Laura's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 France
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina
France Australia
South Korea Switzerland
Netherlands Scotland
Portugal Croatia
Spain Austria
United States Japan
Belgium Cape Verde
Brazil Sweden
Ecuador Norway
Mexico Ivory Coast
England Uzbekistan
Argentina Uruguay
Turkey Iran
Canada Algeria
Colombia Ghana
Round of 16
Germany France
Switzerland Netherlands
Portugal Spain
Japan Belgium
Brazil Norway
Mexico England
Argentina Turkey
Canada Colombia
Quarter-finals
France Switzerland
Spain Belgium
Brazil England
Argentina Colombia
Semi-finals
France Spain
Brazil Argentina
Final
France Brazil
Profile
Style A contrarian streak 13/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 69% 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 2.8/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Roo 71% in sync · 18 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 5 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 3 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 39/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 160 banked to date
Ceiling 160 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Laura'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
- Brazil Finalist
- Argentina Semi-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- Colombia Quarter-finalist
- England Quarter-finalist
- Switzerland Quarter-finalist
- Canada Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Japan Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Netherlands Last 16
- Norway Last 16
- Portugal Last 16
- Turkey Last 16
- Algeria Qualified
- Australia Qualified
- Austria Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Cape Verde Qualified
- Croatia Qualified
- Ecuador Qualified
- Ghana Qualified
- Iran Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Sweden Qualified
- United States Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
- Uzbekistan Qualified
Knockout points
108 pts from the knockouts
Teams Laura correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 36
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 36
Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Spain, Switzerland
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 36
Argentina, France, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 0
none yet
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
5 spot-on scorelines
Group games Laura called to the exact score.
- South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa
- Brazil 3–0 Haiti
- Curaçao 0–2 Ivory Coast
Correct margins
3 right margins
Group games Laura called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- United States 3–0 → 4–1 Paraguay
- Ghana 2–1 → 1–0 Panama
- Uruguay 1–2 → 0–1 Spain
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–1 South Africa
- South Korea 2–1 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa
- Mexico 3–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 0–2 Mexico
- South Africa 0–2 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group B
- Canada 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 1–3 Switzerland
- Switzerland 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 3–0 Qatar
- Switzerland 2–2 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–2 Scotland
- Brazil 4–1 Morocco
- Brazil 3–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–2 Morocco
- Scotland 1–2 Brazil
- Morocco 2–2 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group D
- United States 3–0 Paraguay
- Australia 1–2 Turkey
- Turkey 0–2 Paraguay
- United States 2–1 Australia
- Turkey 1–1 United States
- Paraguay 1–3 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 2–2 Ecuador
- Germany 5–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 3–1 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 2–3 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 2–2 Japan
- Sweden 1–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 3–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–2 Japan
- Japan 0–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group G
- Iran 1–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 1–0 Egypt
- Belgium 2–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–0 Egypt
- Egypt 1–2 Iran
- New Zealand 0–3 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–2 Uruguay
- Spain 2–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 3–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 3–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 2–1 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 1–2 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group I
- France 3–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–1 Norway
- Norway 2–2 Senegal
- France 4–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–2 France
- Senegal 1–1 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–1 Jordan
- Argentina 1–2 Austria
- Jordan 0–2 Algeria
- Algeria 2–2 Austria
- Jordan 0–3 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 2–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–1 Colombia
- Portugal 3–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–0 DR Congo
- Colombia 2–1 Portugal
- DR Congo 0–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group L
- Ghana 2–1 Panama
- England 2–1 Croatia
- England 1–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–2 Croatia
- Panama 0–1 England
- Croatia 1–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |