Cup ties but how often does 13-0 happen. The games don’t have to be competitive to be within reason scoreline wise. Spain beat Tahiti 10-0 that one time and that was a team of all amateurs.

 

[Rita_Poon]

So are early round FA Cup ties but how often does 13-0 happen. The games don’t have to be competitive to be within reason scoreline wise. Spain beat Tahiti 10-0 that one time and that was a team of all amateurs.

:/

early rounds FA cups tend to be amateurs as well...

 

[Eggs]

….one thing I should add @Rita_Poon for anybody looking to have a World Cup bet is to shop around and look at offers. Firms will be falling over themselves to take your money.

For example, with PP if you have £10 on top goalscorer they’ll give you a £1 free Bet Builder for every shot on target that player has.

 

[TheBigIguana]

:/

early rounds FA cups tend to be amateurs as well...

Meant the rounds when the PL teams enter

 

[Rita_Poon]

….one thing I should add @Rita_Poon for anybody looking to have a World Cup bet is to shop around and look at offers. Firms will be falling over themselves to take your money.

For example, with PP if you have £10 on top goalscorer they’ll give you a £1 free Bet Builder for every shot on target that player has.

That looks nuts. especially as bet builders can be shot on target, to score, on the winning side. just feeds itself.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group A

Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
Czech rep

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group B

Canada
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Qatar
Switzerland

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group C

Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group D

united states of trump
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group E

Germany
Curacao
Ivory coast
Ecuador

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group F

Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Tunisia

 

[Rita_Poon]

Group G

Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand