Mike's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 France
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany Mexico
France Morocco
Czech Republic Canada
Netherlands Scotland
DR Congo Croatia
Spain Jordan
Turkey Japan
Belgium Austria
Brazil Sweden
Ivory Coast Norway
South Korea Ecuador
England Senegal
Argentina Uruguay
Paraguay New Zealand
Switzerland Egypt
Portugal United States
Round of 16
Germany France
Czech Republic Netherlands
Croatia Spain
Turkey Belgium
Brazil Norway
South Korea England
Argentina Paraguay
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Netherlands
Spain Belgium
Brazil England
Argentina Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
Brazil Argentina
Final
France Argentina
Profile
Style Plays the percentages 15/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 75% of group games
Their champion France knocked out backed by 7 of 22
Boldest deep call France as champion — 7 of 22 agree
Goals Optimist — goals galore 3.9/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Jon 74% in sync · 7 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 4 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 6 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 37/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 167 banked to date
Ceiling 167 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Mike'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
- Argentina Finalist
- Brazil Semi-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- England Quarter-finalist
- Netherlands Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Croatia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Norway Last 16
- Paraguay Last 16
- South Korea Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- Turkey Last 16
- Austria Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- DR Congo Qualified
- Ecuador Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Japan Qualified
- Jordan Qualified
- Mexico Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- New Zealand Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- Senegal Qualified
- Sweden Qualified
- United States Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
116 pts from the knockouts
Teams Mike correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 30
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Norway, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 30
Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Spain
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 36
Argentina, France, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 20
Argentina
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
4 spot-on scorelines
Group games Mike called to the exact score.
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador
- Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Curaçao 0–2 Ivory Coast
- Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands
Correct margins
6 right margins
Group games Mike called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- England 3–1 → 4–2 Croatia
- Argentina 3–1 → 2–0 Austria
- Morocco 3–1 → 4–2 Haiti
- Switzerland 3–2 → 2–1 Canada
- Turkey 1–0 → 3–2 United States
- Norway 0–3 → 1–4 France
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–1 South Africa
- South Korea 1–1 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 3–1 South Africa
- Mexico 1–3 South Korea
- Czech Republic 2–2 Mexico
- South Africa 0–4 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group B
- Canada 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–5 Switzerland
- Switzerland 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 2–1 Qatar
- Switzerland 3–2 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–3 Scotland
- Brazil 7–0 Morocco
- Brazil 9–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–2 Morocco
- Scotland 1–5 Brazil
- Morocco 3–1 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 2–2 Paraguay
- Australia 1–3 Turkey
- Turkey 3–3 Paraguay
- United States 2–2 Australia
- Turkey 1–0 United States
- Paraguay 2–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Ecuador
- Germany 5–0 Curaçao
- Germany 4–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 3–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–1 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 4–2 Japan
- Sweden 3–0 Tunisia
- Netherlands 4–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–1 Japan
- Japan 2–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–3 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group G
- Iran 1–3 New Zealand
- Belgium 3–0 Egypt
- Belgium 5–0 Iran
- New Zealand 2–2 Egypt
- Egypt 3–1 Iran
- New Zealand 1–4 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–4 Uruguay
- Spain 5–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 4–1 Cape Verde
- Spain 6–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 1–1 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 0–3 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 1 |
Group I
- France 5–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–4 Norway
- Norway 3–0 Senegal
- France 7–0 Iraq
- Norway 0–3 France
- Senegal 3–1 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 0 |
Group J
- Argentina 7–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–1 Jordan
- Argentina 3–1 Austria
- Jordan 1–0 Algeria
- Algeria 0–0 Austria
- Jordan 0–6 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 6–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 2–2 Colombia
- Portugal 3–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 1–1 DR Congo
- Colombia 0–4 Portugal
- DR Congo 1–0 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 1–1 Panama
- England 3–1 Croatia
- England 4–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–2 Croatia
- Panama 0–6 England
- Croatia 3–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |