The World Cup 2026 Last 16 continues to deliver plenty of exciting and dramatic matches on Tuesday, with Argentina taking on Egypt and Switzerland clashing against Colombia.
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Argentina vs Egypt
Argentina are undoubtedly the favourites heading into this clash, although Egypt may fancy their chances given their impressive performances, while they will also be inspired and encouraged following Cape Verde’s fantastic display against the reigning World Cup champions.
Argentina were forced into 120 minutes against Cape Verde, eventually scraping a narrow 3-2 win after a 111th-minute winner, and Egypt will certainly look at that match and take plenty of confidence.
Egypt were able to progress past Australia on penalties in their Round of 32 game, although they were certainly the stronger team throughout and were unfortunate not to secure the victory in normal time.
However, despite Egypt’s qualities and Argentina’s struggles against Cape Verde, the reigning champions certainly demonstrated their quality in that game and throughout the tournament thus far, and we believe their stunning ability will eventually lead them to victory.
In addition, Argentina have consistently scored multiple goals at the World Cup, netting 11 goals in four games, while they showed their defensive frailties in the Round of 32. Alongside Egypt’s attacking talent, featuring Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush, and their defensive vulnerabilities, conceding a goal in each of their four matches, we anticipate a high-scoring affair with over 2.5 goals scored.
Argentina & over 2.5 goals, 2.31 – 5JYF3Y6
Lionel Messi’s remarkable World Cup campaign continued in Argentina’s 3-2 win against Cape Verde, with the veteran forward adding his seventh goal of the tournament to open the scoring, and he was only denied further goals by the brilliance of Vozinha.
Messi has repeatedly controlled matches for Argentina and is certainly their biggest attacking threat, and given the legendary forward’s form in front of goal, we are backing the 39-year-old to score again here.
Lionel Messi to score anytime, 1.70 – 5JYFC76
Switzerland vs Colombia
Switzerland may have had a strong World Cup campaign thus far, winning three and drawing one of their four games, while they have scored nine goals and conceded just three, but they are set to face their sternest test against Colombia.
Colombia have been one of the best defensive teams in the tournament, conceding just one goal on their route to the Last 16, including keeping a clean sheet against Portugal in the group stage.
While Colombia’s defence will fancy their chances of keeping a Switzerland attack quiet, their attacking stars are certainly capable of making the difference at the opposite end, with the likes of Luis Diaz, James Rodriguez, Daniel Munoz and Jhon Arias all impressing.
Given Colombia’s formidable defence and combined with their game-changers in attack, we are predicting that Nestor Lorenzo’s side will manage to nullify Switzerland’s offence and secure the win.
Colombia & under 1.5 goals, 6.70 – 5JYFJHL
Luis Diaz may have had a rather quiet tournament going forward, registering only one goal and one assist, but the attacker’s quality is undeniable, especially heading into the tournament off the back of a 29-goal and 19-assist season for Bayern Munich.
Alongside the forward’s ability, Switzerland have shown signs of weakness in defence, conceding numerous chances every game and even conceding against Qatar in the group stages.
With those factors in mind, we are backing Colombia’s star forward to get on the scoresheet and help lead them to victory.
Luis Diaz to score anytime, 3.25 – 5JYFQL2
Combined Result/Goals Code: 5JYFWS5, Odds: 15.48
Combined Goalscorer Code: 5JYFVRZ, Odds: 5.52
