World Cup Bet Builder bonanza! 186/1 bet among 4 Thursday tips
Sports Journalist at FST, Gareth qualified as a journalist after graduating from university and spent over a decade as a freelance broadcast journalist, commentator and tipster before joining FST. Now living in Manchester, he is a long suffering Bolton Wanderers fan who also enjoys boxing, the NBA, tennis and rugby league.
There are three World Cup last 32 ties taking place on Thursday night starting with Spain vs Austria at 8pm.
Portugal and Croatia meet in a heavyweight clash at midnight, before Switzerland face Algeria in the early hours of Friday morning.
All of these games are covered in detail in our dedicated Match Predictions section and now I’ve put together a bet builder for each game and picked out two legs from each tip to form one huge 186/1 Multi-Match tip.
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Spain vs Austria Bet Builder
Marcel Sabizter to have 1+ shots on target (including woodwork) MULTI MATCH LEG
Marcel Sabitzer takes on more responsibility in attacking areas with Austria than he does for club Borussia Dortmund. The 32-year-old has had five shots, two on target, across three games so far.
Sabitzer raised his levels in Austria’s toughest group game against Argentina as he managed three shots, one of which was on target. He should be an outlet for his side against Spain and he can at least test the keeper.
Marc Cucurella to have 1+ shots MULTI MATCH LEG
Spain defender Marc Cucurella has had three shots across three games at the World Cup, only failing to shoot against Uruguay. Cucurella averaged 0.6 shots per-game for Chelsea in the 2025-26 Premier League season.
Lamine Yamal to score anytime
Spain star Lamine Yamal has seen his game time limited after missing the end of the domestic season through injury. The Barcelona forward should feature heavily from now on and he looks the standout pick for an anytime goal.
Xaver Schlager to be shown a card
Austria’s Xaver Schlager is yet to be booked at the World Cup but he is perhaps fortunate not to have received a caution having committed six fouls across three games. Schalger picked up six yellow cards in 26 Bundesliga games for Bayer Leverkusen last season.
Portugal vs Croatia Bet Builder
Luka Modric to create 3+ shots MULTI MATCH LEG
Croatia veteran Luka Modric struggled to make an impact in his side’s first two group games but impressed against Ghana. Modric provided an assists and created four shots in total, he can create at least three attempts against Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo to have 2+ shots on target (including woodwork) MULTI MATCH LEG
Cristiano Ronaldo has a shoot on sight policy for Portugal and he had 13 attempts across the three group stage games. The former Real Madrid man has a fairly modest two goals to show for those efforts but he has been accurate, averaging exactly two shots per-game on target. Ronaldo can force at least two saves against Croatia.
Nuno Mendes to be fouled 3+ times
Portugal’s Nuno Mendes was fouled a hefty nine times during the group phase. The PSG star was fouled at least three times in two of those games so he looks a value pick to be on the receiving end of at least three fouls against Croatia.
Josko Gvardiol to have 1+ shot
Croatia defender Josko Gvadriol had one shot against England and that is his only attempt so far. However, his game time was restricted against both Panama and Ghana and he should be involved from the off against Portugal, he should be able to manage at least one attempt.
Switzerland vs Algeria Bet Builder
Granit Xhaka to be shown a card MULTI MATCH LEG
Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka was booked against Canada and also picked up a yellow card in one of his side’s warm-up games. Xhaka picked up eight yellow cards in the Premier League with Sunderland last season.
Riyad Mahrez to have 1+ shots on target (including woodwork) MULTI MATCH LEG
Riyad Mahrez scored twice for Algeria in their draw with Austria last time out. Mahrez has had five attempts in total at the World Cup and he can at least force a save against Switzerland.
Ruben Vargas to have 1+ shots on target (including woodwork)
Switzerland midfielder Ruben Vargas has scored in back-to-back games ahead of this last 32 tie. Vargas has had six shots in total at the tournament and four of those have been on target, so he can record at least one attempt on target against Algeria.
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