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World Cup best bets of the day: Back Messi and Salah to feast on Friday
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World Cup betting tips for Friday's games
We have two singles in two different games for you today.
Argentina vs. Cabo Verde
- Lionel Messi to score the first goal at 2.88.
Australia vs. Egypt
- Mohamed Salah to score or assist at 2.10.
If you want to make this one more interesting, you could turn it into a bet builder, adding Egypt to win and Omar Marmoush to have one shot on target, which increases the odds to 4.30.
All odds provided by DAZN Bet. Check out all of their World Cup markets here.
Argentina vs. Cabo Verde: Messi finds the opener
Michael Steele / Staff
Cabo Verde deserve plenty of credit for going unbeaten so far, but it can be argued they were fortunate to escape with draws against Spain and Uruguay after allowing 44 shots in those two games combined.
Granted, they play extremely deep to frustrate opponents, but Argentina have too much talent going forward and are ruthlessly clinical.
Messi has accounted for 44% of Argentina's total shots at the tournament and bagged six of their eight goals. He's heavily fancied to not only score, but score first.
Australia vs. Egypt: "The King is Back"
Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Staff
Salah has played a big part in Egypt's five goals at the tournament, scoring one and setting up two.
The hamstring injury is still a slight concern, but after the team posted "The King is Back" with a video of him in training, it's less of a worry than it was.
We fancy the talented Egyptians to get the job done against an Australian side that scraped through the group stages, provided they don't overcommit bodies forward and leave themselves vulnerable on the counter.
Odds correct as of July 2, 2026. Recommended bets are advised for over-18s.
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