Best World Cup Goalscorer Bets: Vinicius Jr Among Top Picks For Today’s Matches

by Devesh Jaganath

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The second weekend of the 2026 World Cup is here, with four mouth-watering matches on the card between Friday night and Saturday morning. Vinicius Junior has emerged as our top pick to find the back of the net for Brazil against Haiti, but there are also a few standout options in matches elsewhere.

Brazil vs Haiti: Vinicius Jr To Lead The Seleção To Victory

Brazil produced a seriously underwhelming performance in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup, drawing 1-1 against Morocco, who recorded more shots (14) at goal than the Seleção (12) by the final whistle. 

However, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are overwhelming favourites heading into their second match of the tournament against Haiti, who went down 1-0 to Scotland in their opener. Check out all the key info for tonight’s clash in our Brazil vs Haiti prediction. 

Vinicius Junior saved Brazil’s blushes in their opener, netting from his first chance of the match. In customary fashion, the Real Madrid attacker cut inside off the left flank and unleashed a superb strike beyond Morocco shot-stopper Yassine Bounou. 

The Brazilian winger has now been involved in four goals in five World Cup appearances (2 goals, 2 assists), meaning he has had a goal contribution every 98 minutes - the most of any Brazil player across the last two World Cup tournaments. 

While Vini Jr represents our top pick to find the target for Brazil tonight, do not count out Raphinha. The Barca man was kept relatively quiet last time out, but he remains the team’s first choice at corners and free-kicks, and he should be on penalty duty as well for this match. 

 

USA vs. Australia: Balogun To Add to World Cup Tally

The  United States could hardly have dreamed of a better start to the 2026 World Cup on home soil, as they kicked off their campaign with a statement win, smashing four goals beyond Paraguay to take top spot in a highly competitive Group D. 

As mentioned in our USA vs Australia prediction, the 4-1 result marked the most goals the USMNT has ever scored in a single World Cup match, and at the forefront of the historic feat was AS Monaco forward Folarin Balogun, who led the line exquisitely for the tournament’s co-hosts. 

In front of a packed house at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the 24-year-old striker produced a commanding first-half performance, netting his first goal of the afternoon in the 31st minute before doubling his tally on the stroke of half-time. After the match, Balogun expressed his delight, telling reporters:  

"A real dream, you know? It's a dream, it's a dreamy night. I've not been able to take it all in afterwards. I'm sure when I get back to my hotel and I rest, I'm sure I'm going to really be able to be in the moment and experience how much of an amazing night this is."

Balogun has now recorded an incredible 14 goals in 19 appearances for club and country since the middle of February, and with Christian Pulisic’s fitness in doubt, the Monaco striker’s importance to the Americans’ attack could be even greater tonight. 

 

Scotland vs Morocco: Ismaël Saibari To Torment the Tartan Army 

The second match on tonight’s stacked 2026 World Cup schedule comes from the Gillette Stadium in Boston, where the Tartan Army and Atlas Lions will look to maintain their unbeaten records, and you can get our thoughts on this blockbuster clash in our Scotland vs Morocco prediction. 

When Morocco needed a player capable of changing the course of their opener against Brazil, Ismaël Saibari stepped up in a massive way and once again showed why he is widely considered one of the breakout stars over the past 12 months, both for club and country. 

In a match that many expected The Seleção to dominate, the Atlas Lions were the ones that drew first blood, with Saibari getting on the end of a swift Moroccan attack before chipping Alisson Becker from just outside the 18-yard area to give his side the lead. 

The “Moroccan Maradona” entered the World Cup off the back of an amazing season in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven, scoring 19 goals and providing nine assists in 37 matches across all competitions, which earned him the club’s Men’s Player of the Year award for 2025-26.

Saibari has now racked up 10 goals in 31 appearances for his national team, and just days after his incredible performance against Brazil, the 25-year-old finalised a deal to move to German giants Bayern Munich in a deal worth €55m for the upcoming season.