World Cup Goal Scoring Picks, Odds, Predictions for Saturday, June 27, 2026
On Saturday, the last of the group stage matches unfold, with several groups to be determined — with results that could shake up the knockout round matches.
For instance, in Group L, England leads the group with four points and a slight edge in goal differential, but Panamá is the type of team that can stifle the Three Lions in the way that Ghana did, while the Black Stars (also on four points, currently second in the group) get a Croatia team that got outscored in a goalfest against England but then struggled to get a lone goal against the Concacaf representatives.
Group K comes down to what pundits expected: A final-day battle between Colombia and Portugal, though there’s a difference that some didn’t expect — the DR Congo factor. Portugal dueled the African representatives to a 1-1 draw, while Colombia was able to eke out a late win with defender Daniel Muñoz scoring in his second straight match — quite a rarity for a member of any World Cup team’s back four. A draw isn’t good enough for Portugal to win the group, so look for high intensity in this one.
Group J is a little more settled, with Argentina already knowing where it will play its Round of 32 match, and facing already-eliminated Jordan. The Algeria-Austria matchup is one where a draw likely best suits both teams — will they play cautiously keeping that in mind? Or will one of them go for glory (more likely Algeria, which needs a win to leapfrog Austria for second, though second place get whoever wins the Spain/Uruguay/Cabo Verde group).
It’s the last day to watch this many matches; starting Sunday, it’ll be no more than three matches a day, and there’s only about a week of that much soccer left. For now, there are a great range of goalscorer to choose from; we’ll provide three for you.
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Saturday’s Best 2026 World Cup Goal Scoring Picks
- Marcus Rashford, England
- Luis Diaz, Colombia
- Thiago Almada, Argentina
Marcus Rashford, England
Normally, we’d still offer Harry Kane as an anytime goalscorer with reasonable confidence, but he struggled in his most recent outing against Ghana, including skying a close range shot with time running out. Panamá isn’t quite as fearsome as Ghana judging purely from world rankings, but plays an arguably even more constrictive defense, and has risen in recent years to become one of Concacaf’s better teams — and one of the least fun to play against.
Marcus Rashford has looked goal dangerous at points in the tournament, and scored late as an exclamation point on the Three Lions’ opening 4-2 win against Croatia. His style of play could prove to work better against what’s likely to be a low block from Panamá. It may be a low-scoring affair, but it also could be one in which England’s superior talent wins out.
Luis Diaz, Colombia
After scoring in the opener against Uzbekistan, Luis Diaz came tantalizingly close to scoring against DR Congo, with what looked like two successful attempts waved off by the refs. That kept a lively pro-Colombia crowd slightly more restrained than they would have been had a second goal gone in.
While it’s a higher-stakes game with better competition than Colombia’s faced in the tournament so far, Diaz is accustomed to scoring against elite defenses in his club play with Bayern Munich and through the quadrennial grind of CONMEBOL qualifying. He’s got the look of a player who can make a considerable difference in one of the tournament’s most intriguing matches to date.
Thiago Almada, Argentina
It’s hard to imagine Lionel Messi not playing — after all, he’s chasing a Golden Boot as well as a title defense — but if there’s a match in which to give Messi a partial if not a full rest, it’s this one, as the outcome doesn’t matter with Argentina’s Group J winner status locked.
Looking at what the oddsmakers say, there’s an expectation that Messi will play and score, but given the opponent and the rotation that other teams have utilized in their third group games (especially, but not always, when their groups are locked up), this could be more of a spread-the-wealth variety of match as opposed to a Messi Show sort of match.
Given that, Thiago Almada might have a chance to show his mettle. Consider that Carlo Ancelotti has trusted the Atlético Madrid player to start both prior matches, but hasn’t been lucky enough to score yet. (Indeed, no one but Messi has for Argentina in the first two matches.) Certainly, goals for others are coming — this could very well be Almada’s time.
Photo Credit: AP/Fernando Llano
