Jack Chat’s World Cup Final Player Props and Picks

It goes without saying that Messi has been the star of the World Cup. At 39 years old, his eight goals are tied with France’s Kylian Mbappé at the top of the Golden Boot race. Messi also has four assists, which is tied with three other players, and one behind France’s Michael Olise.

TWO ASSISTS TO SEND ARGENTINA BACK TO THE WORLD CUP FINAL.

IT COULD ONLY BE LIONEL MESSI 🐐 pic.twitter.com/pXeH5aKJFD

— ESPN (@espn) July 15, 2026

A goal or an assist would Messi at the top of the list in either category, although it remains to be seen what Mbappé and Olise do in the World Cup third place match against England. There is even a chance neither will even play.

Getting this World Cup final player prop at -138 seems valuable, considering Messi has had a hand in 11 of Argentina’s 19 goals. If they’re going to have a chance against Spain, it stands to reason that Messi will be the engine.

Tagliafico is Argentina’s left back, having played games so far, including four starts. He has made 82 appearances for his country, and is no stranger to big games. Tagliafico started the 2022 World Cup final against France.

Nicolás Tagliafico does not get enough flowers. He was one of Argentina’s best players against Switzerland and is always one of Argentina’s best players. Extremely underrated. pic.twitter.com/j5wTL8ujg7

— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) July 12, 2026

However, the defender is going to have his hands full as he’ll be marking Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind who was slow to get going in this tournament. However, Yamal was excellent against France, winning the penalty for Spain’s first goal. He had a hamstring injury coming into the tournament, but Yamal has played 90 minutes in each of the last three games.

Tagliafico at +260 to get a card, either yellow or red, is an splendid World Cup final player prop. The second that the 19-year-old Yamal gets Tagliafico isolated, he’s going to go at him. Tagliafico will get the upper hand in some battles, but at some point, he could be forced to haul Yamal to the ground.

Oyarzabal is Spain’s starting striker, but he plays more of a “false 9”, meaning that he nominally plays up front for his country. However, Oyarzabal has license to drop deep and drag defenders with him, creating space for his teammates to run into.

▫️ No Spain men’s player has ever scored more goals in a single WC (5)
▫️ 25 G/A post Euro 2024 (next highest is 10)
▫️ 30 Spain goals (sixth all-time)
▫️ Nine knockout goals in major competitions

Mikel Oyarzabal is Spain’s underrated hero ✨🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/ZO4qCTtWse

— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 14, 2026

It has worked so far as Oyarzabal has five goals at the World Cup. He also has 23 shots in seven games, including two or more in three of four games in the knockout stages. Argentina’s central-defense pairing of Lisandro Martínez and Cristian Romero can be breached, and Oyarzabal is the type of intelligent forward to do so.

Oyarzabal to get 2+ shots at -360 gets more valuable if you combine with the first two World Cup final player props here. The three props in a parlay equates to +567. The Real Sociedad striker will get free for at least two shots, and potentially more!