48 teams · USA, Canada & Mexico · June 11 – July 19
Five days in and the 48-team format is already delivering chaos. Underdogs are biting back hard.
Spain
0 — 0
Cape Verde 
Nobody saw this coming. Cape Verde's 40-year-old keeper Vozinha put on a masterclass — 7 saves, one better than the next. Spain had 27 shots and couldn't beat him. The man was a wall. World Cup debutants just held the European champions. Let that sink in.
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Côte d'Ivoire
1 — 0
Ecuador 
Amad Diallo came off the bench and scored in the 90th minute. Ice cold. Ecuador hit the crossbar twice and were the better side most of the game, but football doesn't care about that. Ivory Coast stole it. First World Cup win in 12 years — the celebrations were insane.
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Belgium
1 — 1
Egypt 
Emam Ashour hit an absolute screamer in the 19th minute to give Egypt the lead. Belgium panicked. They threw Lukaku on and within 22 seconds — literally 22 seconds — he forced an own goal off a Meunier cross. Fastest impact sub you'll ever see. Still, Egypt take a solid point.
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Germany
7 — 1
Curaçao 
Felix Nmecha scored just 6 minutes in — fastest goal of the tournament so far. Kai Havertz grabbed two more. Germany look like they're on a mission after flopping in Qatar. Seven goals is a statement. Curaçao got a consolation but this was men against boys.
Bet on Group E →Record 10 African teams at this World Cup. Three have played so far and the results are promising. Here's how everyone stands.
Group E
Beat Ecuador 1-0
Group G
🤝 Drew Belgium 1-1
Group H
🤝 Drew Spain 0-0
Group F
❌ Lost to Sweden 1-5
Group C
Coming up
Group I
Today vs France
Group J
Today vs Argentina
Group K
June 17 vs Panama
Group L
Coming up
Group K
June 17 vs Portugal
Live tournament winner odds. These move fast — check before you bet.
Three players tied at the top after just five days. Still early but these guys came out hot.
USA
Two goals in the 4-1 win over Paraguay. First American with a World Cup brace since 1930. Home crowd went crazy.
Germany
Scored twice in Germany's 7-1 demolition of Curaçao. Clinical finishes both times. Looks hungry for more.
Sweden
Brace in Sweden's 5-1 win against Tunisia. Only 22 years old and already making this tournament his own.
The World Cup is finally here and it's bigger than ever. 48 teams this time around, up from 32, which means way more games and way more chances to bet. If you're in Kenya or East Africa, this is the biggest football event you'll get for the next four years. Platforms like Betika, Sport Pesa, and Megapari all have World Cup markets live right now — match winners, correct scores, over/under goals, first goalscorer, you name it. The group stage alone has 96 matches before we even get to the knockouts.
The 48-team format changes things for bettors too. More groups means more dead rubbers, more wild results, and more value in the odds. We've already seen Cape Verde hold Spain, Egypt push Belgium, and Côte d'Ivoire steal a late winner against Ecuador. Underdogs are punching up this tournament. That 0-0 between Spain and Cape Verde? Bookmakers had Cape Verde at crazy long odds. Anyone who took the draw cleaned up. With 10 African teams in the mix, there are plenty of matches that hit close to home. Senegal vs France today is massive. Algeria vs Argentina? That's a grudge match going back decades.
Deposits are easy. All three platforms take M-Pesa, which means you can fund your account in seconds and start placing world cup 2026 bets right from your phone. Betika and Sport Pesa both have solid apps — the Betika app is probably the smoothest for live betting during matches. Megapari also takes crypto if that's your thing. The key with world cup betting in Kenya is to shop around for odds. Betika might have better prices on African team matches while Sport Pesa often has tighter lines on the big European games. Check both before you lock anything in.
A word of advice though — this World Cup runs all the way to July 19. Don't blow your bankroll in the group stage. The real money is in the knockouts when things get intense and the odds shift fast. Set a budget, stick to it, and enjoy the tournament. It only comes around once every four years and this one already looks like it could be special. Good luck out there.
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