World Cup fever is running rampant with the globe\u2019s most popular sporting event officially kicking off Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FOX Sports is your place for all things World Cup.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve decided to put together a “Friendly Wager” concept for the 2026 event, which will consist of me siphoning bets from the week\u2019s biggest games. If you like sharp soccer plays, Chris “The Bear” Fallica has you covered. If you want bigger payouts and more recreational action, I\u2019m your huckleberry.<\/p>\n
Fire in the hole!<\/p>\n
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Will Christian Pulisic help lead the USA to at least three goals against Paraguay (Getty Images)?<\/span> <\/p>\n Coming in hot. I\u2019m told the Americans\u2019 offense is better than people think, led by Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun and Haji Wright. If that\u2019s the case, I think we should bet on some red, white and blue fireworks in the first group match against Paraguay on Friday night. The game total is only 2.5, so we\u2019ll need the USA to do some heavy lifting, but it\u2019s not impossible. Side note, I eyed the versatile Weston McKennie to score the most American goals throughout the World Cup at 14\/1. There\u2019s potential if he maximizes opportunities.<\/p>\n USA, 3+ Goals vs. Paraguay (+380)<\/p>\n Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain at +1600 could be a good bet to win the Golden Boot (Getty Images).<\/span> <\/p>\n This wager isn\u2019t nearly as fun as the previous two, but a few of my soccer guys were happy to lay -125 and -130 on Mexico toppling South Korea, Czechia and South Africa to win the group. We have to drink a little extra juice at -140, but remember, Mexico is hosting this year. There\u2019s a lot to like about their roster and while South Korea and Czechia could certainly present challenges, it feels like Mexico is Mexico\u2019s biggest obstacle. If El Tri<\/i> plays to its strengths and doesn\u2019t buckle under pressure, we\u2019ve got a winner.<\/p>\n I\u2019ll be back with more Friendly Wagers next week.<\/p>\n Mexico, Win Group A (-140)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY World Cup fever is running rampant with the globe\u2019s most popular sporting event officially kicking off Thursday.\u00a0 FOX Sports is your place for all things World Cup. We\u2019ve decided to put together a “Friendly Wager” concept for the 2026 event, which will consist of me siphoning bets from the week\u2019s biggest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4542,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}