The group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 trundles on this weekend and bettors have three fixtures to choose from on Saturday, 13 June from Group D, Group B and Group C.
First, co-hosts the USA, open their campaign in the early hours against Paraguay (02:00) in LA, before Qatar and Switzerland take centre stage in Santa Clara a little later (20:00). Brazil’s encounter with Morocco completes the day’s trio of tussles, kicking off at 23:00 UK time in New Jersey.
Below, we’ve got bet builder tips for day three of the World Cup, priced up at 15/1 for using LiveScoreBet’s latest odds. Make sure to sample more of our World Cup 2026 predictions and betting tips when you’re finished here.
World Cup Bet Builder Bets – Saturday, 13 June
USA vs Paraguay
Folarin Balogun (USA) to have over 0.5 shots on target
Andres Cubas (Paraguay) to concede over 1.5 fouls
Qatar vs Switzerland
Dan Ndoye (Switzerland) to have 0.5 shots on target
Pedro "Ro Ro" Miguel (Qatar) to concede over 0.5 fouls
Brazil vs Morocco
Raphinha (Brazil) to have over 2.5 shots
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil) to concede over 1.5 fouls
Bet Builder odds are 15/1 with LiveScoreBet – Potential winnings: £10 stake returns £160
USA vs Paraguay
Folarin Balogun (USA) to have over 0.5 shots on target
Monaco star Folarin Balogun should be one of the most confident players in the American camp ahead of the USA’s World Cup opener. The 24-year-old finished the recent club campaign as one of the most in-form strikers in Europe, netting 11 times in his final 14 outings in all competitions for Les Monégasques.
The Brooklyn-born forward’s underlying player stats for the final few months of the season highlight just how much threat he carried, with Balogun lodging at least one shot on target in 20 of his last 23 appearances for Monaco.
Balogun, who scored the winning goal when the USA beat Saturday’s opponents Paraguay in an Autumn friendly, also got on the scoresheet against Senegal in a World Cup warm up at the end of May.
There is a temptation to include the red-hot attacker as an anytime goalscorer pick in our bet builder tips today, however, he offers plenty of value to clock over 0.5 shots on target in Los Angeles, too.
Recommended bet: Folarin Balogun (USA) to have over 0.5 shots on target
Andres Cubas (Paraguay) to concede over 1.5 fouls
Andres Cubas might be one of the smallest players involved at the SoFi Stadium this weekend, though the bustling midfielder still packs a real punch for Paraguay and the 30-year-old should be right at the centre of any duels and skirmishes in the middle of pitch.
Cubas gave away more free kicks (29) than any other Paraguayan player during the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers and accounted for a hefty 2.32 fouls per 90 minutes across the campaign.
His output has been similar at club level, with the destroyer averaging 2.73 and 1.93 fouls per 90 for the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS over the past two seasons.
Cubas is a proven and potent fouling machine and our bet builder bets for Saturday recommend backing the anchorman to commit at least two fouls against the USA.
Recommended bet: Andres Cubas (Paraguay) to concede over 1.5 fouls
Qatar vs Switzerland
Dan Ndoye to have 0.5 shots on target
Likely starting Swiss centre forward Breel Embolo will draw plenty of eyes in this market, though his bet builder odds to land a shot on target are hovering around the 1/18 mark, and the 28-year-old is best ignored at those prices.
Instead, backing winger Dan Ndoye to have over 0.5 shots on target against Qatar is the preferred manoeuvre. The Nottingham Forest forward averaged 1.83 shots and 1.02 shots on target for Switzerland during their successful World Cup qualification campaign, and his blend of skill and speed from the flanks should unsettle the Qataris at Levi’s Stadium.
Ndoye started five qualifiers for Switzerland and failed to find his range with a shot in only one of those, while the wide attacker also scored in each of his side’s final two World Cup warm-up fixtures against Jordan and Australia.
Recommended bet: Dan Ndoye to have 0.5 shots on target
Pedro "Ro Ro" Miguel to concede over 0.5 fouls
The second of our football betting tips for Qatar vs Switzerland centres around veteran Qatar centre-half, Pedro “Ro Ro” Miguel. The 35-year-old is a defensive leader, but can be heavy-handed at times and the Portuguese-born centre-back has been a reliable foul-market performer as a result.
Pedro Miguel gave away nine free kicks in seven World Cup qualification appearances for Qatar, while he also conceded four fouls in three starts when the Qatari’s hosted the last edition of the tournament in 2022.
On Saturday, Miguel will come up against forward Breel Embolo, a player who was fouled 3.52 times per 90 minutes across his World Cup qualification runouts for the Swiss. That’s likely to be a physical duel that could see fouls committed in both directions.
Recommended bet: Pedro "Ro Ro" Miguel to concede over 0.5 fouls
Brazil vs Morocco
Raphinha to have over 2.5 shots
Brazil are favourites to top the Group C World Cup 2026 standings and in Raphinha, they have a forward potent enough to fire them to the section’s summit. The Barca star is a high-volume shooter, who likes to rack up attempts from every conceivable distance and angle.
Raphinha topped the charts for Brazil for total shots registered (35) during the Seleção’s World Cup qualification run, averaging 2.99 shots per 90 minutes along the way, while the 29-year-old also registered 3+ shots in 20 separate appearances for Barcelona at club level during the 2025/26 campaign.
Simply put, if there is even a whisper of an opening, you can count on Raphinha to let fly, which is why our expert betting tips are backing the winger to clear over 2.5 shots against Morocco.
Recommended bet: Raphinha to have over 2.5 shots
Bruno Guimaraes to concede over 1.5 fouls
Brazil are likely to dominate possession against Morocco on Saturday night, though their African opponents can be devastating on the counter-attack, and several Brazilian players could rack up fouls in their attempts to disrupt the Moroccans on turnovers.
Newcastle enforcer Bruno Guimaraes is as likely as anyone to clip some ankles. The 29-year-old gave more free kicks away (23) than anyone else for Brazil during the nation’s World Cup qualifiers, though that stat won’t be overly surprising for regular followers of the Premier League.
Guimaraes is one of that division’s most combative midfielders and he conceded 2+ fouls in 17 different fixtures for the Magpies last term. Bruno is fancied to commit over 1.5 fouls again against a fast-breaking Moroccan outfit this weekend.
