DanEdge's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 France
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany South Korea
France Scotland
Czech Republic Canada
Sweden Morocco
Colombia Croatia
Spain Austria
United States Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium Senegal
Brazil Netherlands
Ecuador Norway
Mexico Japan
England Ivory Coast
Argentina Uruguay
Turkey Egypt
Switzerland Iran
Portugal Panama
Round of 16
Germany France
Czech Republic Sweden
Croatia Spain
United States Belgium
Brazil Norway
Japan England
Argentina Egypt
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Sweden
Spain Belgium
Norway England
Argentina Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
England Argentina
Final
France Argentina
Profile
Style Plays the percentages 21/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 82% of group games
Their champion France knocked out backed by 7 of 22
Boldest deep call France as champion — 7 of 22 agree
Goals Balanced outlook 2.7/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Jon 82% in sync · 16 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 6 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 7 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 44/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 200 banked to date
Ceiling 200 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
DanEdge's predicted knockout teams, with how far they backed each. Struck-through are out of the tournament; dimmed picks are settled — the team has already gone as far as backed (or was only backed to qualify), so no more points can come from it.
- Spain Semi-finalist
- France Champion
- Argentina Finalist
- England Semi-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- Norway Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Sweden Quarter-finalist
- Brazil Last 16
- Croatia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Egypt Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Japan Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- United States Last 16
- Austria Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- Colombia Qualified
- Ecuador Qualified
- Iran Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Mexico Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- Panama Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- Senegal Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Turkey Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
137 pts from the knockouts
Teams DanEdge correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 33
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Egypt, England, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 36
Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Norway, Spain
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 48
Argentina, England, France, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 20
Argentina
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
6 spot-on scorelines
Group games DanEdge called to the exact score.
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Colombia 1–0 DR Congo
- Switzerland 2–1 Canada
- Japan 1–1 Sweden
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
Correct margins
7 right margins
Group games DanEdge called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- Uzbekistan 0–2 → 1–3 Colombia
- Switzerland 3–0 → 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mexico 2–1 → 1–0 South Korea
- Norway 2–1 → 3–2 Senegal
- Argentina 3–1 → 2–0 Austria
- Uruguay 2–3 → 0–1 Spain
- Croatia 1–0 → 2–1 Ghana
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa
- South Korea 1–1 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 1–0 South Africa
- Mexico 2–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 1–1 Mexico
- South Africa 1–3 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
- Canada 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–4 Switzerland
- Switzerland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 3–1 Qatar
- Switzerland 2–1 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–3 Scotland
- Brazil 1–0 Morocco
- Brazil 2–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–2 Morocco
- Scotland 1–2 Brazil
- Morocco 4–0 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 2–0 Paraguay
- Australia 2–2 Turkey
- Turkey 3–1 Paraguay
- United States 1–0 Australia
- Turkey 1–2 United States
- Paraguay 1–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 1–2 Ecuador
- Germany 4–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 2–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 1–2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–3 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 1–1 Japan
- Sweden 2–0 Tunisia
- Netherlands 2–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–2 Japan
- Japan 1–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–1 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
- Iran 2–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 1–0 Egypt
- Belgium 3–0 Iran
- New Zealand 1–2 Egypt
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
- New Zealand 1–2 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 0–3 Uruguay
- Spain 3–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 2–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 2–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 2–2 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 2–3 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group I
- France 3–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–4 Norway
- Norway 2–1 Senegal
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–3 France
- Senegal 3–1 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–0 Jordan
- Argentina 3–1 Austria
- Jordan 1–1 Algeria
- Algeria 1–2 Austria
- Jordan 0–1 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 2–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–2 Colombia
- Portugal 3–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 1–0 DR Congo
- Colombia 1–2 Portugal
- DR Congo 2–2 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 1–2 Panama
- England 2–1 Croatia
- England 2–0 Ghana
- Panama 1–3 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 1–0 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |