Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica’s World Cup best bets today — Matchday 8

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The superstars were great on Tuesday.

Kylian Mbappé scored twice, Erling Haaland did the same and Lionel Messi topped them both with his first World Cup hat trick.

Welcome to the World Cup.

Moving forward, here’s what I envision for day eight.

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World Cup best bets – Thursday June 18

Czechia vs South Africa

South Africa were very poor in the first match against Mexico, while Czechia had a lead over South Korea, then curiously replaced their top scorer, Patrick Schick, and their most creative player, Pavel Sulc. Of course, this allowed South Korea to score twice and lose 2-1. The loser is eliminated here and I expect Czechia to win. It at least offered something in the opening match. I bet Sulc is involved for a purpose.

Switzerland vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina

Look for Dan Ndoye to put pressure on Bosnia in this one (Getty Images).

The Swiss did everything but ended up – literally and figuratively – against Qatar. If they continue to get a high number of high quality shots like they did in the first game, they will eventually get lucky. Bosnia was pretty good in the first game and managed a point against Canada, but looked very vulnerable when Canada brought on Cyle Larin. Breel Embolo, Dan Ndoye and Switzerland will ask a lot of questions.

Canada vs. Qatar

Can Cyle Larin provide enough of a boost for Canada to secure its first-ever World Cup victory (Getty Images)?

I would expect Jesse Marsch to include Cyle Larin in the starting lineup, as Canada was a completely different team once he arrived. Qatar were very lucky to get a point against Switzerland, and if things don’t improve here they will need a solid beating.

Mexico vs. South Korea

Both teams won their first match and with one point they are certainly done with another. I’m pretty apathetic about what to expect. Was Mexico’s performance boosted because South Africa was bad? I could see this 1-0 either way or even 0-0. I’m not going to go crazy here.