Marc's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 France
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany Switzerland
France Paraguay
Mexico Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden Scotland
Colombia Croatia
Spain Austria
Australia Japan
Belgium Jordan
Brazil Netherlands
Ivory Coast Norway
Czech Republic Morocco
England Senegal
Argentina Uruguay
United States New Zealand
Canada Egypt
Portugal Panama
Round of 16
Germany France
Mexico Sweden
Colombia Spain
Japan Belgium
Brazil Norway
Czech Republic England
Argentina United States
Egypt Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Sweden
Spain Belgium
Brazil England
Argentina Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
Brazil Argentina
Final
France Brazil
Profile
Style A contrarian streak 12/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 68% of group games
Their champion France knocked out backed by 7 of 22
Boldest deep call France as champion — 7 of 22 agree
Goals Cagey — low-scoring 2.2/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Laura K 72% in sync · 20 identical scorelines · same champion
Accuracy
Exact scores 4 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 3 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 39/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 152 banked to date
Ceiling 152 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Marc'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
- England Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Sweden Quarter-finalist
- Colombia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Egypt Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Japan Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Norway Last 16
- United States Last 16
- Australia Qualified
- Austria Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- Croatia Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Jordan Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- New Zealand Qualified
- Panama Qualified
- Paraguay Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- Senegal Qualified
- Switzerland Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
102 pts from the knockouts
Teams Marc correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 36
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, England, France, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 30
Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Spain
- 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
4 spot-on scorelines
Group games Marc called to the exact score.
- Australia 2–0 Turkey
- France 3–1 Senegal
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Argentina 2–0 Austria
Correct margins
3 right margins
Group games Marc called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- Norway 2–1 → 3–2 Senegal
- Tunisia 0–2 → 1–3 Netherlands
- Uruguay 1–2 → 0–1 Spain
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 1–0 South Africa
- South Korea 0–2 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 2–1 South Africa
- Mexico 1–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 1–0 Mexico
- South Africa 1–1 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group B
- Canada 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–2 Switzerland
- Switzerland 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 2–1 Qatar
- Switzerland 2–2 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–3 Scotland
- Brazil 3–1 Morocco
- Brazil 4–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–1 Morocco
- Scotland 1–3 Brazil
- Morocco 1–0 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 1–0 Paraguay
- Australia 2–0 Turkey
- Turkey 1–1 Paraguay
- United States 1–2 Australia
- Turkey 0–1 United States
- Paraguay 1–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 2–0 Ecuador
- Germany 4–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–1 Curaçao
- Curaçao 2–2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–2 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group F
- Netherlands 1–0 Japan
- Sweden 2–0 Tunisia
- Netherlands 1–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–1 Japan
- Japan 1–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
- Iran 0–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–0 Egypt
- Belgium 3–0 Iran
- New Zealand 1–0 Egypt
- Egypt 2–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–1 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 0–1 Uruguay
- Spain 3–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 1–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 2–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 1–1 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 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group I
- France 3–1 Senegal
- Iraq 0–2 Norway
- Norway 2–1 Senegal
- France 3–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–2 France
- Senegal 1–0 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–0 Jordan
- Argentina 2–0 Austria
- Jordan 1–0 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 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 2–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–1 Colombia
- Portugal 2–1 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–0 DR Congo
- Colombia 0–2 Portugal
- DR Congo 1–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 0–1 Panama
- England 2–1 Croatia
- England 2–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–2 Croatia
- Panama 1–2 England
- Croatia 2–0 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |