The World Cup 2026 Round of 16 gets underway on Saturday, with Friday set to deliver the final matches of the Round of 32.
Australia will face Egypt and Argentina will take on Cape Verde on Friday night before Colombia battle it out with Ghana for the final place in the Round of 16 in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Australia vs Egypt
Australia may have secured a superb three points against Turkey during the group stage, but they struggled in the loss to USA before failing to break down Paraguay in their final game in Group D.
They will now face an Egypt side that demonstrated their quality in Group G, drawing with Belgium and Iran while defeating New Zealand 3-1, showing both their attacking and defensive qualities throughout.
Given Egypt’s impressive performances, especially in the eventual late draw to Belgium, we are backing Hossam Hassan’s side to prove too much for Australia, with Egypt ultimately securing the win.
Egypt to win, 2.55 – 5JNJ3BQ
Mohamed Salah has enjoyed a strong start to the World Cup, assisting Emam Ashour’s goal in the opening game against Belgium before adding another assist and scoring his first goal of the tournament in the win against New Zealand.
Although Australia will look to make it a difficult match for Egypt’s attack, Salah’s encouraging form leads us to believe Egypt’s talismanic forward will get his goal.
Mohamed Salah to score anytime, 3.25 – 5JNJ8QW
Argentina vs Cape Verde
Argentina are understandably the favourites to claim a comfortable victory in their Round of 32 clash with Cape Verde, although Bubista’s side will have hopes of pulling off a shock victory against the reigning champions.
Cape Verde sensationally qualified from the group stage in their first-ever World Cup after three draws from three games, including a fantastic 0-0 draw with Spain in their opening game of the tournament.
Cape Verde will be hoping to pull off another upset when they take on Argentina, but Lionel Scaloni’s side come into the clash off the back of a remarkable start to the tournament.
Argentina have already scored eight goals in just three games, conceding only one, while Lionel Messi has been in top form, scoring six goals in their opening three fixtures, and they will be looking to add several more goals when they take on underdogs Cape Verde.
Although we do expect Cape Verde to attempt to make it a difficult match for their opponents, Argentina’s clear quality and the stunning form of Messi leads us to expect a comfortable win for Scaloni’s team.
Argentina to win, 1.18 – 5JNJDPV
Lionel Messi has been in phenomenal form at the beginning of the World Cup, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria, a brace against Austria and adding another goal from the bench against Jordan last time out.
With Argentina expected to dominate the ball against Cape Verde, Messi will surely have plenty of touches, and given his track record throughout his career and the start of this World Cup, we expect the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner to capitalise and get on the scoresheet.
Lionel Messi to score anytime, 1.58 – 5JNJMFS
Colombia vs Ghana
Colombia have had a formidable start to the World Cup, beating Uzbekistan and Congo DR before drawing 0-0 with the star-studded Portugal in their final group game, and Nestor Lorenzo’s side had more than enough chances to make it three wins from three in that clash.
While Ghana also demonstrated their ability, particularly their defensive strength in the 0-0 draw with England, Colombia’s strong start to the tournament leads us to expect a victory for Lorenzo’s side.
Colombia to win, 1.55 – 5JNJQF2
Ghana are anticipated to defend deep against Colombia, in a similar manner to their draw with England, which saw the wingers given plenty of time on the ball and provide most of the threat throughout the game.
As Colombia boast the dangerous Luis Diaz on the flank, we believe the talented winger will cause plenty of harm to the Ghana backline, with a goal predicted for the forward who scored 26 goals for Bayern Munich last season.
Luis Diaz to score anytime, 2.80 – 5JNJWDR
Combined Result Code: 5JNK29Z, Odds: 4.66
Combined Goalscorer Code: 5JNJZHV, Odds: 14.38
