Jon's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 Spain
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany South Korea
France Scotland
Mexico Canada
Netherlands Morocco
Colombia Croatia
Spain Algeria
Turkey Senegal
Belgium Austria
Brazil Japan
Ecuador Norway
Czech Republic Ivory Coast
England DR Congo
Argentina Uruguay
United States Iran
Switzerland Egypt
Portugal Ghana
Round of 16
Germany France
Mexico Netherlands
Croatia Spain
Senegal Belgium
Brazil Ecuador
Czech Republic England
Argentina United States
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Netherlands
Spain Belgium
Brazil England
Argentina Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
England Argentina
Final
Spain Argentina
Profile
Style Plays the percentages 22/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 89% of group games
Their champion Spain still in backed by 5 of 22
Boldest deep call Spain as champion — 5 of 22 agree
Goals Balanced outlook 2.6/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Claude 79% in sync · 33 identical scorelines · same champion
Accuracy
Exact scores 7 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 6 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 45/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 248 banked to date
Ceiling 248 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Jon'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 Champion
- Argentina Finalist
- England Semi-finalist
- France Semi-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- Brazil Quarter-finalist
- Netherlands Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Croatia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Ecuador Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Senegal Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- United States Last 16
- Algeria Qualified
- Austria Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- Colombia Qualified
- DR Congo Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ghana Qualified
- Iran Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Japan Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Norway Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Turkey Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
183 pts from the knockouts
Teams Jon correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 30
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 30
Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Spain
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 48
Argentina, England, France, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 40
Argentina, Spain
- Champion 35 pts each 35
Spain
Perfect scores
7 spot-on scorelines
Group games Jon called to the exact score.
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa
- United States 2–0 Australia
- Argentina 2–0 Austria
- Jordan 1–2 Algeria
- Switzerland 2–1 Canada
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
- Croatia 2–1 Ghana
Correct margins
6 right margins
Group games Jon called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- France 2–0 → 3–1 Senegal
- Ghana 2–1 → 1–0 Panama
- England 2–0 → 4–2 Croatia
- Mexico 2–1 → 1–0 South Korea
- Norway 2–1 → 3–2 Senegal
- Turkey 2–1 → 3–2 United States
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–0 South Africa
- South Korea 1–1 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 2–0 South Africa
- Mexico 2–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 2–1 Mexico
- South Africa 1–2 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group B
- Canada 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–2 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 2–0 Qatar
- Switzerland 2–1 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–3 Scotland
- Brazil 2–0 Morocco
- Brazil 5–0 Haiti
- Scotland 1–1 Morocco
- Scotland 0–2 Brazil
- Morocco 3–0 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 2–1 Paraguay
- Australia 1–1 Turkey
- Turkey 2–1 Paraguay
- United States 2–0 Australia
- Turkey 2–1 United States
- Paraguay 1–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 1–1 Ecuador
- Germany 5–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 3–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–3 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–2 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 2–1 Japan
- Sweden 1–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 2–0 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–1 Japan
- Japan 2–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group G
- Iran 2–0 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–0 Egypt
- Belgium 2–1 Iran
- New Zealand 1–2 Egypt
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–3 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–2 Uruguay
- Spain 4–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 2–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 3–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 1–1 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 0–2 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Group I
- France 2–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–2 Norway
- Norway 2–1 Senegal
- France 4–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–2 France
- Senegal 2–0 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–0 Algeria
- Austria 2–1 Jordan
- Argentina 2–0 Austria
- Jordan 1–2 Algeria
- Algeria 1–1 Austria
- Jordan 0–3 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group K
- Portugal 3–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 1–2 Colombia
- Portugal 4–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–0 DR Congo
- Colombia 1–2 Portugal
- DR Congo 2–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group L
- Ghana 2–1 Panama
- England 2–0 Croatia
- England 2–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–2 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 2–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |