{"id":6255,"date":"2026-07-06T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2026-07-06T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:36:14","slug":"chris-the-bear-fallicas-world-cup-best-bets-today-match-day-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=6255","title":{"rendered":"Chris &#039;The Bear&#039; Fallica&#039;s World Cup Best Bets Today \u2014 Match Day 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><i><strong>&#8220;Bear Bets&#8221; are real wagers that Chris &#8220;The Bear&#8221; Fallica is actually making.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>We&#8217;ve got another barnburner of a day at the World Cup, with Portugal-Spain and USA-Belgium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Here&#8217;s how I&#8217;m wagering on Match Day 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><i>This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about <\/i><i><u>Sports Betting on FOX Sports<\/u><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>Portugal vs. Spain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>Portugal is here via a dramatic win over Croatia and looked much more dangerous with Gon\u00e7alo Ramos on \u2014 we\u2019ll see how soon he sees the pitch on Monday. Spain was totally dominant in its Round of 32 win, but this is a massive step-up in competition from what it has been facing. Still, it appears Spain is growing into the tournament. Can the Portuguese midfield control the pace and style of game? The team that goes for it will likely be rewarded, but I\u2019m not sure the stakes of the match and the two coaches on the sidelines are going to see it this way. If we don&#8217;t get an early goal, this should go longer than 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14><strong>USA vs. Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-a2155f14>The U.S. obviously received a boost with the surprising reversal of Folarin Balugun\u2019s red card some 30 hours before the match. This still has tight written all over it. Belgium hasn\u2019t been great in the tournament, but is still light years better than anything the U.S. has faced so far. This is the point in the tourney that the U.S. should have reached. Anything further is an overachievement. The pricing suggests we\u2019re headed for more than 90 minutes and that&#8217;s how I will play it. And if it does go to kicks, Belgium keeper Thibault Courtois can single-handedly win it for his country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY &#8220;Bear Bets&#8221; are real wagers that Chris &#8220;The Bear&#8221; Fallica is actually making. We&#8217;ve got another barnburner of a day at the World Cup, with Portugal-Spain and USA-Belgium.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how I&#8217;m wagering on Match Day 26. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. 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