World Cup 2026 Predictions & Betting Tips
Expert predictions, odds and best bets for the biggest World Cup 2026 fixtures. Each preview covers form, head-to-head, key players, the full market board and our tipster forecast. Updated through the tournament as new fixtures confirm.
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Match predictions — all group-stage fixtures
Every group-stage fixture with our prediction, odds and best bets. Curated deep previews for the highest-interest ties, plus a full forecast for every other match. Knockout previews are added as the bracket confirms.
The tournament is under way — fixtures already kicked off are marked · played. Those previews are kept as a record of the pre-match call; for scores and the current table see the results hub and standings.
| Fixture | Group | Date | Our call |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico vs South Africa  | Group A | June 11, 2026 · played | Mexico to win, around 2-0 |
 South Korea vs Czechia  | Group A | June 12, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
 Canada vs Bosnia-Herzegovina  | Group B | June 12, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
 United States vs Paraguay  | Group D | June 13, 2026 · played | USA 1-0 / 1-1 |
| United States vs Paraguay | Group D | June 13, 2026 · played | United States to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Qatar vs Switzerland  | Group B | June 13, 2026 · played | Switzerland to win, around 2-0 |
 Brazil vs Morocco  | Group C | June 13, 2026 · played | Brazil 1-0 / 1-1 |
 Haiti vs Scotland  | Group C | June 14, 2026 · played | Scotland to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Australia vs Turkey  | Group D | June 14, 2026 · played | Turkey to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Germany vs Curaçao  | Group E | June 14, 2026 · played | Germany 4-0 / 3-0 |
 Netherlands vs Japan  | Group F | June 14, 2026 · played | Netherlands 2-1 or 1-1 |
 Ivory Coast vs Ecuador  | Group E | June 14, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
 Sweden vs Tunisia  | Group F | June 15, 2026 · played | Sweden to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Spain vs Cape Verde Islands  | Group H | June 15, 2026 · played | Spain 3-0 |
 Belgium vs Egypt  | Group G | June 15, 2026 · played | Belgium to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay  | Group H | June 15, 2026 · played | Uruguay to win, around 2-0 |
 Iran vs New Zealand  | Group G | June 16, 2026 · played | Iran to edge it, around 2-1 |
 France vs Senegal  | Group I | June 16, 2026 · played | France 2-1 |
 Iraq vs Norway  | Group I | June 16, 2026 · played | Norway to win, around 2-0 |
 Argentina vs Algeria  | Group J | June 17, 2026 · played | Argentina 2-0 / 3-0 |
 Austria vs Jordan  | Group J | June 17, 2026 · played | Austria to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Portugal vs Congo DR  | Group K | June 17, 2026 · played | Portugal 2-0 / 3-0 |
 England vs Croatia  | Group L | June 17, 2026 · played | England 2-0 |
 Ghana vs Panama  | Group L | June 17, 2026 · played | Ghana to edge it, around 2-1 |
 Uzbekistan vs Colombia  | Group K | June 18, 2026 · played | Colombia to win, around 2-0 |
| Czechia vs South Africa | Group A | June 18, 2026 · played | Czechia to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Switzerland vs Bosnia-Herzegovina | Group B | June 18, 2026 · played | Switzerland to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Canada vs Qatar | Group B | June 18, 2026 · played | Canada to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Mexico vs South Korea | Group A | June 19, 2026 · played | Mexico to edge it, around 2-1 |
| United States vs Australia | Group D | June 19, 2026 · played | United States to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Scotland vs Morocco | Group C | June 19, 2026 · played | Morocco to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Brazil vs Haiti | Group C | June 20, 2026 · played | Brazil to win, around 2-0 |
| Turkey vs Paraguay | Group D | June 20, 2026 · played | Turkey to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Netherlands vs Sweden | Group F | June 20, 2026 · played | Netherlands to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Germany vs Ivory Coast | Group E | June 20, 2026 · played | Germany to win, around 2-0 |
| Ecuador vs Curaçao | Group E | June 21, 2026 · played | Ecuador to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Tunisia vs Japan | Group F | June 21, 2026 · played | Japan to win, around 2-0 |
| Spain vs Saudi Arabia | Group H | June 21, 2026 · played | Spain to win, around 2-0 |
| Belgium vs Iran | Group G | June 21, 2026 · played | Belgium to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Uruguay vs Cape Verde Islands | Group H | June 21, 2026 · played | Uruguay to win, around 2-0 |
| New Zealand vs Egypt | Group G | June 22, 2026 · played | Egypt to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Argentina vs Austria | Group J | June 22, 2026 · played | Argentina to win, around 2-0 |
| France vs Iraq | Group I | June 22, 2026 · played | France to win, around 2-0 |
| Norway vs Senegal | Group I | June 23, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| Jordan vs Algeria | Group J | June 23, 2026 · played | Algeria to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Portugal vs Uzbekistan | Group K | June 23, 2026 · played | Portugal to win, around 2-0 |
| England vs Ghana | Group L | June 23, 2026 · played | England to win, around 2-0 |
| Panama vs Croatia | Group L | June 23, 2026 · played | Croatia to win, around 2-0 |
| Colombia vs Congo DR | Group K | June 24, 2026 · played | Colombia to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Switzerland vs Canada | Group B | June 24, 2026 · played | Switzerland to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Qatar | Group B | June 24, 2026 · played | Bosnia-Herzegovina to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Morocco vs Haiti | Group C | June 24, 2026 · played | Morocco to win, around 2-0 |
| Scotland vs Brazil | Group C | June 24, 2026 · played | Brazil to win, around 2-0 |
| Czechia vs Mexico | Group A | June 25, 2026 · played | Mexico to edge it, around 2-1 |
| South Africa vs South Korea | Group A | June 25, 2026 · played | South Korea to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Ecuador vs Germany | Group E | June 25, 2026 · played | Germany to win, around 2-0 |
| Curaçao vs Ivory Coast | Group E | June 25, 2026 · played | Ivory Coast to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Japan vs Sweden | Group F | June 25, 2026 · played | Japan to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Tunisia vs Netherlands | Group F | June 25, 2026 · played | Netherlands to win, around 2-0 |
| Turkey vs United States | Group D | June 26, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| Paraguay vs Australia | Group D | June 26, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| Senegal vs Iraq | Group I | June 26, 2026 · played | Senegal to win, around 2-0 |
| Norway vs France | Group I | June 26, 2026 · played | France to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Uruguay vs Spain | Group H | June 27, 2026 · played | Spain to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Cape Verde Islands vs Saudi Arabia | Group H | June 27, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| Egypt vs Iran | Group G | June 27, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| New Zealand vs Belgium | Group G | June 27, 2026 · played | Belgium to win, around 2-0 |
| Croatia vs Ghana | Group L | June 27, 2026 · played | Croatia to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Panama vs England | Group L | June 27, 2026 · played | England to win, around 2-0 |
| Colombia vs Portugal | Group K | June 27, 2026 · played | Portugal to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Congo DR vs Uzbekistan | Group K | June 27, 2026 · played | Congo DR to edge it, around 2-1 |
| Algeria vs Austria | Group J | June 28, 2026 · played | a narrow result, 1-1 or 1-0 either way |
| Jordan vs Argentina | Group J | June 28, 2026 · played | Argentina to win, around 2-0 |
How we make our World Cup predictions
Every preview is written by our football editorial team, not generated from a template. For each fixture we weigh recent form, head-to-head history, squad availability, tactical match-ups and the value in the bookmaker line versus our own fair-value estimate. We flag the markets where the public over-backs an outcome and the price drifts from fair value — that is where betting value lives.
Predictions are tipster forecasts, not guarantees. Odds move constantly; always confirm the live price in your account before placing. Bet within your means — see our responsible gambling guidance.
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