Rob's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 Spain
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany South Africa
France Morocco
South Korea Switzerland
Sweden Scotland
Colombia Croatia
Spain Austria
United States Qatar
Egypt Algeria
Brazil Netherlands
Ecuador Norway
Mexico Tunisia
England Ivory Coast
Argentina Uruguay
Turkey Belgium
Canada Iran
Portugal Paraguay
Round of 16
Germany France
Switzerland Sweden
Colombia Spain
United States Algeria
Brazil Norway
Mexico England
Argentina Belgium
Canada Portugal
Quarter-finals
Germany Sweden
Spain Algeria
Norway England
Argentina Portugal
Semi-finals
Sweden Spain
Norway Argentina
Final
Spain Argentina
Profile
Style Maverick — backs the upsets 7/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 75% of group games
Their champion Spain still in backed by 5 of 22
Boldest deep call Norway the last four — 1 of 22 agree
Goals Balanced outlook 2.8/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Roo 67% in sync · 20 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 4 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 10 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 38/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 218 banked to date
Ceiling 218 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Rob'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 Champion
- Argentina Finalist
- Norway Semi-finalist
- Sweden Semi-finalist
- Algeria Quarter-finalist
- England Quarter-finalist
- Germany Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Belgium Last 16
- Brazil Last 16
- Canada Last 16
- Colombia Last 16
- France Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Switzerland Last 16
- United States Last 16
- Austria Qualified
- Croatia Qualified
- Ecuador Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Iran Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- Paraguay Qualified
- Qatar Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- South Africa Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Tunisia Qualified
- Turkey Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
162 pts from the knockouts
Teams Rob correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 39
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 24
Argentina, England, Norway, Spain
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 24
Argentina, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 40
Argentina, Spain
- Champion 35 pts each 35
Spain
Perfect scores
4 spot-on scorelines
Group games Rob called to the exact score.
- Argentina 3–0 Algeria
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa
- Spain 4–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia
Correct margins
10 right margins
Group games Rob called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- South Korea 1–0 → 2–1 Czech Republic
- Iraq 0–3 → 1–4 Norway
- Uzbekistan 0–2 → 1–3 Colombia
- New Zealand 0–2 → 1–3 Egypt
- Norway 2–1 → 3–2 Senegal
- Panama 1–2 → 0–1 Croatia
- Colombia 2–1 → 1–0 DR Congo
- Tunisia 0–2 → 1–3 Netherlands
- Uruguay 1–2 → 0–1 Spain
- Croatia 1–0 → 2–1 Ghana
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 3–0 South Africa
- South Korea 1–0 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 1–1 South Africa
- Mexico 2–2 South Korea
- Czech Republic 0–4 Mexico
- South Africa 1–1 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group B
- Canada 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 2–3 Switzerland
- Switzerland 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 2–1 Qatar
- Switzerland 2–2 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–2 Scotland
- Brazil 4–0 Morocco
- Brazil 5–0 Haiti
- Scotland 1–1 Morocco
- Scotland 1–3 Brazil
- Morocco 2–1 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 2–2 Paraguay
- Australia 2–3 Turkey
- Turkey 1–0 Paraguay
- United States 1–0 Australia
- Turkey 1–2 United States
- Paraguay 2–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 2–3 Ecuador
- Germany 4–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 0–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–3 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group F
- Netherlands 3–2 Japan
- Sweden 3–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 2–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 2–1 Japan
- Japan 0–3 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
- Iran 1–0 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–2 Egypt
- Belgium 2–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–2 Egypt
- Egypt 3–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–1 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–3 Uruguay
- Spain 4–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 1–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 4–0 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 0–0 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 1–2 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
Group I
- France 3–0 Senegal
- Iraq 0–3 Norway
- Norway 2–1 Senegal
- France 2–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–1 France
- Senegal 1–1 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group J
- Argentina 3–0 Algeria
- Austria 2–1 Jordan
- Argentina 2–1 Austria
- Jordan 0–0 Algeria
- Algeria 2–2 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 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 4–0 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–2 Colombia
- Portugal 2–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–1 DR Congo
- Colombia 2–2 Portugal
- DR Congo 2–2 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Group L
- Ghana 0–0 Panama
- England 1–1 Croatia
- England 2–0 Ghana
- Panama 1–2 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 1–0 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |