"Bear Bets" are real wagers that Chris "The Bear" Fallica is actually making. We're almost two weeks into the World Cup. So far, so exciting. Here's what I like for Sunday's Match Day 11. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports. World Cup Best Bets Sunday, June 21 Spain vs. Saudi Arabia I expect this one to get ugly. Spain wasn't great vs. Cape Verde but still had 27 shots, despite only getting minimal minutes from Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams both of whom still are not 100 percent fit. The Saudi Arabia we saw in the second half against Uruguay will be the one we get here. Look for Spain to be aggressive from the start and try and rid itself of the bad taste in its mouth from the disappointing result against Cape Verde. Belgium vs. Iran I dont trust Belgium at all to keep a clean sheet. Iran was all over the place in the opener against New Zealand, allowing many great scoring chances. Belgium will have plenty of chances and this feels like a 3-1 type of match. Uruguay vs. Cape Verde It was a miraculous effort last match from Cape Verde, managing a 0-0 draw with Spain, despite having just 26% possession. It was a defensive masterpiece, as the team committed just one foul and goalkeeper Vozinha made seven key saves. This likely creates a bit of a discount on Uruguay, which looked dreadful in the first half against Saudi Arabia but subbed off Darwin Nez in the second half and moved Federico Vinas further upfield. The result was 22 second-half shots, 75% possession and a completely different looking side. Uruguay probably deserved all three points, but didn't get them. It will get all three here and look for Vinas to play a key role. New Zealand vs. Egypt According to management, Ive gotta have a bet here. Ill go with a shots prop, as Marmoush had five in the opener against Belgium, and he will again look to put the ball on net whenever he gets a chance.

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We might have a new city of brotherly love.Scotland fans had a party like no other when their national team played their first two Group C matches in Boston for the 2026 World Cup. It's the country's first time in the tournament in 28 years. They beat Haiti 1-0 in their first match and lost to Morocco 0-1 in their second.The Tartan Army reveled in the New England city, reportedly drinking a local bar out of 20 of its 24 beers on tap, per TODAY. A group of fans also delighted a neighborhood by playing bagpipes and wearing kilts at 6:30 a.m. Those are just some instances of the Scottish takeover that was plastered over social media.As Scotland departs for Miami for their last group match against Brazil, the national team thanked the city of Boston on Saturday, June 20 in a social media post on X. They shared a series of photos of a traffic cone on a statue, Dawn the Duck leading a group of bagpipe players and a group of supporters on a boat."Youve made us feel more than welcome in the time weve spent with you; youve made us feel part of your incredible city," the post said. "Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality."As we head for Miami, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the city & people of Boston.Youve made us feel more than welcome in the time weve spent with you; youve made us feel part of your incredible city.Thank you for your generosity and your wonderful hospitality. Scotland National Team (@ScotlandNT) June 20, 2026And Boston loved Scotland right back.The Boston Globe published a full-page thank you letter to the Tartan Army acknowledging the city's rich sports history. Gillette Stadium, where Scotland played their two matches, is home to six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. Fenway Park is a baseball cathedral that houses the nine-time World Series winners Red Sox. The Boston Bruins have hoisted the Stanley Cup six times. The Boston Celtics have won the NBA Finals a record 18 times. But hosting Scotland was something special.The Boston Globe published a full-page thank you letter to Scotland fans for the passion they brought to the city for the World Cup pic.twitter.com/LY1HyiU9Ql Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 20, 2026"You came for the World Cup, but gave us something more," the newspaper wrote. "For a week, you turned train stations into singalongs, Fenway into a football ground, and an ordinary June into something we'll be talking about for years."Boston has hosted championships, parades, and celebrations of every kind. But we've never hosted guests quite like you all. Thank you for the laughter, the bagpipes, and the memories. The World Cup will move on. So will the songs, but we'll never forget the joy you brought to our city."More: Brazil defeats Haiti, sets up World Cup showdown with Scotland, shop tickets nowThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Scotland and Boston wish each other well after 2026 World Cup group matches

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Under intense pressure after an opening-game draw, the Netherlands delivered a dominant performance against Sweden in the World Cup on Saturday to move atop the Group F standings. Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece to power Netherlands to the 5-1 win. Brobbeys goals came in the first half, helping the Netherlands get off to a great start and roll to the big win after playing Japan to a 2-2 draw Sunday. The victory gives Netherlands a group-leading four points. Sweden has three points, with Japan and Tunisia scheduled to play later Saturday.It could be that the way we played builds confidence, Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said. Now weve got a slightly better piece of mind with the four points. You can build on what happened now and thats really good.Gakpo, who also had an assist, extended the lead to 3-0 just after halftime, scoring in the 47th minute off a cross from Denzel Dumfries. He matched Brobbey when he scored on a right-footed shot from the left box in the 54th minute.Today there was more variation in attacking play, more players in different positions, movement and all those things, Gakpo said. So it was maybe more difficult for the defenders to really mark us and we became free in in the box. I think that was the little thing maybe we missed in the last game.Sweden couldnt build on its strong performance in a 5-1 walloping of Tunisia in its first match. The loss to the Dutch was its biggest World Cup defeat since losing 7-1 to Brazil in 1950.Sweden coach Graham Potter said the defeat was less about what his team did and more about just how good Netherlands played Saturday. He then named a laundry list of all the stars on the Dutch squad before continuing. 'So its not that were gonna expect that everythings going to be easy for us," he said. Its not that, of course. Theyre a top team and they were better than us today. We have to congratulate them, but I think well learn a lot from the game.The Dutch gameplan to play out wide to open up Sweden and cross to Brobbey worked perfectly early. He put the Netherlands on top in the fifth minute when Gakpo crossed into the middle of the box and Brobbey one-timed it with his right foot before tumbling forward to the grass.His second goal came when he took a cross from Dumfries while sliding and just got his right foot on the ball, scoring inside the far post in the 17th minute.Koeman credited Brobbey's success with getting in better shape after he had struggled in the past with the rigors of playing a full game.Hes fitter, hes sharper and hes developing really well, he said. Anthony Elangas left-footed goal cut the lead to 4-1 in the 59th minute and allowed Sweden to avoid the shutout.Sweden had plenty of chances to score before that, but Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was brilliant in the first half with four saves.Sweden appeared to have cut the lead to 2-1 on a header by Gustaf Lagerbielke in the 44th minute, but he was ruled offside. Lagerbielke is a baron from a noble family in Sweden. His father and grandfather are counts.But he wasnt the only royalty in the stadium Saturday as the Netherlands had two very special guests cheering them on with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Mxima watching from a luxury suite.The King was very happy, Koeman said. The crowd of 68,777 was largely made up of fans of the Netherlands, many of whom made their Oranje Fanwalk 2 1/2 miles from Rice University to Houston Stadium on Saturday morning.Crysencio Summerville, who assisted on Gakpo's second goal, tacked on a goal for Netherlands in the 89th minute and celebrated with NBA star Steph Curry's night night gesture.Summerville was kicked in the head late in the match and had received stitches, but Koeman said he should be ready for the next match.I think things are OK-ish, he said. Hes got a bit of a headache.Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/fifa-world-cup

Under intense pressure after an opening-game draw, the Netherlands delivered a dominant performance against Sweden in the World Cup on Saturday to move atop the Group F standings. Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece to power Netherlands to the 5-1 win. Brobbeys goals came in the first half, helping the Netherlands get off to a great start and roll to the big win after playing Japan to a 2-2 draw Sunday. The victory gives Netherlands a group-leading four points. Sweden has three points, with Japan and Tunisia scheduled to play later Saturday.It could be that the way we played builds confidence, Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said. Now weve got a slightly better piece of mind with the four points. You can build on what happened now and thats really good.Gakpo, who also had an assist, extended the lead to 3-0 just after halftime, scoring in the 47th minute off a cross from Denzel Dumfries. He matched Brobbey when he scored on a right-footed shot from the left box in the 54th minute.Today there was more variation in attacking play, more players in different positions, movement and all those things, Gakpo said. So it was maybe more difficult for the defenders to really mark us and we became free in in the box. I think that was the little thing maybe we missed in the last game.Sweden couldnt build on its strong performance in a 5-1 walloping of Tunisia in its first match. The loss to the Dutch was its biggest World Cup defeat since losing 7-1 to Brazil in 1950.Sweden coach Graham Potter said the defeat was less about what his team did and more about just how good Netherlands played Saturday. He then named a laundry list of all the stars on the Dutch squad before continuing. 'So its not that were gonna expect that everythings going to be easy for us," he said. Its not that, of course. Theyre a top team and they were better than us today. We have to congratulate them, but I think well learn a lot from the game.The Dutch gameplan to play out wide to open up Sweden and cross to Brobbey worked perfectly early. He put the Netherlands on top in the fifth minute when Gakpo crossed into the middle of the box and Brobbey one-timed it with his right foot before tumbling forward to the grass.His second goal came when he took a cross from Dumfries while sliding and just got his right foot on the ball, scoring inside the far post in the 17th minute.Koeman credited Brobbey's success with getting in better shape after he had struggled in the past with the rigors of playing a full game.Hes fitter, hes sharper and hes developing really well, he said. Anthony Elangas left-footed goal cut the lead to 4-1 in the 59th minute and allowed Sweden to avoid the shutout.Sweden had plenty of chances to score before that, but Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen was brilliant in the first half with four saves.Sweden appeared to have cut the lead to 2-1 on a header by Gustaf Lagerbielke in the 44th minute, but he was ruled offside. Lagerbielke is a baron from a noble family in Sweden. His father and grandfather are counts.But he wasnt the only royalty in the stadium Saturday as the Netherlands had two very special guests cheering them on with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Mxima watching from a luxury suite.The King was very happy, Koeman said. The crowd of 68,777 was largely made up of fans of the Netherlands, many of whom made their Oranje Fanwalk 2 1/2 miles from Rice University to Houston Stadium on Saturday morning.Crysencio Summerville, who assisted on Gakpo's second goal, tacked on a goal for Netherlands in the 89th minute and celebrated with NBA star Steph Curry's night night gesture.Summerville was kicked in the head late in the match and had received stitches, but Koeman said he should be ready for the next match.I think things are OK-ish, he said. Hes got a bit of a headache.Sweden finishes group play Thursday night against Japan at Dallas Stadium, and Netherlands meets Tunisia that night in Kansas City.___AP World Cup: https://apnews.com/fifa-world-cup