Laura K's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 France
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany South Korea
France Turkey
Mexico Canada
Netherlands Scotland
Colombia Croatia
Spain Argentina
United States Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium Saudi Arabia
Brazil Sweden
Ivory Coast Norway
Czech Republic Japan
England Uzbekistan
Austria Uruguay
Australia Egypt
Switzerland New Zealand
Portugal Ghana
Round of 16
Germany France
Mexico Netherlands
Croatia Spain
United States Belgium
Brazil Norway
Czech Republic England
Austria Australia
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Netherlands
Spain Belgium
Brazil England
Austria Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
Brazil Portugal
Final
France Brazil
Profile
Style A contrarian streak 9/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 74% of group games
Their champion France knocked out backed by 7 of 22
Boldest deep call Portugal the last four — 3 of 22 agree
Goals Cagey — low-scoring 1.7/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Marc 72% in sync · 20 identical scorelines · same champion
Accuracy
Exact scores 5 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 4 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 39/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 131 banked to date
Ceiling 131 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Laura K'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
- Portugal Semi-finalist
- Austria Quarter-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- England Quarter-finalist
- Netherlands Quarter-finalist
- Australia Last 16
- Croatia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Norway Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- United States Last 16
- Argentina Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- Colombia Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ghana Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Japan Qualified
- New Zealand Qualified
- Saudi Arabia Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Sweden Qualified
- Turkey Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
- Uzbekistan Qualified
Knockout points
78 pts from the knockouts
Teams Laura K correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 30
Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 24
Belgium, England, France, Spain
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 24
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 K called to the exact score.
- Haiti 0–1 Scotland
- Mexico 1–0 South Korea
- Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Panama 0–1 Croatia
Correct margins
4 right margins
Group games Laura K called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- England 2–0 → 4–2 Croatia
- Switzerland 1–0 → 2–1 Canada
- Tunisia 0–2 → 1–3 Netherlands
- Jordan 0–2 → 1–3 Argentina
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 1–0 South Africa
- South Korea 0–2 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 1–0 South Africa
- Mexico 1–0 South Korea
- Czech Republic 1–0 Mexico
- South Africa 0–1 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group B
- Canada 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–2 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 1–0 Qatar
- Switzerland 1–0 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–1 Scotland
- Brazil 1–0 Morocco
- Brazil 1–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–0 Morocco
- Scotland 0–2 Brazil
- Morocco 0–0 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group D
- United States 1–0 Paraguay
- Australia 1–0 Turkey
- Turkey 1–0 Paraguay
- United States 1–0 Australia
- Turkey 0–1 United States
- Paraguay 0–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 0–0 Ecuador
- Germany 2–0 Curaçao
- Germany 5–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–3 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group F
- Netherlands 2–0 Japan
- Sweden 2–0 Tunisia
- Netherlands 2–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–1 Japan
- Japan 1–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
- Iran 0–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–0 Egypt
- Belgium 2–0 Iran
- New Zealand 0–1 Egypt
- Egypt 1–0 Iran
- New Zealand 0–3 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 0–1 Uruguay
- Spain 5–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 0–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 3–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 0–1 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 0–4 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Group I
- France 4–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–1 Norway
- Norway 2–0 Senegal
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Norway 2–3 France
- Senegal 1–0 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–0 Jordan
- Argentina 0–1 Austria
- Jordan 0–0 Algeria
- Algeria 0–1 Austria
- Jordan 0–2 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 3–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–1 Colombia
- Portugal 2–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 0–0 DR Congo
- Colombia 0–3 Portugal
- DR Congo 0–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 0–1 Panama
- England 2–0 Croatia
- England 3–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–1 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 0–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |