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Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 18

Eimer Backs Over 2.5 Goals in Mexico-South Korea as Group A Leaders Meet on 3 Points

Updated

Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 18

Eimer Backs Over 2.5 Goals in Mexico-South Korea as Group A Leaders Meet on 3 Points

Q: A betting expert nailed the over, but what were his two other secret best bets for the match?

They were not disclosed in the publicly available report. The story confirms that Jon “Buckets” Eimer liked over 2.5 goals and said he had two other best bets, including a player prop, but it directs readers to SportsLine for the specifics rather than naming them. What can be said from the available coverage is that Eimer expected Switzerland to be the stronger side and believed Bosnia & Herzegovina would also help push the match over the total. But the exact two additional wagers were kept behind the SportsLine paywall, so there is no verified public record in the provided material identifying them.

Q: Will super-sub Johan Manzambi's stunning brace earn him a starting spot in Switzerland's next match?

Probably yes, or at minimum he has made a compelling case to be promoted from the bench. Manzambi’s two-goal cameo in Switzerland’s 4-1 win over Bosnia & Herzegovina was the clearest possible audition. The match was scoreless until the 73rd minute, and Switzerland’s substitutes changed it completely, with Manzambi scoring twice and Rubén Vargas adding a goal and an assist. In a World Cup group stage, that kind of impact is hard for coach Murat Yakin to ignore. The broader context also favors him. Switzerland had already shown in the opener against Qatar that they could control games but lacked finishing, despite dominating possession and chances. Manzambi’s display directly addressed that problem. He is also not an unknown gamble: the 20-year-old Freiburg midfielder has been regarded as a rising talent, was named the 2025/26 Europa League Revelation of the Season, and has been praised by Yakin as a dangerous attacking option. That said, no official lineup decision has been announced, and Switzerland do have established attacking choices such as Breel Embolo, Zeki Amdouni and Vargas. Yakin may still value Manzambi as an impact substitute, especially after seeing how effective he was in that role. So the evidence points to Manzambi being strongly in line for a start in Switzerland’s next match against Canada, even if it is not yet certain.

Q: After playing through pain at age 40, was this Edin Dzeko's final World Cup appearance?

Yes. By Dzeko’s own account, the 2026 tournament is intended to be his last World Cup. The strongest evidence is an interview published on June 12, 2026, in which the Bosnia and Herzegovina captain described this campaign as “one last dance” and said he was focused on “a final appearance at the World Cup.” That is the clearest indication that, at 40, he views this tournament as his farewell on the World Cup stage. That context makes his appearance against Switzerland especially notable. Dzeko had missed Bosnia’s opener against Canada because of discomfort linked to a right shoulder injury and chronic back pain, both reportedly managed carefully. Even so, he returned against Switzerland, became the ninth-oldest player in World Cup history, and played 63 minutes before being substituted after a yellow card in Bosnia’s 4-1 defeat. Strictly speaking, the Switzerland match itself was not his final World Cup appearance, because Bosnia still had one group game left against Qatar. But unless Bosnia advanced and unless Dzeko reversed what he said publicly, this 2026 World Cup is expected to be his last tournament appearance overall. So the answer is that this was not necessarily his final World Cup match on that day, but the 2026 World Cup has been presented by Dzeko himself as his final World Cup campaign.

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Jun 18

Jon Eimer’s top pick for Thursday’s Mexico-South Korea World Cup match is Over 2.5 goals, with kickoff set for 9 p.m. ET in Guadalajara.
Four recent meetings between the teams have all cleared 2.5 goals and averaged four total goals, while South Korea’s last four World Cup matches since 2022 have also averaged four goals.
Mexico opened with a 2-0 win over South Africa and South Korea beat Czechia 2-1, leaving both on 3 points in Group A, with Mexico ahead on goal difference.
FanDuel lists Mexico at +100 on the 90-minute money line, South Korea at +310 and the draw at +220; Raul Jimenez has the shortest anytime-goalscorer odds at +175.
Eimer enters Thursday on a 17-8-2 World Cup betting run after a 31-13-2 Champions League stretch, and says Mexico’s opener exposed vulnerabilities in its back line despite the clean sheet.