The first tip on this list comes from Argentina against Saudi Arabia, with Lionel Scaloni’s side looking to get off to the perfect start.
Lionel Messi has scored a total of 91 goals in 165 appearances for his national side and will be desperate to impress in what will likely be his last World Cup at the age of 35.
So far in his career, Messi has managed to find the back of the net 86 times from the outside of the box and will fancy his chances against Saudi Arabia on matchday one.
Denmark goes up against Tunisia in a game that Kasper Hjulmand’s side goes into as heavy favourites, as they are one of the dark horses in the World Cup.
Memorably, Denmark managed to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2020 and even impressed in qualifying for this tournament, having topped Group F ahead of the likes of Scotland, Israel, Austria, Faroe Islands and Moldova with 27 points from ten matches, scoring 30 goals.
With talents such as Christian Eriksen, Kasper Dolberg, Pierre-Emile Hjobjerg and more among their ranks, they will expect to dominate Tunisia who were thrashed 5-1 by Brazil in their last international outing. In their last international match, Tunisia received three yellow cards and one red card.
Mexico and Poland face off in Group C, with both of these two sides knowing that this game will be crucial for their chances to qualify for the Round of 16.
So far this season, Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has scored 18 goals in 19 games. The 34-year-old is a talismanic figure for his country, as he is their all-time top scorer with 76 goals in 134 caps.
Ajax’s Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez has a good record when it comes to receiving bookings, as the 25-year-old has been given ten yellow cards in his last 22 matches.
The final tip on this list comes from France against Australia where Didier Deschamps’ side will look to defend their title as world champions in a good fashion.
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe will be looking to get off the mark here having scored 19 goals at club level this campaign on top of the 28 goals he has managed in 59 caps for France.
France will expect to win comfortably here against an Australia side that finished behind the likes of Saudi Arabia and Japan in qualifying, whilst scraping ahead of Oman after accumulating just 15 points from ten matches.
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