Mel's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 England
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany South Africa
France Australia
Czech Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina
Netherlands Scotland
Colombia England
Spain Argentina
Turkey Senegal
Belgium Austria
Brazil Sweden
Ecuador Norway
Mexico Morocco
Croatia Ivory Coast
Algeria Uruguay
United States New Zealand
Switzerland Egypt
Portugal Panama
Round of 16
Germany France
Czech Republic Scotland
England Spain
Turkey Austria
Brazil Norway
Mexico Croatia
Algeria United States
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
Germany Scotland
England Austria
Brazil Croatia
United States Portugal
Semi-finals
Germany England
Croatia Portugal
Final
England Portugal
Profile
Style Maverick — backs the upsets 3/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 69% of group games
Their champion England knocked out backed by 6 of 22
Boldest deep call Croatia the last four — 1 of 22 agree
Goals Optimist — goals galore 3.1/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Jon 65% in sync · 11 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 9 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 4 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 39/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 106 banked to date
Ceiling 106 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Mel'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 Last 16
- England Champion
- Portugal Finalist
- Croatia Semi-finalist
- Germany Semi-finalist
- Austria Quarter-finalist
- Brazil Quarter-finalist
- Scotland Quarter-finalist
- United States Quarter-finalist
- Algeria Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- France Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Norway Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- Turkey Last 16
- Argentina Qualified
- Australia Qualified
- Belgium Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Colombia Qualified
- Ecuador Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- New Zealand Qualified
- Panama Qualified
- Senegal Qualified
- South Africa Qualified
- Sweden Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
45 pts from the knockouts
Teams Mel correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 27
Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 6
England
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 12
England
- Final 20 pts each 0
none yet
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
9 spot-on scorelines
Group games Mel called to the exact score.
- Belgium 1–1 Egypt
- France 3–1 Senegal
- Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast
- Jordan 1–2 Algeria
- South Africa 1–0 South Korea
- Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
- Croatia 2–1 Ghana
- Jordan 1–3 Argentina
Correct margins
4 right margins
Group games Mel called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- Austria 2–0 → 3–1 Jordan
- Norway 1–0 → 3–2 Senegal
- Colombia 2–1 → 1–0 DR Congo
- Turkey 2–1 → 3–2 United States
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–1 South Africa
- South Korea 0–3 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 2–2 South Africa
- Mexico 3–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 2–2 Mexico
- South Africa 1–0 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group B
- Canada 2–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 1–2 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 1–1 Qatar
- Switzerland 3–0 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group C
- Haiti 1–3 Scotland
- Brazil 3–1 Morocco
- Brazil 2–0 Haiti
- Scotland 1–1 Morocco
- Scotland 2–3 Brazil
- Morocco 2–1 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 1–0 Paraguay
- Australia 1–2 Turkey
- Turkey 2–1 Paraguay
- United States 2–1 Australia
- Turkey 2–1 United States
- Paraguay 0–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 1–2 Ecuador
- Germany 3–1 Curaçao
- Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 2–2 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 3–1 Japan
- Sweden 2–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 3–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–1 Japan
- Japan 1–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group G
- Iran 1–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 1–1 Egypt
- Belgium 2–1 Iran
- New Zealand 2–1 Egypt
- Egypt 1–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–1 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–3 Uruguay
- Spain 3–1 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 3–1 Cape Verde
- Spain 3–1 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 1–1 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 2–4 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group I
- France 3–1 Senegal
- Iraq 1–1 Norway
- Norway 1–0 Senegal
- France 3–1 Iraq
- Norway 2–3 France
- Senegal 1–0 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group J
- Argentina 3–3 Algeria
- Austria 2–0 Jordan
- Argentina 2–2 Austria
- Jordan 1–2 Algeria
- Algeria 2–1 Austria
- Jordan 1–3 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group K
- Portugal 3–1 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 1–2 Colombia
- Portugal 3–1 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–1 DR Congo
- Colombia 0–2 Portugal
- DR Congo 1–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 1–1 Panama
- England 2–3 Croatia
- England 2–1 Ghana
- Panama 1–1 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 2–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |