Today’s slate is loaded. The three groups wrapping up today have massive implications. Teams fighting for their lives, group winners are to be decided, and the Golden Boot race is heating up in real time.
Four picks today, each backed by numbers and situations that are hard to argue with. Let’s go.
Read on for my goal scorer picks and World Cup player props for Friday, June 26.
World Cup Goal Scorer Picks Today
France vs Norway Goal Scorer Pick
| France Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-0.5 -165 | 3.5 130o / -160u | -155 |
| Norway Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+0.5 +130 | 3.5 130o / -160u | +380 |
France Anytime Goal Scorer: Kylian Mbappe (-110)
Mbappe sits on 4 goals through 2 matches, tied with Erling Haaland for second in the Golden Boot race behind Messi’s 5.
He became France’s all-time top scorer when he netted his second goal against Senegal, bringing his total now to 60 international goals.
This game is to win the group, and France are simply the better side in most, if not all of their matches.
Norway’s defense has been tested and has shown vulnerability on the counter. Mbappe has scored in every match at this World Cup, and his mere presence will strike fear into their back line.
When the moment is biggest, Mbappe delivers. Yes, the price is short but backing the world’s most dangerous striker to score in a game like this, with Haaland watching on the other side of the pitch, is never a bad bet.
France Anytime Assist: Michael Olise (+230)
This price is genuinely hard to believe. Olise has 3 assists in 2 World Cup matches. He registered one assist in his World Cup debut against Senegal and followed it up by providing two assists in a 3-0 victory against Iraq
He is now the only player since these records began to assist in each of France’s first two games at a single World Cup.
He plays alongside one of the deadliest strikers in the history of the sport. And we are still getting more than 2/1 on him to register an assist? Against a Norway side that has conceded in both of their matches?
This is one of the most mispriced bets of the entire tournament. Back Olise at +230 without hesitation.
Iraq vs Senegal Goal Scorer Pick
| Iraq Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 +125 | 3.5 130o / -160u | +1100 |
| Senegal Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -160 | 3.5 130o / -160u | -425 |
Senegal Anytime Goal Scorer: Ismaila Sarr (+140)
Senegal need to win this game and win it big if they want any chance of sneaking through as a third-place team.
Everything runs through Ismaïla Sarr. He scored a brace against Norway in Matchday 2 — curling a stunning effort into the top corner for his first, then finishing calmly inside the box for his second in stoppage time. Both goals showcased everything dangerous about Sarr.
Iraq have been overrun in both of their matches, conceding 7 goals and creating almost nothing going forward.
Senegal will attack from the first whistle. Sarr is their most dangerous forward and is riding a wave of confidence after that brace.
At +140, back him to get on the scoresheet again.
Iran vs Egypt Goal Scorer Pick
| Iran Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+0.5 -180 | 1.5 -170o / 140u | +290 |
| Egypt Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-0.5 +140 | 1.5 -170o / 140u | +150 |
Egypt Anytime Goal Scorer: Mohamed Salah — Goal or Assist vs. Iran (+135)
Egypt made history, recording their first-ever World Cup win with a stunning 3-1 drubbing of New Zealand. They’ll carry that momentum into their next match, and a win today against Iran would lock up Group G and send them through as group winners. Expect Egypt to come out aggressively from the jump.
When Egypt attacks, everything runs through the legend Mohamed Salah. He has one goal and two assists through two games at this tournament, and his influence is felt from the jump. He is Egypt’s designated penalty taker, their primary set-piece threat, and the player defenders have to double up on, which creates space for everyone else. Iran sat deep and held Belgium to a 0-0 draw on Matchday 2, so this will not be a shootout. Iran is likely to defend deep again, which means Egypt will dominate possession and Salah will be at the center of every dangerous moment. At +135 to score or assist, back the King to deliver as he pushes to win the group for his national team.
