World Cup 2026: Best Bets, Odds and Best Combo | July 18 (Day 38)

There is only one game left before Sunday's final, and it is the one nobody wanted to be in. France and England contest the third-place play-off in Miami on Saturday after losing their semi-finals, Les Bleus going down 2-0 to Spain and the Three Lions edged 2-1 by Lionel Messi's Argentina. Bronze-medal matches carry little of the pressure of a knockout tie, and with both managers likely to freshen up tired legs the tempo usually loosens and the space opens up. Even a dead-rubber like this gets the full BettingTop10 treatment, because the Golden Boot race is still very much alive.

That is exactly why we are chasing goals rather than a winner. Kylian Mbappe sits level with Messi at the top of the Golden Boot race on eight, and with Messi in the final this is Mbappe's last shot at the outright award, while Harry Kane on six has his own reason to finish strongly. Our top pick, extra tip and a 3.36 Best Combo with 1xBet all lean into an open contest. All odds below are live 1xBet prices. This near-final entry rounds out our World Cup finale coverage, and the same goal-chasing logic sits across our tips list for the handful of fixtures still to come.

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